PLC4 – Bypass Slab Slide Clip

The PLC4 Bypass Clip is a premium option for bypass curtain wall connections. The PLC4’s advanced design provides secure attachment to the main building structure while allowing seamless vertical deflection. The bypass clip has multiple features specifically designed to improve the user experience.

Premium Produ​ct

• Quicker installation (custom screws)
• Safer material handling (chamfered corners)
• Increased load capacity

Profile Features

The PLC4 Bypass Clip has been engineered to provide the greatest allowable loads in the industry. With input from the contractor, the clip is also designed to be user friendly and save labor. The following features help make this product the leader in the industry:

Movement

• Deflection slots
  • 2¼” slots (allows for 2″ of total deflection)
  • 3 slots for multiple screw configurations
• Proprietary Screws
  • Shouldered screws are provided for ease of installation

Strength

• Stiffening lips and ribs
  • Increased compression strength for high wind loads
  • Stiffened clip face for ease of installation
• Support gussets
  • Support gussets for transfer of tension forces from connection through the supporting structure

Versatility

• Secure attachment
  • 4 pre-drilled holes for optional secure attachment
  • One clip for multiple uses to save labor on the job site
• Pre-punched holes
  • Pre-punched holes for multiple attachment methods to structure

Safety

• Coped corners
  • Fewer sharp corners for reduced possibility of field injury

Material Composition

• Mill certified steel
• ASTM A653/A653M
• Clip
  • 68 mil material thickness
  • 57 ksi yield strength
  • 65 ksi tensile strength
  • G90 galvanized coating
• Shouldered screw
  • ASTM C1513
  • C 1022 case hardened steel
  • Zinc plated coating
  • 1000 hours salt spray life
  • Exceeds standard screw life by over 10X