E - Fixed Constructions – 06 – B
Patent
E - Fixed Constructions
06
B
E06B 3/54 (2006.01) E06B 3/66 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2102280
ABSTRACT In sealed unit glass windows and doors. it is known that there are limitations as to the over-all outside thickness of the units depending on the frame or door they are going into. It is also known that glass art, created for doors and windows. is best preserved and most easily maintained when it is sealed into units, with the art portion sealed to the inside of the unit. The units' thickness limitations, together with safety code standards, and spacer bar availabilities. determine the maximum thickness of glass that can be used in these sealed units. It is known that the thickness of glass, and the number of these thick pieces of glass within a sealed unit has a direct bearing on the degree of creative freedom that glass artists can achieve when carving glass that needs to be sealed into units. It is known that tempered glass can only be sandblasted on the surface, it can not be carved. To carve tempered glass is to risk it shattering. In this invention, 2 pieces of glass are laminated together, one piece being smaller than the other by approximately 1/2" all the way around, thus allowing a standard spacer bar to sit in that 1/2" margin, minimizing the actual air space and allowing for a thicker piece, or pieces, of glass to be used, thus maximizing the degree of creativity and carving allowed the artist who is restricted to sealed unit outside measurements. This invention involves not only the special way the glass is laminated but the idea of minimizing airspace and maximizing glass allowance while utilizing available spacer bars and putty strips which are easily accessible within the sealed glass industry. The purpose of this invention is first and foremost, to allow for as much as possible thick, non tempered glass within a sealed unit. Either one or more thick pieces within a sealed unit allow for maximum carving and artistic freedom. The thicker the glass, the deeper it can be carved. To do this within the limitations of 1", which is the usual maximum outside thickness allowed for a sealed glass unit, the air space needs to be minimized. This invention solves this problem. 1.
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