Device comprising two supports

A method for supporting a sheet of glass or a stack of sheets of glass in a contact band between an edge of the glass and up to 200 mm from the edge of the glass, without contacting the glass beyond 200 mm from the edge of the glass, the method comprising:

• supporting the glass by one of a first and a second support, each of the first and second supports comprising a chassis and a support system adapted to support the glass connected to the chassis, the support system of each of the first and second supports comprising a surface for supporting the glass comprising a fibrous material able to contact the glass in the contact band at a temperature between 400 and 600° C., the first and second supports being able to be moved in a transfer vertical relative movement enabling the support surface of one to pass over or under the support surface of the other in order to transfer the glass from one of the first and second supports to the other one of the first and second supports, the support system of the first support comprising a passage able to allow to pass an arm connected to the second support during the transfer vertical relative movement, then
• relative positioning of the first and second supports so that the first and second supports are under the glass, then
• executing the transfer vertical relative movement of the first and second supports to transfer the glass from one of the first and second supports to the other one of the first and second supports, during which the arm connected to the second support passes through the passage of the support system of the first support.

A method for supporting a sheet of glass or a stack of sheets of glass in a contact band between an edge of the glass and up to 200 mm from the edge of the glass, without contacting the glass beyond 200 mm from the edge of the glass, the method comprising:

• supporting the glass by one of a first and a second support, each of the first and second supports comprising a chassis and a support system adapted to support the glass connected to the chassis, the support system of each of the first and second supports comprising a surface for supporting the glass comprising a fibrous material able to contact the glass in the contact band at a temperature between 400 and 600° C., the first and second supports being able to be moved in a transfer vertical relative movement enabling the support surface of one to pass over or under the support surface of the other in order to transfer the glass from one of the first and second supports to the other one of the first and second supports, the support system of the first support comprising a passage able to allow to pass an arm connected to the second support during the transfer vertical relative movement, then
• relative positioning of the first and second supports so that the first and second supports are under the glass, then
• executing the transfer vertical relative movement of the first and second supports to transfer the glass from one of the first and second supports to the other one of the first and second supports, during which the arm connected to the second support passes through the passage of the support system of the first support,
• wherein the support system of the first support is a peripheral track and wherein the support system of the second support comprises a plurality of support elements fixed to the chassis each comprising a glass contact zone, the glass contact zones forming a discontinuous surface for supporting the glass, the glass contact zones of the second support being circumscribed as seen from above by the peripheral track during the transfer vertical relative movement.