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US 12,650,013 B2Granted
Integrated backer for glazing systems
OwnerLawrence T Olsoninventor
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Abstract
Embodiments of an integrated backer include an insulating member configured to mate with an extrusion for a glazing system. The insulating member can provide insulation and a uniform backer for sealant application to the glazing system such that sealant can be applied to an exterior and an interior of the glazing system simultaneous or one after the other without having to have one cure first.
Claims20
A method of installing an insulating member in a glazing system for a building, the method comprising:
- providing a first insulating member, the first insulating member being defined by:
- a cuboidal block of material having (i) a generally rectangular cross-section with a longitudinally-extending front side, (ii) a longitudinally extending back side spaced from the front side a predetermined thickness, (iii) opposing longitudinally-extending left and right sides spanning between the front side and the back side, (iv) a left longitudinally-extending slit projecting inwardly from the left side along a line about midway between the front and back surfaces thereof, (v) a right longitudinally-extending slit projecting inwardly from the right side along a line about midway between the front and back surfaces thereof, and (vi) the slits being generally coplanar;
- providing a first extrusion adapted for a vertically oriented jamb of the glazing system, an attachment side of the first extrusion including a channel having opposing edges;
- inserting the first insulating member into the channel of the first extrusion;
- sliding the slits of the first insulating member over the opposing edges of the first extrusion;
- and
- securing the first extrusion to a vertical structural member of the building with the first insulating member being located between the first extrusion and the vertical structural member.
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A method of installing an insulating member in a glazing system for a building, the method comprising:
- providing a first insulating member, the first insulating member being defined by:
- a cuboidal block of material having (i) a generally rectangular cross-section, (ii) a left longitudinally-extending slit projecting inwardly from a left side along a line about midway between a top surface and a bottom surface, (iii) a right longitudinally-extending slit projecting inwardly from a right side along a line about midway between the top surface and the bottom surface, and (iv) the slits being generally coplanar;
- providing a first extrusion adapted for a vertically oriented jamb of the glazing system, an attachment side of the first extrusion including a channel having opposing edges;
- inserting the first insulating member into the channel of the first extrusion and sliding the slits of the first insulating member over the opposing edges of the first extrusion;
- and
- securing the first extrusion to a vertical structural member of the building with the first insulating member being located between the attachment side of the first extrusion and the vertical structural member.
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A method of installing an insulating member in a glazing system for a building, the method comprising:
- providing an insulating member, the insulating member consisting essentially of:
- a cuboidal block of material having (i) a generally rectangular cross-section, (ii) a left longitudinally-extending slit projecting inwardly from a left side along a line about midway between a top surface and a bottom surface, (iii) a right longitudinally-extending slit projecting inwardly from a right side along a line about midway between the top surface and the bottom surface, and (iv) the slits being generally coplanar;
- providing a first set of extrusions adapted for vertical jambs of the glazing system, an attachment side of each of the first set of extrusions including a channel having opposing edges;
- inserting a predetermined length of the insulating member into the channel of each of the first set of extrusions, the slits of the first insulating member being slid over the opposing edges;
- and
- securing the first set of extrusions to vertical structural members of the building with the insulating member being located between the first set of extrusions and the vertical structural members.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.