System and method for flush-mounting an insulated glazing unit to a door

In combination:

• a door including a first door skin having an outer surface defining one planar surface of the door, a second door skin having an outer surface defining an opposite planar surface of the door, a first opening formed through the door and at least a first glazing strip extending over a periphery of the first opening, the first glazing strip having an inner surface and an outer surface, the outer surface of the first glazing strip flush with the outer surface of the first door skin,
• an insulated glass unit (IG), and
• a mounting arrangement for flush-mounting the IG in the first opening, the mounting arrangement comprising:
• at least one frame member positioned between the first and second door skins along at least one edge of the first opening to form at least one inwardly-facing edge of the first opening,
• at least one slot or second opening extending into one of the at least one frame member and the at least one inwardly-facing edge of the first opening between the at least one frame member and the second door skin, and
• at least a second glazing strip having body with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a flange extending away from the body, the at least a second glazing strip configured to be mounted to the door such that, with the IG positioned in the first opening with one outer panel of the IG in contact with the inner surface of the at least a first glazing strip about a periphery of the IG, insertion of the flange into the slot or second opening causes the bottom surface of the body of the at least a second glazing strip to engage an opposite panel of the IG about the periphery of the IG to retain the IG in the first opening with a plane tangent to a peak height of the top surface of the body approximately flush with the second door skin.

A mounting arrangement for flush-mounting an insulated glass unit (IG) in a first opening defined through a door including a first door skin having an outer surface defining one planar surface of the door, a second door skin having an outer surface defining an opposite planar surface of the door and at least a first glazing strip extending over a periphery of the first opening and having an outer surface flush with the outer surface of the first door skin, the mounting arrangement comprising:

• at least one frame member positioned between the first and second door skins along at least one edge of the first opening to form at least one inwardly-facing edge of the first opening,
• at least one slot or second opening extending into one of the at least one frame member and the at least one inwardly-facing edge of the first opening between the at least one frame member and the second door skin, and
• at least a second glazing strip having body with a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and a flange extending away from the body, the at least a second glazing strip configured to be mounted to the door such that, with the IG positioned in the first opening with one outer panel of the IG in contact with the inner surface of the at least a first glazing strip about a periphery of the IG, insertion of the flange into the slot or second opening causes the bottom surface of the body of the at least a second glazing strip to engage an opposite panel of the IG about the periphery of the IG to retain the IG in the first opening with a plane tangent to a peak height of the top surface of the body approximately flush with the second door skin.