Thermal frame section with offset dual skip debridgings

An architectural thermal break section, comprising an elongate heat-conductive component extending in a lengthwise direction, said component including elongate first and second side portions which extend in said lengthwise direction and are spaced from each other in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said lengthwise direction, including a central strip disposed between and spaced in said transverse direction from each of said first and second side portions, said central strip extending in said lengthwise direction, including a first connecting portion extending in said transverse direction between said first side portion and said central strip, and including a second connecting portion extending between said second side portion and said central strip, said first and second connecting portions being spaced from each other in said lengthwise direction;

• said break section further including a strip of a thermal barrier material which extends between and is rigidly coupled to each of said first and second side portions, and which contacts said central strip and said first and second connecting portions.

A method of making an architectural thermal barrier section, comprising the steps of fabricating an elongate heat-conductive part which extends in a lengthwise direction, which has elongate first and second side portions extending in said lengthwise direction and spaced from each other in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to said lengthwise direction, and which has a bridging portion extending in said transverse direction between said side portions;

• thereafter applying to said heat-conductive part a thermal barrier material which extends lengthwise thereof and which extends in said transverse direction between and is fixedly coupled to each of said first and second side portions;
• and thereafter machining through said bridge portion elongate first, second and third slots which each extend approximately parallel to said lengthwise direction, said second slot having first and second end portions which are spaced in said transverse direction from and overlap in said lengthwise direction respective end portions of said first and third slots.