Glazing unit having three or more glass sheets and having a low thermal edge, and method of making same

A glazing unit having at least three sheets, comprising:

• a pair of sheets defined as a first sheet and a second sheet;
• a spacer between the first and second sheets to provide a space between the first and second sheets, the spacer having a first upright leg and a second upright leg, each upright leg joined to a base and spaced from one another such that the base and upright legs have a U-shaped cross section, each of the upright legs has an outer major surface and an inner major surface opposite to the outer major surface with the inner major surfaces facing one another, the base having a receiving surface with the receiving surface of the base facing the space between the first and second sheets and the inner major surfaces of the upright legs, wherein selected portions of the upright legs are bent toward and spaced from one another;
• a moisture and gas impervious sealant securing the first sheet to the outer surface of the first upright leg and securing the second sheet to the outer surface of the second upright leg;
• a sheet defined as an intermediate sheet in the space between the selected portions of the upright legs bent toward and spaced from one another, and
• a pliable, flowable material on the receiving surface of the base between the inner surface of the first upright leg and the intermediate sheet, defined as a first bead, and on the receiving surface of the base between the inner surface of the second upright leg and the intermediate sheet defined as a second bead, the first and second beads and selected portions of the upright legs maintaining the intermediate sheet in position between and spaced from the first and second sheets.