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US 6,055,783 AGranted
Unitary insulated glass unit and method of manufacture
AssigneeAndersen Corporation
InventorsJames Curtis Guhl, Steven Matthew Johnson
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Abstract
A multi-paned fenestration unit in which the glass panes are manufactured directly into the support structure without first manufacturing an insulated glass unit. The support structure is designed to provide the structural support for the glass panes without a separate spacer.
Claims26
A fenestration unit comprising:
- a first glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion and the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion;
- a second glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface of the first glass pane facing the inside surface of the second glass pane;
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- a support structure comprising:
- a first receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the first glass pane, wherein the first glass pane is structurally supported solely at the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane;
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- a second receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the second glass pane, wherein the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane is structurally supported by the second receiving surface.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a first glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion and the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion;
- a second glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface of the first glass pane facing the inside surface of the second glass pane;
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- a support structure comprising:
- a first receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane, and a first secondary sealant located between the first receiving surface and the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane, wherein the first glass pane is structurally supported solely at the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane;
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- a second receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane, and a second secondary sealant located between the second receiving surface and the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane, wherein the second glass pane is structurally supported solely at the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a first glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion and the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion;
- a second glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface of the first glass pane facing the inside surface of the second glass pane;
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- a support structure comprising:
- a first receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the first glass pane, wherein the first glass pane is structurally supported solely at the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane;
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- a second receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the second glass pane, wherein the second glass pane is structurally supported solely at the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane.
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A fenestration unit comprising:
- a first glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion and the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion;
- a second glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface of the first glass pane facing the inside surface of the second glass pane;
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- a support structure comprising:
- a first receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the first glass pane, wherein the first glass pane is structurally supported at the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane;
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- a second receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the second glass pane, wherein the second glass pane is structurally supported at the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane, wherein there is no spacer between the first glass pane and the second glass pane.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.