Glass laminate system for hockey rinks

A protective barrier for a hockey rink, the protective barrier comprising:

• (a) a dasher board section having a top rim, a support groove in the top rim, and a plurality of glass support members spaced incrementally along the top rim;
• (b) a plurality of transparent, shatter-resistant tempered glass panel assemblies engaged in the support groove and supported by and between the incrementally spaced glass support members, wherein each glass panel assembly includes:
• (i) a rectangular glass plate having a back surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, and first and second side edges;
• (ii) a glass-retaining plastic film having one or more plastic layers adhered to the back surface of the glass plate, wherein the plastic film extends substantially from the top edge to the bottom edge and from the first side edge to the second side edge of each panel;
• (iii) a plurality of transparent edge retainers engaged on the top and side edges of the glass plate, wherein the edge retainers extend over substantially the full lengths of the top and side edges, and the edge retainers overlap substantially the full lengths of the edges of the plastic film along the top and side edges;
• wherein the plastic film and edge retainers assist in the retention of a substantial portion of a glass plate after breakage of the glass plate.

A protective barrier for a hockey rink comprising:

• (a) a dasher board having a top rim;
• (b) a tempered glass panel mounted on the top rim of the dasher board and having a front surface, a back surface, and peripheral edges;
• (c) transparent plastic film having one or more plastic layers adhered to the rear surface, the front surface, or both the rear and front surfaces of the glass panel;
• (d) adhesive adhering the plastic film to the glass panel;
• and
• (e) a plurality of transparent retention channel portions engaged on at least some of the peripheral edges of the glass panel and overlapping the plastic film along these edges, wherein the adhesive has sufficient properties so that a substantial portion of the tempered glass will remain adhered to the plastic film upon breakage, and wherein the retention channel portions together with the plastic film retain the broken glass along the peripheral edges such that the glass panel remains substantially in one piece upon breakage;
• (f) wherein the glass panel has a thickness of about one-half inch.

A protective barrier for a hockey rink, the protective barrier comprising:

• (a) a dasher board having a top rim;
• (b) at least one glass panel mounted on the top rim of the dasher board;
• and
• (c) a glass-retaining plastic film adhered to a surface of each glass panel, wherein the plastic film substantially covers the surface;
• (d) wherein the plastic film has a thickness of about 0.014 inch;
• and
• (e) wherein each glass panel is about one-half inch thick.

A protective barrier for a hockey rink, said protective barrier comprising:

• (a) a dasher board having a top rim;
• (b) at least one transparent, shatter-resistant glass shield mounted on the top rim of the dasher board, the glass shield including:
• at least one glass panel;
• and
• a glass-retaining plastic film adhered to a surface of each glass panel, wherein the plastic film substantially covers the surface;
• wherein the plastic film has a thickness of about 0.014 inch;
• and
• wherein each glass panel is about one-half inch thick.