Pre-wired window pane

• US 4,804,946 A
• Filed: 04/03/1986
• Issued: 02/14/1989
• Est. Priority Date: 04/03/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Andrew I. Elkowitz
• Original Assignee: Andrew I. Elkowitz
• Inventors: Elkowitz, Andrew I.
• Primary Examiner(s): Orsino, Joseph A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): TUMM, BRIAN
• Application Number:
  US06/847,663
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: 340/550, 340/541, 340/545, 340/590, 200/61.62, 200/61.84, 116/86, 52/171, 219/203, 219/522, 219/543, 219/547
• US Class Current: 340/550
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/04 by breaking of glass
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/126 for a housing, e.g. a box, a safe, or a room

Abstract

A pre-wired window is provided and consists of a set of window panes mounted in a frame, one window pane is conventional, the other is pre-wired on the inside surface with an extremely thin soft electrically conductive wire which allows unobstructed vision through the window. The wire is connected to conventional terminals on a conventional terminal block mounted on the outer surface of the pre-wired window panel. An alternative system uses an electrolytic gel in place of the wire, however wire is used to make the connection to the terminal from the gel. The resulting system is a pre-wired high thermal efficienty double panel window ready to be connected to generally available burglar alarm system at the terminals.

Claims

1. A pre-wired window, comprising, a transparent window pane of a predetermined size and thickness generally of any configuration;

a conductive wire of soft metal disposed on a first surface of said transparent window pane having a diametral size such as not to obstruct vision through said transparent window pane;

a termination block mounted on a second surface opposite said first surface and proximate to an edge of said transparent window pane; and

means for terminating said wire whereby said wire is affixed to the termination block, and further including a second transparent window pane, essentially the same size and thickness as said transparent window pane, mounted in a frame, said frame being essentially parallelepiped with a first pair of sides of essentially equal length and a second pair of sides of essentially equal length, wherein all four sides are of essentially equal height and depth, each said sides having a pair of slots disposed parallel to each other on the inner surface of said side at a predetermined distance from each other, a first slot of said pair of slots is disposed a predesigned distance from a first edge of said side and a second predetermined distance from a second edge of said side, wherein said second edge is perpendicular to said first edge, wherein said first edge and said second edge are outside surfaces of said side;

said slots being disposed in each of four said sides, a glazing material applied to all surfaces of said slots;

the resultant assembly forming a high thermal efficiency double pane window.

2. The pre-wired window of claim 1, wherein connection of said wire to said termination block is made by wrapping said wire around the edge of said transparent window pane said edge proximate to said termination block and continuing to deploy said wire in a direction perpendicular to said edge and in the direction of said termination block.

3. The pre-wired window of claim 1, wherein connection of said wire to said terminal is made by means for routing said wire through said transparent window pane proximate said termination block.

4. The pre-wired window of claim 3, wherein means for routing said wire through said transparent window pane is accomplished by passing said wire through a set of holes of predetermined size, wherein said holes are perpendicular and pass through the first and second surfaces of said transparent window pane.

5. The pre-wired window of claim 3, wherein means for routing said wire through said transparent window pane is accomplished by embedding said wire through said window pane during the manufacture of said pane.

6. A pre-wired window, comprising, a transparent pane of predetermined size and thickness generally of any configuration;

an electrolytic gel, said gel being transparent, disposed on said first surface of said transparent window pane, a conductive wire of soft metal and diametral size such as not to obstruct vision forming an electrical junction with said gel, a termination block mounted on a second surface opposite said first surface, and proximate to an edge of said transparent window pane; and

means for terminating said wire whereby said wire is affixed to the termination block, and further including a second transparent window pane, essentially the same rectangular size and thickness as said transparent window pane, mounted in a frame, said frame being essentially parallelepiped with a first pair of sides of essentially equal length and a second pair of sides of essentially equal length, wherein all four sides are of essentially equal height and depth, each said sides having a pair of slots disposed parallel to each other on the inner surface of said side at a predetermined distance from each other, a first slot of said pair of slots is disposed a predesigned distance from a first edge of said side and a second predetermined distance from a second edge of said side, wherein said second edge is perpendicular to said first edge, wherein said first edge and said second edge are outside surfaces of said side;

said slots being disposed in each of said four sides, glazing material to all surfaces of said slots;

the resultant assembly forming a high thermal efficiency double pane window.

7. The pre-wired window of claim 6, wherein connection of said wire to said termination block is made by wrapping said wire around the edge of said transparent window pane said edge proximate to said termination block and continuing to deploy said wire in a direction perpendicular to said edge and in the direction of said termination block.

8. The pre-wired window of claim 6, wherein connection of said wire to said terminal is made by means for routing said wire through said transparent window pane proximate said termination block.

9. The pre-wired window of claim 8, wherein means for routing said wire through said transparent window pane is accomplished by embedding said wire through said window pane during the manufacture of said pane.

10. The pre-wired window of claim 8, wherein means for routing said wire through said transparent window pane is accomplished by passing said wire through a set of holes of predetermined size, wherein said holes are perpendicular and pass through the first and second surfaces of said transparent window pane.