Decorative multiple-glazed sealed units
First Claim
1. A sealed multiple-pane glazing unit comprising:
- two spaced apart, parallel glazing sheets having peripheral edges that are sealed together to define between said glazing sheets at least one insulating cavity;
a first surface pattern provided on a surface of a first of said two glazing sheets and in said at least one insulating cavity;
a second surface pattern provided on a surface of a second of said two glazing sheets and in said at least one insulating cavity;
wherein at least portions of said first and second surface patterns are in register with one another; and
wherein said first surface pattern is discrete from said second surface pattern and is spaced apart from said second surface pattern in a direction normal to said glazing sheets.
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Abstract
There is described a multiple-pane sealed glazing unit having two or more parallel glazing sheets which are spaced apart and sealed at the peripheral edges. Incorporated within the unit is a decorative feature comprised of patterns applied to two or more of the glazing sheets and where at least portions of these patterns register with each other and are of sufficient width as to provide the visual appearance of solid members spanning the spacing between at least two of the glazing sheets. In one preferred embodiment, the registering patterns are striped criss-cross patterns and provide the visual appearance of traditional muntin-bar windows. In a second preferred embodiment, the registering patterns are also striped criss-cross patterns and provide the visual appearance of traditional leaded-glass window panels. In a third preferred embodiment, the registering patterns provide the visual appearance of traditional lattice-work, sun-screen panels.
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31 Claims
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1. A sealed multiple-pane glazing unit comprising:
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two spaced apart, parallel glazing sheets having peripheral edges that are sealed together to define between said glazing sheets at least one insulating cavity; a first surface pattern provided on a surface of a first of said two glazing sheets and in said at least one insulating cavity; a second surface pattern provided on a surface of a second of said two glazing sheets and in said at least one insulating cavity; wherein at least portions of said first and second surface patterns are in register with one another; and wherein said first surface pattern is discrete from said second surface pattern and is spaced apart from said second surface pattern in a direction normal to said glazing sheets. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A sealed multiple-pane glazing unit comprising:
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three spaced apart, parallel glazing sheets having peripheral edges that are sealed together to define at least one insulating cavity; first, second and third surface patterns respectively provided on three different surfaces of said three glazing sheets; wherein at least portions of said first, second and third surface patterns are in register with one another; and wherein said first, second and third surface patterns are discrete from one another and are spaced apart from one another in a direction normal to said glazing sheets. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of fabricating a sealed multiple-pane glazing unit, said method comprising:
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providing two glazing sheets of similar size; applying a first surface pattern on a surface of a first of said two glazing sheets; applying a second surface pattern, discrete from said first surface pattern, on a surface of a second of said two glazing sheets; arranging said two glazing sheets in an overlapping spaced relationship so that said first and second surface patterns are disposed between said two glazing sheets and are spaced apart from one another in a direction normal to said glazing sheets, and so that at least portions of said first and second surface patterns are in register with one another; and sealing peripheral edges of said two glazing sheets to define at least one insulating cavity. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method of fabricating a sealed multiple-pane glazing unit, said method comprising:
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providing three glazing sheets of similar size; applying first and second discrete surface patterns on two different surfaces, respectively, of said three glazing sheets; arranging said three glazing sheets in an overlapping spaced relationship so that said two glazing sheets are spaced apart from one another in a direction normal to said glazing sheets, and so that at least portions of said first and second surface patterns are in register with one another; and sealing peripheral edges of said three glazing sheets to define at least one insulating cavity. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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