Glazing element
First Claim
1. A double glazing structure comprisinga first, substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a second substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a laminar, flexible, glazing insert element of light transmitting material having first and second opposite faces, first portions of said first face lying substantially parallel to the general plane of said first and second substantially flat, rigid sheets of glazing material, second portions of said first face being inclined at an angle to said first portions said first and second portions of said first face meeting one another at discontinuities, first portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said first portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, second portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said second portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, said first and second portions of said second face meeting one another at discontinuities whereby the said glazing insert element represents cut glass when viewed from either side, means positioning said glazing insert element between said first and second sheets of glazing material, said positioning means comprising at least one spacer member between said glazing insert element and at least one of said first and second sheets of glazing material, and sealing means sealing around the perimeter of said first and second sheets of glazing material whereby the seal of glazing insert element in the space between them.
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Abstract
A glazing element for an architectural opening comprises a transparent or translucent laminar element having a major, generally planar portion and at least one secondary portion inclined thereto which meets the said major portion at a surface discontinuity. A three dimensional surface shaping is thus formed which may represent cut glass or glazing bars or a stained glass window.
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12 Claims
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1. A double glazing structure comprising
a first, substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a second substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a laminar, flexible, glazing insert element of light transmitting material having first and second opposite faces, first portions of said first face lying substantially parallel to the general plane of said first and second substantially flat, rigid sheets of glazing material, second portions of said first face being inclined at an angle to said first portions said first and second portions of said first face meeting one another at discontinuities, first portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said first portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, second portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said second portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, said first and second portions of said second face meeting one another at discontinuities whereby the said glazing insert element represents cut glass when viewed from either side, means positioning said glazing insert element between said first and second sheets of glazing material, said positioning means comprising at least one spacer member between said glazing insert element and at least one of said first and second sheets of glazing material, and sealing means sealing around the perimeter of said first and second sheets of glazing material whereby the seal of glazing insert element in the space between them.
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5. A double glazing structure which comprises
a first, substantially rigid sheet of glazing material, a second, substantially rigid sheet of glazing material, a laminar, flexible, glazing insert element of light transmitting material having first and second opposite faces, first portions of said first face lying substantially parallel to the general plane of said first and second substantially flat, rigid sheets of glazing material second portions of said first face lying out of the plane defined by said first portions of said first face, first portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said first portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas second portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said second portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, said first portions of at least one of said first and second faces, and said second portions of at least one of said first and second faces being colored whereby said glazing insert element represents stained glass when viewed from either side, means positioning said glazing insert element between said first and second sheets of glazing material, said positioning means comprising at least one spacer member between said glazing insert element and at least one of said first and second sheets of glazing material, and sealing means sealing around the perimeter of said first and second sheets of glazing material whereby to seal said glazing element in the space between them.
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11. A method of forming a double glazing structure comprising
a first, substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a second substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a laminar, flexible, glazing insert element of light transmitting material comprising the steps of forming the insert element with a three dimensional surface having first and second opposite faces so that first portions of said first face lying substantially parallel to the general plane of said first and second substantially flat, rigid sheets of glazing material, second portions of said first face being inclined at an angle to said first portions said first and second portions of said first face meeting one another at discontinuities, first portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said first portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, second portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said second portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, said first and second portions of said second face meeting one another at discontinuities whereby the said glazing insert element represents cut glass when viewed from either side, positioning said glazing insert element between said first and second sheets of glazing material, said positioning comprising the step of placing at least one spacer member between said glazing insert element and at least one of said first and second sheets of glazing material, and sealing around the perimeter of said first and second sheets of glazing material whereby to seal said glazing insert element in the space between them.
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12. A method of forming a double glazing structure comprising
a first, substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a second substantially flat, rigid sheet of glazing material, a laminar, flexible, glazing insert element of light transmitting material comprising the steps of forming the insert element with a three dimensional surface having first and second opposite faces so that first portions of said first face lying substantially parallel to the general plane of said first and second substantially flat, rigid sheets of glazing material second portions of said first face lying out of the plane defined by said first portions of said first face, first portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said first portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas second portions of said second face lying substantially parallel to said second portions of said first face and having a substantially corresponding shape and size thereas, coloring said first portions of at least one of said first and second faces and said second portions of at least one of said first and second faces whereby said glazing insert element represents stained glass when viewed from either side, positioning said glazing insert element between said first and second sheets of glazing material, said positioning comprising the step of placing at least one spacer member between said glazing insert element and at least one of said first and second sheets of glazing material, and sealing around the perimeter of said first and second sheets of glazing material whereby to seal said glazing element in the space between them.
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