Laminated glass panel
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1. A laminated glass panel suitable for a frameless glass structure of the type wherein a patch fitting grips the sides of the panel, the panel comprising:
- a first layer on one side of the panel, a second layer on the other side of the panel, the second layer spaced from the first layer and defining a gap between the layers, and an interlayer completely filling the gap between the first and second layers;
the first layer comprising a first sheet of untempered float glass and a rigid bearing member, the bearing member comprising an outwardly facing bearing surface to face a patch fitting;
the second layer comprising a second sheet of crack-resistant glass, the second sheet overlying the first sheet and the bearing member, the portion of the second sheet of glass overlying the bearing member comprising an outwardly facing surface to face a patch fitting; and
the interlayer adhering to the first and second sheets of glass and the bearing member to bond the first and second layers of the panel together;
wherein should either glass sheet crack, the adhesion of the interlayer resists the falling away of cracked glass or the bearing member from the panel.
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Abstract
A laminated glass panel suitable for use in frameless glass structures includes a sheet of untempered glass such as art glass and can be held by conventional frameless glass mounting hardware. The panel remains held by the mounting hardware should the panel crack.
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1. A laminated glass panel suitable for a frameless glass structure of the type wherein a patch fitting grips the sides of the panel, the panel comprising:
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a first layer on one side of the panel, a second layer on the other side of the panel, the second layer spaced from the first layer and defining a gap between the layers, and an interlayer completely filling the gap between the first and second layers;
the first layer comprising a first sheet of untempered float glass and a rigid bearing member, the bearing member comprising an outwardly facing bearing surface to face a patch fitting;
the second layer comprising a second sheet of crack-resistant glass, the second sheet overlying the first sheet and the bearing member, the portion of the second sheet of glass overlying the bearing member comprising an outwardly facing surface to face a patch fitting; and
the interlayer adhering to the first and second sheets of glass and the bearing member to bond the first and second layers of the panel together;
wherein should either glass sheet crack, the adhesion of the interlayer resists the falling away of cracked glass or the bearing member from the panel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A laminated glass panel for use in a frameless glass structure, the panel comprising:
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a first layer on one side of the panel, a second layer on the opposite side of the panel, and a plastic interlayer sandwiched between and separating the first and second layers;
the first layer comprising an untempered first sheet of glass and a rigid bearing member, the first sheet and the bearing member each comprising an inner surface facing the interlayer, the inner surface bounded by the periphery of such first sheet or bearing member;
the second layer comprising a second sheet of glass facing the first sheet of glass and comprising an inner surface facing the interlayer, the inner surface bounded by the periphery of the second sheet; and
the plastic interlayer contacting and adhering to the inner surfaces of the first and second glass sheets and the bearing member to bond the panel layers together and to resist falling away of the glass or bearing member from the panel should either glass sheet crack. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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