Triple pane window spacer having a sunken intermediate pane
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1. A window unit comprising:
- an intermediate pane, the intermediate pane being disposed between first and second outer panes of the window unit;
an outer elongate strip having (i) a length corresponding to a distance between inner surfaces of the outer panes, (ii) a first surface, and (iii) a second surface contacting and supporting the intermediate pane;
first and second inner elongate strips, each having a first surface and a second surface, the inner elongate strips arranged so that each of the first surfaces of the inner elongate strips are spaced from the second surface of the outer elongate strip towards an interior of the window unit, the inner elongate strips being spaced from each other to form an elongate intermediate pane gap;
a first outer support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip;
a second outer support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip;
a first inner support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip, the first inner support leg positioned between the two outer support legs; and
a second inner support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip, the second inner support leg positioned between the two outer support legs,wherein the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip each extend a first distance from the first outer support leg to the inner surface of the first outer pane, and wherein the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip each extend a second distance from the second outer support leg to the inner surface of the second outer pane.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a window spacer has an outer elongate strip with a first surface and a second surface. The window spacer also has first and second inner elongate strips that each has a first surface and a second surface. The inner elongate strips are arranged so that each of the first surfaces of the inner elongate strips is spaced from the second surface of the outer elongate strip. The inner elongate strips are also spaced from each other to form an elongate intermediate pane gap. Support legs extend between the outer elongate strip and the two inner elongate strips.
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1. A window unit comprising:
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an intermediate pane, the intermediate pane being disposed between first and second outer panes of the window unit; an outer elongate strip having (i) a length corresponding to a distance between inner surfaces of the outer panes, (ii) a first surface, and (iii) a second surface contacting and supporting the intermediate pane; first and second inner elongate strips, each having a first surface and a second surface, the inner elongate strips arranged so that each of the first surfaces of the inner elongate strips are spaced from the second surface of the outer elongate strip towards an interior of the window unit, the inner elongate strips being spaced from each other to form an elongate intermediate pane gap; a first outer support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip; a second outer support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip; a first inner support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip, the first inner support leg positioned between the two outer support legs; and a second inner support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip, the second inner support leg positioned between the two outer support legs, wherein the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip each extend a first distance from the first outer support leg to the inner surface of the first outer pane, and wherein the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip each extend a second distance from the second outer support leg to the inner surface of the second outer pane. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17)
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10. A window unit comprising:
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a first pane, a second pane, and an intermediate pane disposed between the first pane and the second pane; a spacer comprising; an outer elongate strip (i) extending between inner surfaces of the first and second panes, (ii) having a first surface, and (iii) having a second surface contacting and supporting the intermediate pane; first and second inner elongate strips, each having a first surface and a second surface, the inner elongate strips arranged so that each of the first surfaces of the inner elongate strips are spaced from the second surface of the outer elongate strip towards an interior of the window unit, the inner elongate strips being spaced from each other to form an elongate intermediate pane gap; a first outer support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip; a second outer support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip; a first inner support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip, the first inner support leg positioned between the two outer support legs; and a second inner support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip, the second inner support leg positioned between the two outer support legs, wherein the spacer defines a first sealant cavity comprising sealant between the first pane and the first outer support leg and a second sealant cavity comprising sealant between the second pane and the second outer support leg, wherein the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip each extend a first distance from the first outer support leg to the inner surface of the first pane, and wherein the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip each extend a second distance from the second outer support leg to the inner surface of the second pane.
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11. A window unit comprising:
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a first pane, a second pane, and an intermediate pane disposed between the first pane and the second pane; a spacer comprising; an outer elongate strip extending from an inner surface of the first pane to an inner surface of the second pane and contacting and supporting the intermediate pane; first inner elongate strip extending from the first pane to the intermediate pane; a second inner elongate strip extending from the intermediate pane to the second pane; a first support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip; and a second support leg extending between the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip, wherein the outer elongate strip and the first inner elongate strip each extend a first distance from the first support leg to the inner surface of the first pane, and wherein the outer elongate strip and the second inner elongate strip each extend a second distance from second support leg to the inner surface of the second pane. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 20)
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