Patent ID: 8375680
Filing Date: 2013-02-19
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A device for providing a fixing point for an insulated glass unit, the device having clamping blocks to mount the device in holes provided in opposed panes of glass of the unit and a unitary spacer with a bore through which the clamping blocks are connected, the spacer having opposed faces provided with an annular groove for carrying sealant to seal against an associated one of the glass panes when the glass panes are tensioned together by the clamping blocks, wherein the spacer includes a flange to locate the spacer in one of the holes and wherein the spacer provides a solid unitary body that extends from the bore through to a periphery thereof and the annular grooves are in the form of wells recessed into opposed sides of the body and adapted to receive the sealant prior to the spacer being fitted between the panes of glass, wherein the clamping blocks are coupled together by a threaded coupling which passes through the unit, the threaded coupling having a pair of opposing stop devices, each of the opposing stop devices being formed on opposing ends of the threaded coupling, one of the opposing stop devices comprising an annular shoulder stop protruding outwardly from one end of the threaded coupling, and the other one of the opposing stop devices comprising an annular end stop protruding inwardly from the opposing end of the threaded coupling, wherein each of the clamping blocks carries a seal to engage with the opposed panes of glass.