Patent ID: 8557356
Filing Date: 2013-10-15
Classification: E04C,E06B,Y02A,Y02B

Abstract:
1. A translucent insulated glass panel, said glass panel comprising: a first glass plate, said first glass plate having preselected dimensions and area and having two faces, said first glass plate having outer edges, said outer edges defining a perimeter of said first glass plate; a spacer, said spacer being elongated and having a width and a first side and a second side, said first side of said spacer being attached to one of said two faces of said first glass plate inward of said outer edges, said spacer forming a continuous closed path on said first glass plate; a second glass plate, said second glass plate having preselected dimensions and area substantially identical to said preselected dimensions and area of said first glass plate, said second glass plate having two faces and outer edges, said outer edges defining a perimeter of said second glass plate, one of said two faces of said second glass plate being attached to said second side of said spacer, said spacer being inward of said edges of said second glass plate, said spacer and first and second glass plates thereby forming a closed cavity between said first and second glass plates; a translucent insulating material, said translucent insulating material being a particulate material and filling said cavity between said first and second glass plates, said translucent insulating material being in a compressed state whereby said cavity holds a greater amount of translucent insulating material than said cavity would hold if said translucent insulating material were in an uncompressed state; and at least one connector disposed within the closed cavity between the first and second glass plates, the connector being connected to each of the first and second glass plates, the connector being arranged to permit the translucent insulating material to flow around the connector when the cavity is being filled with the translucent insulating material.