Patent ID: 6609350
Filing Date: 2003-08-26
Classification: B32B,E05D,E05Y,E06B

Abstract:
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.