Patent ID: 6889480
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: C03C,E06B

Abstract:
1. A fenestration unit comprising: a first glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion and the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion; a second glass pane having an inside surface and an outside surface, the outside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface having a border portion and an inner portion, and the inside surface of the first glass pane facing the inside surface of the second glass pane; and a support structure comprising: a first receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the inside surface of the first glass pane and the border portion of the outside surface of the first glass pane, the first receiving surface including a first raised portion that contacts the inside surface of the first glass pane; a second receiving surface for receiving the border portion of the outside surface of the second glass pane and the border portion of the inside surface of the second glass pane, the second receiving surface including a second raised portion that contacts the inside surface of the second glass pane; and a vapor barrier placed in contact with the first receiving surface and the second receiving surface.