Patent ID: 6735912
Filing Date: 2004-05-18
Classification: E04D,E06B

Abstract:
A method of re-sealing the joints of an existing glass connecting mullion connecting system having a plurality of building panels, each said building panel interconnected to an adjacent said building panel by a joint connecting system, said joint connecting system having a top side, and each said building panel having an interior surface and an exterior surface, the method comprising the steps of:a) creating a protective unified sealing member having a uniform cross-section sized to fit snugly over said joint connecting system, said uniform cross-section having a base, said base having an external side and an internal side, said internal side having a plurality of independent protruding legs, each said protruding legs having a termination; b) preparing each said termination for an elastomeric sealant; c) placing said protective unified sealing member over said joint connecting system, without altering or connectively attaching to said joint connecting system, with one said termination in contact with said exterior surface of said building panel and another said termination in contact with said exterior surface of an adjacent said building panel, each said termination thereby independently creating a contact location; and d) adhesively sealing said unified sealing member at said contact location with a liquid elastomeric sealant.