Patent ID: 6612091
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
An architectural building panel comprising:at least two spaced apart parallel glazing sheets each including (i) peripheral edges, and (ii) a transparent area, with said transparent area of one of said at least two glazing sheets being aligned with said transparent area of each other of said at least two glazing sheets to define a window region, wherein said at least two glazing sheets include a first glazing sheet and a second glazing sheet, with a first area pattern being on said first glazing sheet and a second area pattern being on said second glazing sheet; a peripheral seal extending between the peripheral edges of adjacent ones of said at least two glazing sheets to define a sealed unit having an insulating cavity between surfaces of said adjacent ones of said at least two glazing sheets; a first opaque strip element on said first glazing sheet, said first opaque strip element delimiting a first respective said transparent area; and a second opaque strip element on said second glazing sheet, said second opaque strip element delimiting a second respective said transparent area, wherein said first opaque strip element is in an aligned registration with said second opaque strip element, with said first and second opaque strip elements each being of a width, parallel to the surface on which it is located, that is sufficient to create a visual illusion of solid members within a respective said insulating cavity, and wherein said first area pattern is located on a portion of said first glazing sheet that extends between said peripheral edges of said first glazing sheet and said first respective transparent area, and said second area pattern is located on a portion of said second glazing sheet that extends between said peripheral edges of said second glazing sheet and said second respective transparent area, such that said first and second area patterns cooperate with one another to define a decorative pattern that simulates an appearance of traditional building materials between said peripheral edges of said first glazing sheet and said first opaque strip element whereby a combination of said first and second respective transparent areas, said first and second opaque strip elements, and said first and second surface area patterns simulate an appearance of a framed window incorporated within a building wall.