Patent ID: 7537836

Claim:
A glazing element comprising: a transparent laminate comprising at least one layer of glass bonded to an interlayer of an ionomer resin having low haze, a portion of the ionomeric interlayer being exposed, wherein said ionomer resin consists essentially of a water insoluble sodium salt of a polymer of ethylene and methacrylic acid or acrylic acid containing 14-24% by weight of the acid and having about 10-80% by weight of the acid neutralized with sodium ion and the ionomer resin has a melt index of about 0.5-50 grams/10 min; and a composite attachment connected between the laminate and a support structure, the composite attachment comprising a flexible mesh wherein at least a portion thereof is substantially entirely impregnated with a ionomeric material that is compatible with the interlayer, the portion of the flexible mesh impregnated with the ionomeric material being bonded to a predetermined length of the exposed portion of the interlayer thereby to form a strong adhesively connected mass, wherein the composite attachment having the impregnating ionomeric material undergoes an elongation of no more than about 0.5 inches when a tensile force-per-bonded-length in the range from about two hundred to about three hundred fifty pounds-inch is imposed on the composite attachment.