Patent ID: 7832160

Claim:
A fenestration system for use in buildings or structures, the fenestration system comprising: a panel including a plurality of sheets; a laminating interlayer between each of the plurality of sheets, the plurality of sheets being laminated together; a supporting mullion continuously attached to the panel at one side of the panel, the panel extending and overlapping a face of the supporting mullion, a cavity being defined between the panel and the mullion; a bridging element having a first end and a second end, the first end having an insert part integrally embedded at an edge of the panel between the plurality of sheets, the second end being connected to the supporting mullion, the insert part being a hinge; a cover that covers at least a portion of the cavity between the panel and the mullion; and a compressible wedge between the panel and the cover, the compressible wedge separates the panel and the cover.