Patent ID: 7347909

Claim:
A method of applying a spacer to a glass sheet while forming an insulating glazing unit; the method comprising the steps of: (A) providing a spacer body in a storage container wherein the spacer body includes a pair of adhesive-carrying sides adapted to be connected to the inner surfaces of glass sheets of the insulating glazing unit; (B) removing the spacer body from the storage container; (C) applying a sealant to the spacer body to form a sealant-laden spacer body after step (B); (D) connecting the sealant-laden spacer body to a first sheet of glass with the adhesive disposed on one of the sides; and (E) forming a spacer frame from the sealant-laden spacer body after steps (C) and (D); wherein the method is free of the step of manually handling the sealant-laden spacer body after step (C).