Patent ID: 7205504

Claim:
An interlayer composite comprising: a plastic sheet having a predetermined outer shape and a major surface; a pair of bus bars wherein the bus bars are in a fixed spaced relationship with one another; a lead connected to each of the bus bars wherein each of the bus bars and its associated lead are made of a metal foil and arranged to have a generally “T” shape with each of the bus bars defined as a first elongated member of the “T” secured on the major surface of the plastic sheet and each of the leads defined as a second elongated member of the “T” extending away from the first elongated member and extending beyond the periphery of the plastic sheet; an adhesive layer securing the bus bars directly on the major surface of the plastic sheet in a fixed relationship to one another; a protective sleeve over a portion of the second elongated member; an air barrier between inner wall portions of the protective sleeve and the surface portions of the second elongated member within the sleeve, and an adhesive layer on an outer surface portion of the protective sleeve facing away from the major surface of the plastic sheet.