Patent ID: 7765833

Claim:
A stacker bar assembly for glass article fabrication, comprising: a push bar; and a plurality of pad assemblies mounted to the push bar for contacting and pushing a glass article into an annealing furnace; each pad assembly comprising: a lower pad for contacting a lower portion of the glass article, the lower pad being removably mounted to the push bar, the lower pad having a top surface with a recess therein; a spacer engaged with the recess in the top surface of the lower pad and extending upwardly therefrom; and an upper pad with a lower surface and a recess therein, the spacer engaged with the recess on the upper pad, the upper pad located vertically above the lower pad for contacting the glass article at a position above where the lower pad contacts the glass article, wherein the upper pad and spacer are slidably engageable with a pin extending upwardly from the lower pad whereby said upper pad and spacer may be removed by sliding said upper pad and spacer upwardly on the pin.