Patent ID: 8151542

Claim:
A spacer comprising: a first metal elongate strip comprising a first elongate strip edge along a first side of the spacer and a second elongate strip edge along a second side of the spacer; a second metal elongate strip comprising a first elongate strip edge along the first side of the spacer and a second elongate strip edge along the second side of the spacer; a first non-metal sidewall engaging the first elongate strip to the second elongate strip, wherein the first sidewall is closer to the first side of the spacer than to the second side of the spacer, wherein the first sidewall is offset from the first edge of the first elongate strip and from the first edge of the second elongate strip by an offset distance; a second non-metal sidewall engaging the first elongate strip to the second elongate strip, wherein the second sidewall is closer to the second side of the spacer than to the first side of the spacer, wherein the second sidewall is offset from the second edge of the first elongate strip and from the second edge of the second elongate strip by the offset distance; and a desiccant between the first elongate strip and the second elongate strip.