Patent ID: 8359796

Claim:
A dual support connector assembly for connecting a glass panel to a structural panel for a door comprising: a. a plurality of dual support connectors configured to engage the glass panel and the structural panel wherein each dual support connector comprises: (i) a connector body; (ii) a connector hole extending through the connector body, wherein the connector hole has a longitudinal axis; (iii) a connector structural panel flange integral with the connector body and extending at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the connector hole away from the connector body for overlaying a structural edge of the structural panel; (iv) a connector glass panel flange integral with the connector body and extending at a right angle to the longitudinal axis of the connector hole away from the connector body for overlaying a glass portion of the glass panel; b. a fastener for insertion into each connector hole; c. an interior frame connectable to an interior portion of a glass edge portion of the glass panel and a panel edge portion of the structural panel, wherein the interior frame covers the plurality of dual support connectors; d. a first fastening means for connecting the interior frame to the glass edge portion, and a second fastening means for connecting the interior frame to the panel edge portion; e. an exterior frame configurable on an exterior portion of the structural panel for receiving the fastener but spaced apart from the connector body, wherein the exterior frame comprises: (i) an exterior frame body portion at least partially disposed between the glass panel and the structural panel and for providing an engagement with the dual support connectors; (ii) a decorative face formed on the exterior frame; (iii) an exterior frame door flange extending from the exterior frame body portion forming a portion of the decorative face; (iv) a first seal groove in the exterior frame door flange opposite the decorative face; (v) a first seal means disposed within the first seal groove forming a first seal with the structural edge of the structural panel; (vi) an exterior frame glass flange extending from the exterior frame body portion opposite and in parallel with the exterior frame door flange forming a portion of the decorative face; (vii) a second seal groove in the exterior frame glass flange opposite the decorative face; (viii) a second seal means disposed within the second seal groove forming a second seal with the glass edge of the glass panel, wherein the exterior frame is engaged by each fastener in the connector holes, thereby connecting the exterior frame with the plurality of dual support connectors, securing the glass panel with the structural panel without requiring any holes to be placed in the structural panel.