Patent ID: 7926236

Claim:
A glazing panel system comprising: a first and second glazing panel, each glazing panel having a top surface and a first end, the two first ends defining a seam between the two glazing panels; a first upstanding seam flange projecting from each glazing panel at or near each first end, each of the two first upstanding seam flanges having a first engagement surface; an external connector having a transversely extending portion joining two outer depending legs, each of the outer depending legs having a corresponding second engagement surface, the first outer leg engaging one of the first upstanding seam flanges and the second outer leg engaging the other of the first upstanding seam flanges such that the external connector covers the seam and both first upstanding seam flanges; a second upstanding seam flange projecting from each glazing panel at or near each first end and projecting to the same side of each glazing panel as each first upstanding seam flange, each of the two second upstanding seam flanges having a third engagement surface; and an internal connector having a transversely extending portion joining two outer depending legs, each of the outer depending legs having a corresponding fourth engagement surface, the first outer leg engaging one of the second upstanding seam flanges and the second outer leg engaging the other of the second upstanding seam flanges such that the internal connector covers the seam and both second upstanding seam flanges and is mounted on the same side of each glazing panel as the external connector; wherein the external connector has a central leg depending from the transversely extending portion between the outer depending legs.