Patent ID: 7416772

Claim:
A process for attaching a first glazing element for exterior pressure plate glazing and a second glazing element for exterior pressure plate glazing to a support structure, comprising: a. Providing a support structure; b. Providing a first glazing element for pressure plate glazing and a second glazing element for pressure plate glazing, wherein i. the first glazing element and the second glazing element each comprise a transparent laminate and an attachment means for attaching the laminate to the support structure; ii. the laminates each comprise at least one layer of glass bonded directly to a thermoplastic polymer interlayer on at least one surface of the glass; iii. the interlayer of each laminate extends beyond at least one edge of the laminate; iv. in each of the glazing elements one surface of the extended portion of the interlayer is bonded to alt least one surface of the attachment means; v. in each of the glazing elements another surface of the extended portion of the interlayer is bonded to the glass; vi. in the first glazing element the attachment means is a first clip useful for aligning and holding the laminate to the support structure; and vii. in the second glazing element the attachment means is a second clip useful for aligning and holding the laminate to the support structure; and c. Interlocking the first clip and the second clip.