Afg Industries, Inc.

Robert J Deane

Two parallel glass panes are separated by a core spacer made of either EPDM rubber or another solid rubber material with a nonheating, centrally positioned, nonstretchable fiberglass cord being embedded therein and extending longitudinally therethrough so that the core spacer is not stretchable. The EPDM rubber formulation is chemically compatible with hot melt butyl which is used as an adhesive between the solid rubber and the glass panes. The fiberglass cord is nonstretchable so that the core spacer does not deform or break apart when the core spacer is either initially manufactured or later placed between the pair of two glass panes. The core spacer and the cord extend around a periphery and go around corners between the panes in an airtight manner to form an insulated assembly. Also, the cord has a diameter no greater than about 10% of a width of the core spacer. A method for manufacturing the insulated assembly is likewise disclosed.

Rubber core spacer with central cord

Two glass panes are separated by a so-called core spacer made of either EPDM rubber or another solid rubber material with a centrally positioned fiberglass cord extending longitudinally therethrough for imparting strength to the core spacer. The EPDM rubber formulation is chemically compatible with hot melt butyl which is used as an adhesive between the solid rubber and the glass panes. The fiberglass cord is nonstretchable so that the core spacer does not deform or break apart when the core spacer is either initially manufactured or later placed between the two glass panes.

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Grafton, Canada

Robert J Deane