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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1996
Julia C Schimmelpenningh, North Brookfield, MA (US);
John C Hoagland, Longmeadow, MA (US);
Solutia Inc., St. Louis, MO (US);
Abstract
A safety glass structure which is resistant to extreme wind- and impact-conditions. In particular, the safety glass structure comprises a frame forming an opening and defining an outer rigid channel; a laminated glass panel within the opening comprising first and second glass layers bonded to an interlayer of plasticized polyvinyl butyral; an inner rigid channel within the frame circumscribing the periphery of and bonded to said laminated glass panel by a self-sealing adhesive which permits no or minimal relative movement between the border area of the panel and said inner rigid channel; and said inner rigid channel being mounted in and bonded to the outer rigid channel with a resilient material which permits the panel to flex within its border when exposed to said extreme wind- and impact-conditions. The safety glass structure of the present invention may be used in residential or commercial structures to preserve the integrity of the building in extreme weather conditions.