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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 23, 2004
Barent A. Rosskamp, Butler, PA (US);
Mehran Arbab, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen L. Crandell, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
William B. Davis, Zelienople, PA (US);
Raymond G. Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Klingensmith, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Cory D. Steffek, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Barent A. Rosskamp, Butler, PA (US);
Mehran Arbab, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Stephen L. Crandell, Cranberry Township, PA (US);
William B. Davis, Zelienople, PA (US);
Raymond G. Gallagher, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
William Klingensmith, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Cory D. Steffek, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Abstract
An insulating unit includes a first and a second sheet, each of the sheets having a first major surface and an opposite second major surface; an arrangement to position the first and second sheets in spaced relation to one another to provide a compartment between the sheets, the second major surface of the first sheet and the first major surface of the second sheet facing the compartment; a lattice made of muntin bars in the compartment, the lattice having end portions adjacent to and spaced from the arrangement; and a retainer clip having a first end portion connected to an end portion of the lattice and the opposite second end portion having a compressible base, the compressible base in surface contact with the second major surface of the first sheet and the first major surface of the second sheet to retain the lattice in position between the sheets.