US 11,790,809 B2
Glass-inclusive sample viewer, and/or associated methods
Alexander Sobolev, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Assigned to GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by GUARDIAN GLASS, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 18, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/822,374.
Application 16/822,374 is a continuation of application No. 29/706,216, filed on Sep. 18, 2019, granted, now D944081.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/820,502, filed on Mar. 19, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2020/0302830 A1, Sep. 24, 2020
Int. Cl. G09F 5/02 (2006.01); G02B 30/29 (2020.01); G02B 30/37 (2020.01); G02B 27/02 (2006.01); G01N 21/29 (2006.01); G02B 30/20 (2020.01); A47F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC G09F 5/02 (2013.01) [G01N 21/29 (2013.01); G02B 27/028 (2013.01); G02B 30/29 (2020.01); G02B 30/37 (2020.01); A47F 7/0042 (2013.01); G02B 30/20 (2020.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An insulated glass (IG) unit viewing kit, comprising:
at least one sample IG unit, each said sample IG unit comprising:
first and second substantially parallel, spaced apart glass substrates;
a spacer system provided around peripheral edges of the first and second substrates, wherein the spacer system comprises a gap or cavity being defined between the first and second substrates; and
a sample viewer comprising one or more sample-receiving slots;
an inner sleeve in which the one or more sample-receiving slots are defined;
first and second outer shell members;
at least one first support provided to the first outer shell member;
at least one second support provided to the second outer shell member; and
an inner member provided to the second outer shell member;
wherein the sample viewer is transformable into at least two configurations, wherein the at least two configurations are selected from the group consisting of a first configuration being an outdoor viewing configuration, a second configuration being an indoor viewing configuration, a third configuration being packaged and adapted for transport with the at least one sample IG unit therein, and combinations thereof.