This specification is directed to a glass spandrel product which finds particular utility as a device for enclosing a building. In accordance with preferred teachings of the invention, the new product includes light-transmitting glass sheet having first and second surfaces. A tape is also provided which is attached to one of the surfaces of the light-transmitting glass sheet. The tape is formed from an organic based strip material having good elongation strength and tensile strength characteristics and an organic adhesive which bonds the strip material to the surface of the glass sheet. The organic based strip material may be of a selected color so that the glass sheet has a desired color when viewed through the surface not having the tape bonded thereto.
A visual quality, laminated glass structure is produced by an in-line lamination procedure. The laminated construction is achieved through the application of an optical grade double faced adhesive coated film to the monolithic glass sheet and the subsequent lamination of a flexible web film to the adhesive coated monolithic glass. The resultant construction is a monolithic product consisting of a sheet glass, a primary acrylic bonding agent, a clear polyester carrier, a secondary acrylic bonding adhesive and outer layer of polyester film. The laminated glass structure has enhanced structural qualitites and performance characteristics.
