FR2543208A1 - Method for manufacturing a stained glass window imitation and for installing it on a window or a French window, and stained glass window thus obtained - Google Patents

Abstract

Method for manufacturing a stained glass window imitation, and stained glass window thus obtained. The method consists in assembling the cut synthetic glass pieces with the aid of a bonding material of contrasting colour, in treating them superficially in order to imitate the aspect of a old stained glass window or of an antique window pane, in applying a protective layer and in attaching the assembly on the inner face of a window or of a French window or of any other type of window. The process is defined by the imitation of a stained glass window such as attached on the inner face of a window or of a French window. This invention is of interest to the craftsman involved in the artistic decoration of window glass.

Description

 The present invention relates to a method of making and installing an imitation of stained glass to be placed on a window or French window and stained glass thus produced.

 Many owners of pavilions and other detached houses aspire to have a stained glass window in at least one of the rooms, so as to enhance their stay or to arrange and display a work of art that is an integral part of the home.

 There are thus happy owners whose stay is partially lit by a bay entirely made of stained glass.

 Of course, this kind of satisfaction is reserved for art lovers and wealthy people.

 It is indeed perfectly unnecessary to specify that the cost of producing this type of decoration greatly exceeds the possibilities of people with modest incomes but also those of management staff deemed to be better paid.

 In addition, these surfaces made entirely of stained glass art prove to be fragile by the very composition of the stained glass. Realizations by joint in cement and thick glass require additional precautions to avoid thermal shocks and do not really represent a real economy.

 The object of the present invention is to be able to offer owners of individual houses, tenants, the possibility of having at their disposal a sufficient surface coated with plan ornament to be placed on any of the windows or French windows providing the perfect illusion of a stained glass window at an affordable price.

 According to a variant of the invention, the plan ornament can be produced in the form of a puzzle to assemble yourself.

To this end, the invention relates to a method of making and applying an imitation of
stained glass to be placed on a window or in a port L tenêtre and the stained glass thus made.

 The invention is characterized in that the pattern is produced by cutting pieces of colored synthetic glass and juxtaposition on a flat support.

The constituent parts are assembled by jointing using a soli-darisation material of contrasting color for example a mastic or a glue with siiicones. Additional decorative elements, planar or in relief, are reported on the base plan. The assembly is attached and immobilized on the inside face of a window by dots of glue and / or a thread of glue or silicone sealant around the entire perimeter.

In addition to the main advantages already mentioned above, the invention has the following additional advantages
- Sufficient mechanical resistance
perfect agitation
Low weight
- Additional thermal insulation
- Possibility of sealing a broken window
internally.

Other technical characteristics and advantages of the invention will emerge from the description below given by way of nonlimiting example with reference to the accompanying drawings in iesquels
- Figure 1 is a plan view
of the imitation of stained glass placed on a
window.

Figure 2 is a sectional view of a
stained glass with overlapping elements
additional relief.

- Figure 3 is a plan view
of the version allowing the confection
of a puzzle.

 The method of making and installing an imitation of stained glass on a window and the assembly thus formed according to the invention will be described below with reference to the figures shown on the attached drawing boards.

 The constituent parts such as 1, 2, 3, 4 are cut according to the colors, the shapes and the contours of the pattern shown in a drawing. This motif will often be the reproduction of an artistic work and it will be necessary to ensure each time that the reproduction is made in agreement with the creator.

We choose synthetic glass for reasons of weight and ease of cutting. The different pieces are juxtaposed on a work surface support, taking care to form the joints 5 of constant and sufficient width to make them appear identical to those of a stained glass window. They are assembled using a material of 601 idarisabion of dark color 6, for example a mastic, a glue based on Si I icons, a lead paste or the like.

 It should be noted that, for aesthetic reasons, the above assembly may be composite, that is to say comprising parts made of other materials, for example agaths, transparent amethysts, transparent marble, etc.

 As a variant, it is possible to add on these pieces 7-plane or relief auxiliary decorative elements modifying the overall aesthetic appearance and the diffusion of the colors.

 We then proceed to the treatment of the surfaces which will consist at least in the application on both sides of a layer 8 of a colorless or weakly tinted varnish or of a translucent resin having qualities of protection to ultraviolet rays in order to avoid premature aging of colors.

Of course, before the installation of this protective layer, other treatments will frequently be carried out, such as the imitation of the color and the patina of an old stained glass window or the imitation of an antique glass by the practice of crevices. and marking on the surface or in | the surface layer.

 To achieve the relief, it also turns out to be possible to bring in relief parts such as planar elements 9 made of plastic deformed by heat. After sufficient drying time, the installation is carried out on site. The stained glass is applied to the interior face of a window or window-window previously cleaned, either directly or by applying a few dots of adhesive 10 uniformly distributed over the entire surface. This application will be carried out using a special holding tool which makes it possible to form a seal 11 of mastic or of silicone glue on the perimeter of the artificial stained glass fitted against the glass. This joint ensures the main or additional maintenance of the stained glass. It also provides sealing and thus prevents fogging.

 Of course, the protection requested extends to the assembly as made above and installed.

We can also provide the installation on glass in the workshop and practice using a p pofile special mounting and sealing, the establishment of the assembly on the window or French window on the interior side as double glazing or glazing.

 An alternative embodiment of the invention relates to the making of a puzzle. In this embodiment, the parts are numbered in order and manufactured in large series. The manufacturing principle remains the same. Due to the finishing treatment already carried out during the. manufacturing, assembly and installation can be carried out by the buyer.

 It is understood that various simple modifications and variants, without any inventive contribution as well as substitutions by materials, materials or equivalent means are fully within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (3)

 1. A method of making and placing an imitation of stained glass, characterized in that pieces of synthetic glass are assembled by a jointing material of contrasting color, which the surface is treated as a whole with a material transparent or weakly colored in lacquer are practiced by mechanical effects of surface and / or relief modifications to obtain the appearance of an antique glass or an old stained glass and in that the assembly is immobilized on the side face inside a window or French window by dots of glue (10) and / or a peripheral net (11) of glue or silicone sealant.  2. imitation of a stained glass window characterized in that it is formed by the juxtaposition of pieces of synthetic glass 1, 2, 3, 4, treated on the surface and joined by a synthetic assembly material of contrasting color, and in that 'It is attached to the rear face of a window or a French window by bonding around its periphery with a sealing and holding net (11).  3. Imitation of a stained glass according to claims 1 and 2 characterized in that it affects and in that it is in the form of a puzzle.