The following is a tabulation of some prior art that appears relevant:
Stained glass mosaics are commonly displayed with a single side of the glass bonded to a solid surface. The traditional use of mosaic stained glass allows the surface of the glass to be displayed but does not allow light to travel through the stained glass to enhance and illuminate the colors and variation of the stained glass. Verhaghen describes mosaic art-glass that is stained glass bonded to the surface of a bed glass; however, nothing in Verhaghen's patent reveals any aspect relating to the ability of light to pass through the glass or any reference to stabilizing the glass for various uses and applications.
My embodiment describes a permanent template, bonded to a transparent panel, which serves to stabilize the image and allows light to be focused through the stained glass mosaic. The permanent template around the mosaic stained glass causes the person viewing the mosaic to first focus on the beauty and colors of the stained glass mosaic then the permanent template then serves as a secondary artistic expression, which enhances the stained glass mosaic.
A stained glass template has been proposed—for example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,861,364 (1989), Trujillo. Although the concept of a template was used to outline the stained glass, the template is temporary and subsequently removed. My own patent application proposes a permanent template which aesthetically enhances the design and stabilizes the image for multiple applications.
In accordance with one embodiment, I propose a stained glass mosaic bonded to a transparent panel with a permanent template.
The stained glass mosaic pieces are shown as being bonded to the transparent panel with the permanent template in
Initially, a design is cut out of a solid surface panel, which becomes a permanent template as shown in
Accordingly, the reader will see that the stained glass mosaic on a transparent panel with a permanent template can be used to stabilize the stained glass mosaic and enhance the aesthetic value of the overall image. In addition, when the stained glass mosaic is strengthened and reinforced by the permanent template bonded to the transparent panel, the mosaic has additional advantages in that:
Although the description above contains some specifications, those should not be construed as limiting the scope of the embodiment but as merely providing some illustrations.
This application claims the benefit of provisional patent application Ser. No. 61/517,397, filed 2011 Apr. 19 by the present inventor.
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