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A cornerpiece for multiple pane windows comprises an integrally formed sheet metal piece having orthogonally extending members which are received in the adjacent ends of tubular spacer bars separating the panes of glass in a multiple pane insulating window. The tubular spacer bars form a frame which

A cornerpiece for multiple pane windows comprises an integrally formed sheet metal piece having orthogonally extending members which are received in the adjacent ends of tubular spacer bars separating the panes of glass in a multiple pane insulating window. The tubular spacer bars form a frame which is interposed between the panes of glass, and the cornerpiece is formed so as to be closely received within the ends of the tubular members, thereby joining adjacent tubular members. The cornerpiece is formed so as to block the ends of the spacer bars to prevent a desiccant that is typically placed in the spacer bars from leaking out of the ends of the spacer bars.

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A cornerpiece for joining adjacent tubular spacer bars in a spacer frame, said bars containing a granular desiccant, said cornerpiece comprising: a channel member having a web; first and second legs extending substantially orthogonally from said web in substantially parallel spaced relation, said ch

A cornerpiece for joining adjacent tubular spacer bars in a spacer frame, said bars containing a granular desiccant, said cornerpiece comprising: a channel member having a web; first and second legs extending substantially orthogonally from said web in substantially parallel spaced relation, said channel member being bent to form first and second elongate arms, each of said first and second arms being insertable into an associated one of said spacer bars, said first and second legs of said first arm extending along the elongate dimension of said first arm and then converging toward one another to form a first transition portion, the legs then extending from said first transition portion in parallel relation to one another and in contact with one another to form a first end portion of said first arm, said first and second legs extending from said web a distance such that when said first arm is inserted into its associated spacer bar the spacer bar is substantially sealed by said first end portion and transition portion of said first arm, said first and second legs of said second arm extending along the elongate dimension of said second arm and then converging toward one another to form a second transition portion, said first and second legs of said second arm extending from said second transition portion in substantially parallel relation in contact with one another to form a second end portion, said first and second legs of said second arm extending from said web a distance such that when said second arm is inserted in its spacer bar, the spacer bar is substantially sealed by the second end portion and second transition portion of said second arm.