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Architectural glass block walls or panels are constructed by assembling a plurality of blocks using connectors which provide securement and uniform spacing of the blocks in a width and height direction. Each connector comprises a pair of rigid, elongated members each having a pair of spaced, planar

Architectural glass block walls or panels are constructed by assembling a plurality of blocks using connectors which provide securement and uniform spacing of the blocks in a width and height direction. Each connector comprises a pair of rigid, elongated members each having a pair of spaced, planar opposite surfaces, and a laterally centered longitudinal groove in each surface. Each member is joined to the other member and each connector is disposed at an intersection of the corners of and in abutment with a plurality of blocks with each longitudinal groove engaging a ridge which extends around the circumference of each block. The connectors can be secured to the blocks with an adhesive compound, e.g., a curable silicone caulking composition, and the space between the blocks can be filled with mortar, grout or caulking material to seal the wall or panel and embed and conceal the connectors in the mortar.

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A connector for glass blocks for use in forming a curved panel of said blocks, comprising a pair of rigid, interlocked, elongated members one of which has but two spaced, parallel, planar opposite surfaces and the other member having but two spaced, non-parallel, laterally converging planar opposite

A connector for glass blocks for use in forming a curved panel of said blocks, comprising a pair of rigid, interlocked, elongated members one of which has but two spaced, parallel, planar opposite surfaces and the other member having but two spaced, non-parallel, laterally converging planar opposite surfaces, each member having a longitudinal groove in each surface and an open slot perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and extending to the lateral center of the member, each being interlockably disposed within the slot of the other member, said connector being further characterized in that each member is adapted to extend no further than the center of a side of a block on which said member abuts.