A skylight assembly, having framing members that define an interior space and rafters that span the interior space between framing members, for supporting panes of glass, each pane having at least one structural glass panel and a thermal panel. The framing members each have a vertical portion and su
A skylight assembly, having framing members that define an interior space and rafters that span the interior space between framing members, for supporting panes of glass, each pane having at least one structural glass panel and a thermal panel. The framing members each have a vertical portion and support assembly extending inwardly, including an upper support surface, a lower support surface, and a vertical step therebetween. A glass setting block made of a rubbery material rests upon the upper support surface, vertical step, and lower support surface. The structural glass panels are fully supported by the upper support surface. The thermal panel is supported by the lower support surface, and is sealed to the upper support surface by a spacer, forming an insulating glass unit therewith. The full support of the structural glass, independent of the support of the thermal panel, allows the skylight to be thermally insulated and walkable.
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1. A skylight assembly, comprising: an outer frame, the outer frame having framing members that define an interior space, the framing members each having a vertical portion having an inward surface that faces the interior space, the framing members each having a support structure that includes an up
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A skylight assembly, comprising: an outer frame, the outer frame having framing members that define an interior space, the framing members each having a vertical portion having an inward surface that faces the interior space, the framing members each having a support structure that includes an upper support surface that extends inwardly, a lower support surface that extends inwardly, and a vertical step between the upper support surface and lower support surface;at least one panel of structural glass, spanning a portion of the interior space, having a lower edge that is supported by the upper support surface;a panel of thermal glass having an upper edge, at least one of the at least one panel of structural glass thicker than the thermal glass panel, the thermal glass panel having a lower edge that is supported by the lower support surface and extends parallel to the at least one panel of structural glass; anda spacer, extending between the at least one panel of structural glass and the panel of thermal glass, the spacer extending against and sealed to the lower edge of one of the panels of said at least one panel of structural glass and the upper edge of the thermal glass panel to create an insulating glass unit between the thermal glass panel and said at least one panel of structural glass. 2. The skylight as recited in claim 1, further comprising a glass setting block, the glass setting block made of a rubbery material, the glass setting block following a contour provided by the upper support surface, the vertical step, and the lower support surface, the glass setting block extending between the upper support surface and one panel of the at least one panel of structural glass, and between the lower support surface and panel of thermal glass. 3. The skylight as recited in claim 2, further comprising an inner frame, the inner frame including at least one rafter extending between two of the framing members, the rafter including a broad rafter top, rafter side edges, and a support block positioned on the rafter top and substantially centered between the rafter side edges, the support block having a pair of block sides and a block top, the at least one panel of structural glass resting upon the block top, the panel of thermal glass resting upon the rafter top. 4. The skylight as recited in claim 3, further comprising a rafter glass setting block, the rafter glass setting block made of a rubbery material, secured to rafter top, and extending on the rafter top between the thermal glass panels and rafter top, upwardly along one of the block sides, across the block top between the at least one panel of structural glass panels and block top, downwardly on the other of the block sides, and then again across the rafter top. 5. The skylight as recited in claim 2, wherein each framing member has an upper vertical part extending upwardly from and coextensive with the vertical portion, the upper vertical part having an upper vertical part top, wherein the at least one panel of structural glass extend alongside the upper vertical part, wherein the at least one panel of structural glass includes an uppermost structural glass panel having an uppermost structural glass panel top that is substantially level in height with the upper vertical part top. 6. The skylight as recited in claim 5, wherein the upper vertical part includes an upper vertical part body and an upper vertical part cap, the upper vertical part body has notched vertical edges, the upper vertical part cap is a substantially u-shaped channel having the upper vertical part top and two lower hooks, the upper vertical part cap extends over the upper vertical part body and is positionable thereupon by engaging the hooks to the notched vertical edges to adjust in height the upper vertical part top. 7. The skylight as recited in claim 6, wherein the upper vertical part is made of a metal material, wherein the vertical portion is made of the same metal material, and wherein the vertical portion and upper vertical part is connected by a thermal break, the thermal break is made of an insulative material. 8. A skylight assembly, comprising: an outer frame, the outer frame having framing members that define an interior space, the framing members each having a vertical portion having an inward surface that faces the interior space, the framing members each having a support structure that includes an upper support surface that extends inwardly, a lower support surface that extends inwardly, and a vertical step between the upper support surface and lower support surface;an inner frame, having at least one rafter, the at least one rafter extending between two of framing members, each rafter having a rafter top, rafter side edges, and a support block positioned on the rafter top and substantially centered between the rafter side edges, the support block having a pair of block sides and a block top; andat least two skylight panes, each pane spanning part of the interior space, each pane having: at least one panel of structural glass, having a lower edge that is supported by the upper support surface of one of the framing members, and supported by the block top of one of the at least one rafters,at least one panel of thermal glass having an upper edge, at least one of the at least one panel of structural glass thicker than the at least one panel of thermal glass, the at least one panel of thermal glass having a lower edge that is supported by the lower support surface of one of the framing members, extends parallel to the at least one panel of structural glass for that pane, and is supported by the rafter top of one of the at least one rafters;a spacer, extending between the at least one panel of structural glass and the at least one panel of thermal glass, the spacer extending against the lower edge of one of the panels of structural glass, and against the upper edge of the thermal glass. 9. The skylight assembly as recited in claim 8, further comprising: at least one glass setting block associated with each pane, said glass setting block made of a rubbery material, the glass setting block following a contour provided by the upper support surface, the vertical step, and the lower support surface of one of the framing members that supports the at least one panel of structural glass of said pane, the glass setting block extending between the upper support surface and one panel of the at least one panel of structural glass of said pane, and between the lower support surface and one panel of the at least one panel of thermal glass of said pane; anda rafter glass setting block associated with each pane, each rafter glass setting block made of a rubbery material, secured to rafter top that supports the thermal glass panel of said pane, and extending on the rafter top between the at least one panel of thermal glass panel of said pane and said rafter top, upwardly along one of the block sides atop said rafter, across the block top between the at least one panel of structural glass and the block top, downwardly on the other of the block sides, and then again across said rafter top. 10. The skylight assembly as recited in claim 9, wherein each framing member has an upper vertical part extending upwardly from and coextensive with the vertical portion, the upper vertical part having an upper vertical part top, wherein the at least one panel of structural glass panels extend alongside the upper vertical part, wherein the at least one panel of structural glass includes an uppermost structural glass panel having an uppermost structural glass panel top that is substantially level in height with the upper vertical part top. 11. The skylight as recited in claim 10, wherein the upper vertical part includes an upper vertical part body and an upper vertical part cap, the upper vertical part body has notched vertical edges, the upper vertical part cap is a substantially u-shaped channel having the upper vertical part top and two lower hooks, the upper vertical part cap extends over the upper vertical part body and is positionable thereupon by engaging the hooks to the notched vertical edges to adjust in height the upper vertical part top. 12. The skylight as recited in claim 11, wherein the upper vertical part is made of a metal material, wherein the vertical portion is made of the same metal material, and wherein the vertical portion and upper vertical part is connected by a thermal break, the thermal break is made of an insulative material.
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