Patent ID: 9651340
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: E06B,F41H

Claim:
1. A window insert assembly for a door of a vehicle, the window insert assembly comprising: a window insert comprising a sheet of a ballistic-resistant material having a perimeter, the window insert including an upper edge, a rear edge, and a lower edge, at least one of the upper edge and the rear edge including a contour to mate with a window frame of the vehicle door, and the lower edge of the window insert includes a first wedge surface, the ballistic-resistant material providing ballistic resistance at a level of at least NIJ 3A; and an attachment assembly configured to attach the window insert within the window frame of the vehicle door proximate a window of the vehicle door, the attachment assembly comprising a wedge assembly including a second wedge surface disposed to slidingly abut against the first wedge surface of the window insert, and a securing mechanism operable to secure the wedge assembly in a position wherein the second wedge surface exerts a force on the first wedge surface of the window insert within the window frame, the force having an upward component, a rearward component, or both an upward component and a rearward component.