Patent ID: 8272178
Filing Date: 2012-09-25
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
1. A storm window assembly for placement as a second window in a window frame of a building that also carries a primary window, the storm window assembly comprising: a transparent panel; and one or more pliable gaskets made from a single material, at least one of the gaskets including a flexible bulb portion that is substantially circular and annular in cross section, and the flexible bulb portion structured to deform when pressure is applied, the one or more pliable gaskets also including a groove portion having a groove defined between a first leg extension and a second leg extension, the first and second leg extensions extending outward from an outside perimeter surface of the flexible bulb portion, and the groove structured to accept an edge region of the panel between the first and second leg extensions; wherein the one or more pliable gaskets are structured to be inserted into and have direct contact with the window frame, the one or more pliable gaskets additionally structured to deform to frictionally hold the system in the window frame of the building when the system is compress-fit into the window frame adjacent to the primary window.