Patent ID: 7021006
Filing Date: 2006-04-04
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A window assembly for a mass transportation vehicle, the assembly comprising; a piece of glazing having an inner and an outer side; a first protective panel having a first and a second edge; a frame having a first and a second section and defining an aperture wherein the frame is adapted to receive the piece of glazing so that the piece of glazing is retained in the aperture; and a first and a second retainer disposed respectively on the first and the second sections of the frame wherein the first and second retainers respectively define a first and a second recess having a lip and a recessed surface into which the first and second edges of the first protective panel are positioned to thereby retain the first protective panel such that the first protective panel is positioned inward of the inner side of the piece of glazing, wherein the first edge rests on the recessed surface of the first recess when positioned inward of the inner side of the piece of glazing and wherein the protective panel is movable into the second recess a distance selected such that the first edge of the protective panel is exposed from the first recess to thereby permit removal of the first edge of the first protective panel from the first retainer.