Patent ID: 6708458
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A window assembly, comprising:a) a panel having an aperture and said panel including a first peripheral edge defining said aperture; b) a resilient male frame member peripherally coextensive with said first peripheral edge and including first inner and outer longitudinal ends and first inner and outer surfaces, said inner longitudinal end including a longitudinally extending leg that extends substantially perpendicularly with respect to said male frame member, and said male frame member including a first peripheral channel extending parallel to said first outer longitudinal end and at a first predetermined distance therefrom and said male frame member further including a plurality of through openings, said first inner surface adjacent to said first inner longitudinal end includes a peripheral protuberance for enhancing the structural integrity of said male frame member; c) a female resilient frame member peripherally coextensive with said peripheral edge and further including second inner and outer longitudinal ends and second inner and outer surfaces, and said female frame member including a first peripheral notch extending parallel and at a second predetermined distance from said second outer longitudinal end, and said female frame member including a second peripheral notch extending parallel and at a third predetermined distance from said second inner longitudinal end and said female frame member further including a peripherally extending raised portion positioned at a third predetermined distance from said outer longitudinal end and in cooperation with said channel for bitingly sandwiching said panel peripherally at a fourth predetermined distance from said aperture; d) a transparent panel having cooperative dimensions larger than said aperture and including a second peripheral edge, said transparent panel including a peripheral groove that extends parallel to said second peripheral edge and spaced apart therefrom a fourth predetermined distance, and said peripheral groove has cooperative dimensions to partially and lockingly receive said leg so that impacts on said transparent panel are transmitted to said male member and absorbed by the panel; e) sealing means placed within said first and second peripheral notches; and f) fastening means for keeping said male and female frame members against each other sandwiching said panel and said transparent panel thereby keeping them securely in place, said fastening means includes a plurality of self-taping fastening members passing through said through openings and said panel engaging said female member.