Patent ID: 6052957
Filing Date: 2000-04-25
Classification: E06B

Abstract:
A frame and frame insert assembly comprising in combination:a) a frame with an interior perimeter;b) a frame insert, said frame insert comprising1) sheet material having an outer edge with an exterior perimeter smaller than said interior perimeter of said frame;2) a compressible resilient covering having a slit formed therein, said slit receiving said edge of said sheet material;3) a stiffening member substantially contained within said compressible resilient covering and wherein said stiffening member is an annular cylinder with a hollow interior;4) a combined perimeter of said compressible resilient covering and said received edge of said sheet material being larger than said interior perimeter of said frame; and5) said received compressible resilient covering and said sheet material being held in said frame as a result of compression of said compressible resilient covering between said frame and said frame insert.