Patent ID: 7296388
Filing Date: 2007-11-20
Classification: E04D

Abstract:
1. A skylight frame comprising: a first glass panel having a first length and a first width; a second glass panel having a second length and a second width, wherein the first length is less than the second length and the first width is less than the second width; a spacer disposed between the first glass panel and the second glass panel; and a stepped frame section having a lower step surface, a first substantially vertical surface, an upper step surface, a second substantially vertical surface, and an upper channel surface, the first substantially vertical surface being continuous with the lower step surface and the upper step surface, the second substantially vertical surface being continuous with the upper step surface and the upper channel surface and opposing the spacer, the lower step surface opposing a surface of the first glass panel, the second step surface opposing a first surface of the second glass panel, and the upper channel surface opposing a second surface of the second glass panel such that a peripheral section of the second glass panel is sandwiched between the second step surface and the upper channel surface wherein the first substantially vertical surface, the upper step surface, the second substantially vertical surface, and the upper channel surface are defined within a single unitary component and wherein the second step surface is positioned outside relative to the first step surface.