Patent ID: 6364404
Filing Date: 2002-04-02
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
System for fitting a window into an opening defined by a body member having a profiled frame capable of being removed from the opening, said system comprising a frame (2,16) and a window (1) bonded to the frame, the frame (2,16) being joined to the body member defining the opening (3) by discrete mechanical fasteners (6, 10, 12, 18) which are released from at least one side of the window (1) wherein the rigid frame (2) is an independent member, the discrete mechanical fasteners comprise pins (6) that are approximately parallel to one another and to the direction in which the window (1) is fitted into the opening, the pins (6) pass through corresponding holes (8) in said body member, and wherein the pins (6) are provided on the frame (2) and the holes (8) in the body member defining the opening (3), wherein the pins (6) are locked by cotters (7) which pass through a slot made in the pins (6) approximately perpendicular to their axes.