Patent ID: 6321494
Filing Date: 2001-11-27
Classification: B27B,E06B

Abstract:
A window structure comprising a frame having a shoulder surface and a pivotable window including a casement pivoted to the frame, and at least a pair of first and second glass substrates with edge portions carried by said casement, said second glass substrate having an inside surface, the improvement wherein said second glass substrate is a safety glass substrate, and wherein said first glass substrate is positioned adjacent said inside surface of said second glass substrate and connected thereto, the edge portions of said second glass substrate, when in a closed position, being positioned between said casement and said shoulder surface, said second glass substrate having side edges, pairs of said side edges located in opposed relationship relative to each other, one of said pair of said side edges thereof being movably connected to said casement to permit pivoting of said second glass substrate relative to said casement, the other of said pair of side edges being associated with said casement via locking means to thereby retain said second glass substrate against said casement.