An encapsulated glass assembly comprising: a laminated glass panel having a first side and a second side and an edge (66,76,86) between said first side and said second side; a plastic frame coupled to said laminated glass panel, said plastic frame having at least three sides and having a corner located between each adjacent side and including an outer frame surface, said outer frame surface including a channel extending within said outer frame surface, wherein said channel has a lower wall portion connected to a side wall portion, wherein said outer frame surface further includes at least one upper wall portion extending from said side wall portion and extending along at least one side of said at least three sides of said plastic frame, each one of said at least one upper wall portion spaced from said lower wall portion and further defining a portion of said channel as a C-shaped channel, and wherein said laminated glass panel is coupled to said plastic frame such that said laminated glass panel is retained within said C-shaped channel and such that said edge (66,76,86) of said laminated glass panel is adjacent to said side wall portion along each of said at least three sides and said corners of said plastic frame; and an encapsulant bonded to at least one of said first side and said second side of said laminated glass panel and bonded onto said outer frame surface of said plastic frame to secure said laminated glass panel to said plastic frame, said encapsulant having a Shore hardness less than a Shore hardness of said plastic frame, wherein the Shore hardness is measured with a durometer using the procedure described in ASTM D2240; wherein said at least one upper wall portion comprises a single upper wall portion that is connected to and extending from less than an entire upper length of said side wall portion, or wherein said at least one upper wall portion comprises a plurality of upper wall portions, wherein each one of said plurality of upper wall portions is spaced from an adjacent one of said plurality of upper wall portions along an upper length of said side wall portion. a laminated glass panel having a first side and a second side and an edge (66,76,86) between said first side and said second side; a plastic frame coupled to said laminated glass panel, said plastic frame having at least three sides and having a corner located between each adjacent side and including an outer frame surface, said outer frame surface including a channel extending within said outer frame surface, wherein said channel has a lower wall portion connected to a side wall portion, wherein said outer frame surface further includes at least one upper wall portion wherein said channel has a lower wall portion connected to a side wall portion, wherein said outer frame surface further includes at least one upper wall portion extending from said side wall portion and extending along at least one side of said at least three sides of said plastic frame, each one of said at least one upper wall portion spaced from said lower wall portion and further defining a portion of said channel as a C-shaped channel, and wherein said laminated glass panel is coupled to said plastic frame such that said laminated glass panel is retained within said C-shaped channel and such that said edge (66,76,86) of said laminated glass panel is adjacent to said side wall portion along each of said at least three sides and said corners of said plastic frame; and an encapsulant bonded to at least one of said first side and said second side of said laminated glass panel and bonded onto said outer frame surface of said plastic frame to secure said laminated glass panel to said plastic frame, said encapsulant having a Shore hardness less than a Shore hardness of said plastic frame, wherein the Shore hardness is measured with a durometer using the procedure described in ASTM D2240; wherein said at least one upper wall portion comprises a single upper wall portion that is connected to and extending from less than an entire upper length of said side wall portion, or wherein said at least one upper wall portion comprises a plurality of upper wall portions, wherein each one of said plurality of upper wall portions is spaced from an adjacent one of said plurality of upper wall portions along an upper length of said side wall portion.