Patent ID: 6871902

Claim:
A window assembly mounted in a wall of a vehicle having an interior and an exterior side, the assembly comprising: a glazing; a frame having an integrally formed seating member that allows mounting of the glazing outward from the seating member, wherein the frame further includes an integrally formed flange that is offset inward from the seating member so as to define an integrally formed recess that is inward from the seating member and wherein the recess extends along at least portions of at least two opposed sections of the frame; a protective sheet positioned inward of the glazing such that at least two opposing edges of the protective sheet are positioned within the recess at the at least two opposed sections of the frame; wherein the recess is sized and the protective sheet is sized such that when the protective sheet is positioned within the recess, the protective sheet can be moved in a first direction with respect to the recess such that a first edge of the protective sheet can be exposed from the recess to thereby permit removal of the protective sheet.