Patent ID: 8235452

Claim:
A window assembly for a vehicle, said window assembly comprising: a window panel comprising inner and outer surfaces terminating at a peripheral edge, wherein said window panel has a mounting area at said inner surface; an attachment member adhesively bonded to said window panel at said mounting area by a layer of cured adhesive; wherein said attachment member comprises a generally S-shaped metallic attachment member having a panel attachment flange, a vehicle attachment flange, and a leg disposed between said flanges and spacing said panel attachment flange from said vehicle attachment flange; wherein said panel attachment flange is configured to conform to said inner surface of said window panel at said mounting area; and a fastener at said vehicle attachment flange attaching said vehicle attachment flange to the vehicle to mount said window assembly at the vehicle, wherein said fastener protrudes from said vehicle attachment flange and generally away from said panel attachment flange and said window panel.