Patent ID: 8365480

Claim:
A door assembly comprising: a. a door; b. an opening in a support panel of the door; c. a glass panel disposed in the opening; d. an exterior frame for encircling contiguously, the opening on a first side of the door while simultaneously covering a structural edge of the support panel and a glass edge of the glass panel; e. at least one first seal disposed between the exterior frame and the door, f. at least one second seal disposed between the exterior frame and the glass panel; g. a plurality of dual support connectors connected to the exterior frame using a plurality of fasteners, wherein each dual support connector engages the support panel of the door and the glass panel simultaneously without making holes in the support panel of the door or the glass panel and without using an adhesive between the connector and the glass panel and the support panel; and wherein each dual support connector engages the exterior frame with a respective fastener of the plurality of fasteners; and h. an interior frame disposed over the plurality of dual support connectors covering the dual support connectors simultaneously as well as a glass edge portion of the glass panel and a panel edge portion of the structural panel of the door simultaneously.