Patent ID: 7533501

Claim:
A window framing system, comprising: a plurality of pieces that are components of a frame for a window having a threat side and a safe side, wherein the pieces include a base and a pressure plate that together form part of one of a sill section, a head section, and a jamb section of the window; the base and pressure plate being elongated in a longitudinal direction, the base having (1) an L-shaped cross-section at a near portion of the base to receive an end of a glazing unit from the threat side of the window, the L-shaped cross-section having a first region that is substantially perpendicular to a second region, the first region being substantially parallel to a side, and not an edge, of the received glazing unit, (2) a first pocket formed in a far portion of the base and running in said longitudinal direction, the near portion being closer to the threat side than the far portion, and (3) a second pocket formed in a middle portion of the base, between the L-shaped section and said first pocket, the second pocket runs in said longitudinal direction and a first opening to the second pocket formed in a wall of the base and that runs the entire length of the second pocket, a plurality of holes opening into the second pocket and formed in a side of the base that is substantially perpendicular to the first region of the L-shaped cross-section, and a plurality of leveling bolts to be inserted through the plurality of holes, respectively, the pressure plate to be assembled with the base so as to secure the glazing unit in a corner; a base angle piece that is L-shaped with first and second perpendicular segments, the first segment being shaped to mate with and slide into the first pocket, the second segment having a plurality of holes spaced in said longitudinal direction; and a plurality of fasteners to anchor the frame through the plurality of holes to a building support structure.