Patent ID: 7024822

Claim:
An articulating window assembly comprising, in combination: a windowpane having an inner surface, an outer surface, and a peripheral edge; a hinge having a hinge axis, the hinge comprising: a first hinge member having at least an encapsulation section with an outward-facing surface, an inward-facing surface, an external peripheral edge, and a portion forming at least one encapsulant void; a second hinge member cooperatively forming a hinge joint with the first hinge member; and a continuous body of encapsulant overlying at least a portion of the outward-facing surface of the encapsulation section, at least partially filling the encapsulant void, overlaying at least a portion of the inward-facing surface of the encapsulation section and overlapping at least a portion of the external peripheral edge of the encapsulation section from both the outward-facing surface and the inward-facing surface; wherein the encapsulant is bonded to the inner surface of the windowpane, and wherein no part of the hinge extends through or overlays any portion of the outer surface of the windowpane.