Patent ID: 8523275

Claim:
A window framing system comprising: a continuous polycarbonate window having a thickness, t, an edge and an outer surface; a main post body having at least three sides forming a closed cross-sectional shape, each side extending between a pair of vertices, two of the vertices defining parallel boundaries of area blocking an operator's line of sight; a post protrusion that extends from the main post body a distance of at least about t and aligns with the edge of the polycarbonate window without contacting the polycarbonate window, the post protrusion having at least three sides forming an open cross-sectional shape, the post protrusion contacting two sides of the main post body adjacent one of the main post body vertices, the post protrusion and a portion of the main post body forming a closed cross-sectional shape, the post protrusion being hidden from the operator's line of sight by the area; and a retainer fixedly attached to the post protrusion, the retainer extending over the outer surface of the polycarbonate window without contacting the edge of the polycarbonate window.