Patent ID: 8191317

Claim:
A ventilating curb-mounted skylight assembly for an opening in a building, the skylight assembly comprising: (a) a rigid plastic curb frame comprising a fixed base frame and a movable sash frame and defining a hinge side, an operator side opposite the hinge side, a left side, and a right side, the fixed base frame comprising, on each side, an interior frame and a counter-flashing element carried by the interior frame, the interior frame having opposing side walls, a bottom side and an opposing top side, thereby defining a hollow interior, the counter-flashing element on the hinge side comprising a first hinge member, the first hinge member extending from the counter-flashing element, the movable sash frame comprising, on each side, an accessory shelf and a sash carried by the accessory shelf, the sash on the hinge side comprising a second hinge member, the second hinge member being carried by the sash and being configured in a shape complementary to the first hinge member, the second hinge member being releasable from the first hinge member when the base frame and the sash frame are positioned at a predetermined angle relative to each other; (b) a transparent or translucent covering element disposed between the accessory shelf and the sash; and (c) an operator, the operator configured for moving the moveable sash frame and covering element, the operator being disposed within the, interior frame.