Patent ID: 7631464

Claim:
A skylight assembly comprising: a pair of plastic panels, one of the pair of panels being an outer panel having an external surface exposed to the environment, each panel having a substantially similarly sized outer peripheral flange and a central region which is at least semi-transparent to visible light, the pair of plastic panels when aligned in stacked relation with the outer peripheral flanges generally overlying one another, define an enclosed region bounded by the spaced apart central regions of the pair of plastic panels; an elongate two-sided elastic tape seal interposed between and bonding the outer peripheral flanges of the pair of plastic panels to form a sealed enclosed region which is filled with gas; and a peripheral structural frame formed in situ of a moldable polymeric material about the pair of plastic panels, the frame having an exterior flange and an interior flange entrapping the peripheral flanges of the plastic panels therebetween, the exterior flange having a top surface exposed to the environment and forming a leak tight structural joint with the outer panel; wherein the two-sided elastic tape seal provides a fluid tight seal when the peripheral frame is molded preventing intrusion of the moldable polymeric material into the enclosed region.