Patent ID: 8117790

Claim:
A fenestration article enclosing an opening in a vertical wall of a building, the opening being defined by a plurality of intersecting transverse walls, comprising: a light-transmitting panel having a first pane and a second pane spaced apart from the first pane and defining a cavity therebetween, each pane having an exterior surface spaced apart and facing away from the cavity, each pane having a periphery; and a unjointed, unitary annular frame situated immediately adjacent to and continuously bonded to the exterior surface of at least one pane at an interface adjacent to the periphery, the frame also forming a wall flashing and a sill flashing all the way around the window, the wall flashing being adapted to form a seal with the vertical wall and the wall flashing is situated inboard of a portion of the cavity relative to the building so that the article protrudes from the vertical wall, the sill flashing being adapted to form a seal with the transverse walls, wherein the panel is fixedly disposed relative to the wall flashing and sill flashing when the panel is mounted on the vertical wall preventing moisture from achieving access to the cavity or the building.