Patent ID: 7628562

Claim:
A connector for joining frame members of a window assembly wherein each frame member has a channel to receive a portion of the connector, the connector comprising: a pair of spaced longitudinal members; a pair of transverse members attached to the longitudinal members to form a connector frame, wherein the frame has a front wall and a rear wall; two flexible fingers, comprising a first finger extending from one of the longitudinal members towards the other longitudinal member, and a second finger extending from the other of the longitudinal members, wherein a first portion of the first finger is positioned beyond the rear wall, and a second portion of the first finger is positioned beyond the front wall, and wherein a first portion of the second finger is positioned beyond the rear wall, and a second portion of the second finger is positioned beyond the front wall; and a rib separating the first finger and the second finger, wherein the rib is connected to both longitudinal members.