Abstract: A glass mounting arrangement for mounting a window glass in a window frame comprises a channel-shaped flexible strip which has apertures at intervals therealong. Each aperture sealingly receives an arm of a respective mounting clip. Each mounting clip has a U-shaped portion which seats in a recess in the channel of the strip. The strip with the clips mounted therein is placed on and along the peripheral edge of the window glass before the latter is offered up to the window frame. As the window glass is moved bodily towards the window frame, the arms contact the window frame and correctly position the window glass with respect to the window frame. The arms of the clips elastically deform to allow locking shoulders to pass over the edge of the frame, the arms thereafter resiling to secure the window glass in position. Lips provide additional sealing. The mounting arrangement is particularly suitable for use with a robot.

Abstract: A windshield molding for vehicles and the production method thereof consisting of interconnected sections which are molded using a more rigid material to provide the rigidity required to maintain the position and shape of the molding during and after installation, and of bending sections installed in bent shapes which are molded by use of a more flexible material to provide the required flexibility for bending molding easily, thus providing satisfactory ease of bending and ease of transportation while maintaining sufficient rigidity as required for stable installation.

Abstract: An extruded vinyl moulding strip for replacing the window in an automobile is provided. The strip has an "f" shaped cross section having an upper finger and a smaller finger located near the middle of the "f." The lower portion of the "F" has a foam strip adhesively adhered to the moulding strip. The foam strip allows air to contact the interior surface of a urethane bead placed on the lower portion of the "f" in order to allow the urethane to cure properly. The smaller finger operates as a guide to window replacement vis a vis the pinch weld of the window frame.

Abstract: An anchorage device for supporting flat cover members for openings in building structures. The device includes two substantially similar stepped-plate members that include each an anchorage section and a supporting section. One of the stepped-plate members may in fact be flat or substantially flat, depending on the termination of the building openings to be protected. The anchorage section includes an opening and a cooperating fastening assembly for readily and removably mounting the device to the building structure with minimal aesthetic detraction or structural alteration. These sections define a plane each and these planes are kept in a spaced apart and parallel relationship with respect to each other by a step wall member. The supporting sections then are kept separate for their respective plates and the separation is sufficient to cooperatively receive the flat cover members that are used to protect the openings.

Abstract: A synthetic resin window, e.g. for automotive vehicles, includes a window body member in the form of a sheet of transparent or semi-transparent synthetic resin, a hard coated layer covering and fusion-bonded to at the outer surface of the window body member, a frame member of a synthetic resin formed integrally with the body member to extend along a peripheral edge thereof, and connection between the frame member and the outer surface of the window body member. The connection may include a core element which is integrally connected to the window body member in a form-locking manner from outer and inner sides thereof, and at least partly embedded in said frame member. Alternatively, the connection may include bare surfaces of the synthetic resin forming the window body member, which are not covered by the hard coated layer and which are directly adhered to the frame member by an adhesive agent.

Abstract: A panel light assembly used in panels. The panel light assembly has a retainer clip for a mounting glazing between two opposing frames that are mounted in apertures in the skins of the panel located on either side of the core of the panel. The retaining clip, preferably made of a springy material, includes longitudinally extending legs depending from opposite longitudinal sides of the clip and which are operable to slide over and securingly engage the panel skins. Oppositely spaced and oppositely directed trim retainer prongs project up from said clip body and generally towards a longitudinal center-line of said clip body for engaging the frames and securing the glazing between the frames in the panels light apertures. The present invention provides at least two skin spacer tabs depending from the clip wherein each of the skin spacer tabs is spaced sufficiently apart from legs so as to be able to receive the skins therebetween.

Abstract: A glass reveal molding having a generally J-shaped clamping portion which exerts substantially even gripping pressures on both the top and bottom surfaces of the glass panel is disclosed. The molding includes a relatively rigid clamping portion and a more flexible crown portion. The crown may be provided with a high gloss finish. The molding substantially eliminates roll-over or disengagement of the molding from the glass prior to complete assembly. The molding also provides a crown which covers the gap between the vehicle body and the glass panel. Also disclosed are various methods of producing the glass reveal molding.

Abstract: A holding device for vertically positioning a window pane in the window frame of a motor vehicle, including a retaining part adapted to be secured in a transverse part of the frame, a supporting part moveable with respect to the retaining part and adapted to engage with an edge of the window pane, and a spring acting between the supporting part and the retaining part for urging the supporting part in the direction of the plane of the window pane towards the edge. The retaining part has a pawl pivotally connected to it for movement between a holding position where it engages the supporting part and holds it and the spring in an initial tensioned position and a release position where it is located in a recess in the retaining part and allows the spring to urge the supporting part against the edge of the window pane. The pawl is resiliently biased toward the holding position and located so that it will be pushed into the release position by the window pane as it is being inserted into the window frame.

Abstract: The starting end and the finishing end of a seam extruded onto a sheet of glass, for example a windshield of an automobile, are joined to complete an edge gasket. A separate supplementary mold receives part of the glass containing the ends of the seam, and a compatible polymerizable composition is poured into the mold to complete the gasket.

Abstract: A door light frame assembly adapted for use with any of three different types of door construction includes a universal outer frame structure, attachable by screws to any one of three different inner frame structures, depending upon the type of door construction with which the frame assembly is to be used, for securely gripping the inner and outer sides of the door construction around the perimeter of an opening therethrough. The inner and outer frame structures, when assembled, also cooperate to define two separate peripheral channels of different widths for respectively clamping two different-thicknesses of window pane units. The outer frame structure also includes a peripheral groove cut away at two spaced-apart locations therein to define access openings for receiving therein peripheral edge portions of a flexible insert.

Abstract: A motor vehicle window molding installation has a molding for concealing a space between an inwardly extending wall of a flanged vehicle body panel and an edge of a window panel. The edge of the window panel overlies a parallel extended wall which intersects the inwardly extending wall of the flanged vehicle body panel and mounts on the parallel extended wall of the flanged vehicle body panel by a curable adhesive. The molding has a rigid high durometer plastic material portion having a C-shaped channel section including spaced apart legs which forcibly grip the opposed faces of the window panel and a base wall connecting the legs. A pliable low durometer plastic material portion is co-extruded with the rigid portion. The pliable portion has a web including a pair of ends which bond to the rigid portion. The web and the rigid portion form a bulbous tubular portion for engaging the inwardly extending wall of the vehicle body panel.

Abstract: A window clip for attaching window panes to aircraft supporting structures comprises a clip body which has an outwardly bent flange at the bottom which applies pressure to the inner pane of an aircraft window and an inwardly bent u-shaped platform at the top. A hole is located in the platform portion for receiving a fastener to attach the clip to an underlying support. A spacer is optionally located on the fastener.

Abstract: A window frame assembly is described which mounts a window pane (12, FIG. 2) in an opening (14) of a building wall, which minimizes the number of parts and their complexity. The assembly includes an outside frame (30) which surrounds an axis (34) of the wall opening, the outside frame having a radially outer part (40, FIG. 2) forming a flange that lies against the outside surface of the building wall, an inward arm (44) that extends inwardly against the edge (46) of the wall opening, and a radially inner part (42) that forms a window pane-supporting ledge (45). An inside frame (32) has a radially outer part (50) that lies against the inside surface of the building wall and an outward arm (52) that extends outwardly against a side of the inward arm, with the outer end (54) of the outward arm substantially abutting the window pane (12).

Abstract: An elastomer profile including a central section and first and second lateral sections. The central section has a U-shaped cross section, and includes a base portion and first and second arm portions connected to and extending outward from first and second sides, respectively, of the base portion. The first and second lateral sections of the profile are connected, respectively, to the first and second arm portions of the central section, and an end portion of the second lateral section extends adjacent to the central section, and the central section of the profile and this end portion of the second lateral section form a retaining slot that is used to receive and hold and end portion of the first lateral section, to form that first lateral section into an adjustable shaped tube.

Abstract: A vehicle window with a glass plate (1) bonded to the mounting flange (8) of the window frame is characterized in that to the glass plate (1) is connected a frame-like profile strand (4) made from a polymer, which cooperates with the edge (7) of the mounting flange (8). The part of the frame-like profile strand (4) cooperating with the edge (7) of the mounting flange (8) is arranged on the surface of the glass plate (i) directed towards the outside of the vehicle and the glass plate (1) is bonded to the mounting flange (8) on its side directed towards the interior of the vehicle.

Abstract: An opaque or transparent panel assembly for a vehicle having a weather and noise seal for an opening in the vehicle. The assembly includes a first panel having a peripheral edge wherein at least portions of the peripheral edge are encased or captured by a molded PVC or reaction injection molded (RIM) urethane gasket. A portion of the gasket is located so as to lie adjacent the opening to receive the seal. A seal carrier is provided and captured within the portion of the gasket adjacent the opening so that a first portion of the carrier is secured within the gasket. A second portion of the carrier includes a flange which extends into the opening by a predetermined distance. A seal is disposed along the flange which is adapted to engage the panel closing the vehicle opening to form the secondary seal. The seal may be a bulb or bubble seal mounted on the flange. Alternatively, the panel closing the vehicle opening may be a door or window. The first panel may be a windscreen, rear light or side window.

Abstract: An escape hatch that is added to an occupied structure by cutting an opening in an exterior wall that is then closed with the main body of the hatch. A pair of pivotally mounted handles are provided on the interior wall of the hatch so that when both handles are pivoted, the hatch may be pushed out so that it falls onto the ground outside the structure and so that the occupants of the structure may then crawl through the opening. An exterior wall of the hatch is larger than the opening so that the hatch cannot be pushed into the interior of the structure by a person outside it. The handles are designed to be opened with minimal force and the hatch construction includes numerous features that ensure against jamming of the hatch when it needs to be opened.

Abstract: A one-piece resilient flush-look reveal molding adapted for pre-attachment to a glass plate for concealing the gap between an automotive body panel window opening and the edge of the glass plate. The molding has a generally asymmetric I-beam shape providing a web portion with a first pair of substantially equal length long legs defining an inner open channel for receiving the glass plate edge. A second pair of short length legs define an opposite outer channel. The upper long and short legs combine to provide a major trim strip. The lower short leg has an extension leg portion which diverges upwardly and outwardly and terminates in a T-shaped minor trim strip normally disposed in a horizontal plane.

Abstract: An automobile windshield molding is provided to be fitted in a gap formed between an automobile window frame and an automobile windshield. The molding includes an upper molding and opposing side moldings formed monolithically and continuously with the upper molding. The portions of the upper and side moldings which extend above the windshield are formed thicker for the side moldings than for the upper molding, in order to prevent sideways scattering of water incident on the windshield. The thickness of the side moldings decreases gradually toward the upper molding. The molding can be formed by a molding apparatus utilizing shutters which have predetermined shapes and which are linearly movable in order to increase or decrease the effective size of the extrusion opening to gradually change the thickness of the moldings during continuous molding of the upper and side moldings.

Abstract: A molding includes a molding body and a weir member. The weir member is longitudinary fitted along the molding body corresponding to a front pillar of the automobile body and to an arcuate body portion interconnecting the front pillar and a roof panel of the automobile body. The molding body and weir member have a pin and a pin insertion hole so that the weir member is retained on a desired position on the molding body when the molding is installed to the automobile body.

Abstract: A prefabricated window stool/apron unit (10) comprises a ledge member (12) and a skirt member (14). The ledge member (12) has an essentially flat top horizontal surface (16) and an essentially flat back vertical surface (18). The skirt member (14) has an essentially flat vertical back surface (20). The skirt member (14) is positioned beneath the ledge member (12) whereby the back surfaces (18,20) of the ledge member (12) and skirt member (14) are essentially flush with one another to form a flat abutment surface (22). The skirt member (14) is oriented to receive fasteners (24) which extend orthogonally with respect to the abutment surface (22). A vertical front surface (30) of the ledge member (12) and a vertical front surface (32) of the skirt member (14) are contoured. In one embodiment, a prefabricated window sill unit (10') has a recess (40') provided therein.

Abstract: The electrical connections for an electrically heatable windshield are sealed prior to the laminating operation to prevent gas from entering the interior of the windshield through the bus bar leads when the windshield is subjected to the elevated temperatures and pressures of the laminating operation.

Abstract: A glass facade for a building comprises a support profile arrangement mounted on an outer surface of a building to form a facade substructure, and glass panes forming an outer surface of the facade and adhesively bonded to the support profile arrangement. Adjacently disposed ones of the glass panes include beveled edges which form joints. Anchoring bodies positively secure the glass panes to the support profile arrangement. The anchoring bodies grip the beveled edges of the glass panes and are releasably joined to said support profile arrangement. The anchoring bodies comprise cross-shaped anchoring crosses set into the intersection of four of the joints. Each anchoring cross includes a bushing extending substantially the entire depth of the anchoring cross. A screw extends into a countersunk hole formed in the bushing to secure the anchoring cross to the support profile arrangement.

Abstract: A vision panel assembly for a fire door includes a frame structure and a glass vision panel which are mounted in a rectangular opening in the fire door. The frame structure includes a pair of frames which are anchored in grooves in the fire door and which are clamped against the glass vision panel. One frame is provided with fastener bars which are threadedly engaged by fastening screws for securing the frames together. Panel support elements extend through openings in the fastener bars for engaging edges of the glass vision panel to provide support therefor.

Abstract: A security closure for a door or window opening, said closure comprising a panel of sheet material having an inner face and an outer face and a plurality of apertures therein, extending through the panel between said faces, and at least two elongate pin members each pin member having a blank head, the pin members each passing through a separate one of the apertures with the head thereof in individual abutting engagement with the outer face of the panel. A connecting member, such as a wire or an integral bolt is formed integrally with or connected to the pin on the side thereof inside the inner face and cooperates directly or indirectly with the surround of the door or window opening, whereby tensioning of the connecting member will pull the panel into the opening.

Abstract: A combination of an adhesive-supporting clip and an aluminum or PVC sash with a drop-in light opening for a glass pane. The adhesive-supporting clip serves as the connection between the glass pane mounted in the sash and the sash itself. This is achieved by mounting the clip to the glazing leg of the sash through a mechanical connection on the clip and then dropping the perimeter of the glass pane onto an adhesive applied to an exposed surface of the clip. This permits a glazer to rapidly remove and replace a broken glass pane by simply disengaging the clip and reinstalling either the cleaned old clip or a new glass pane or mounting a new pane directly on the glazing leg.

Abstract: A window for automobiles or the like includes a window plate and an integral frame member along at least one edge of the window plate. The window is manufactured by preparing a window plate and a pre-shaped frame body which comprises a main portion and a surface layer covering an outer side of the main portion. The main portion of the pre-shaped frame body is composed of a thermoplastic synthetic resin material having a relatively high dielectric loss and containing a heat foamable agent therein. The surface layer is composed of a non-foamable thermoplastic synthetic resin material. The pre-shaped frame body is subjected to a dielectric heating in a mold, to cause the foamable agent in the main portion of the pre-shaped frame body to expand in the mold cavity.

Abstract: A windshield molding comprises a pair of extruded side molding parts, a pair of corner molding parts, and an extruded upper molding part integral with and extending between the side and corner molding parts. Each of the molding parts includes an exterior wing and a connecting portion. The exterior wing has an outward wing portion and an inward wing portion for covering the peripheral edge of a vehicle body panel and a peripheral edge of a windshield, respectively. The inward wing portion of each of the side molding part is increased its height to define a space between the peripheral surface of the windshield associated with a side panel. This space serves as a water drain channel for guiding rain water to a predetermined position.

Abstract: A fastener for mounting a strip-like member to an automobile comprises an upper member and a lower member. The upper member serves to seal a space between a window opening of the vehicle body panels and a windshield. At a side fastener part, the upper member extends laterally to define a space for a water drain channel. The lower member supports a windshield molding to be mounted in the window opening to hold the windshield. The fastener is extruded in the strip shape.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of attaching a wraparound glass screen to vehicle bodywork to avoid wiping of adhesive from mating faces during assembly. The method includes the steps of providing the screen with a surround having an adhesive-receiving face thereon and forming on a portion of the bodywork arranged to support the screen a face to mate with the adhesive receiving face such that the faces when mated lie at an included angle not less than 45.degree. to a direction of assembly of screen to bodywork, applying adhesive to at least one of the said faces and offering up the screen to the bodywork in said direction of assembly to bond the screen to the bodywork. The invention also provides a screen for use in the above method.

Abstract: A vinyl lattice panel mounting structure of aluminum comprising a channel fixed to or formed as a part of a panel supporting structure member and a fixing strip for engagement with the vinyl lattice panel edge which is received in the channel and resists withdrawal of the panel edge from the channel.

Abstract: Glazing panels which are mounted in the vehicle flush with the exterior skin. The glazing may be stationary or movable by manual or power operated assists and includes a mounting molding having a peripheral lip which extends to the vehicle skin.

Abstract: An automobile window molding assembly includes an elongate outer ornamental member or trimming member which is secured to an automobile body panel by fastener members. The ornamental or trimming member is formed of a profiled metal member for covering a gap between a body panel and upper and side edges of a window plate mounted on the body panel. The ornamental or trimming member has upper and side portions to extend along the upper and side edges of a window plate, respectively, and a corner portion between the upper and side portions for integrally connecting them with each other. The ornamental or trimming member has such a predetermined profile that, when the assembly is mounted in place, the ornamental or trimming member is in abutment with outer surface of the window plate along the upper portion while it is spaced from the outer surface of the window plate along the side portion.

Abstract: A two-piece adjustable support for supporting the edge of a windshield panel on a vehicle body includes a molded plastic base member and molded plastic rotary cam member. The base member and the rotary cam member have integrally molded mating cylindrical elements with a snap-fitting retention mechanism to rotatably mount the rotary cam member on the base member. The base member has an integrally molded fastener which inserts through an aperture in the vehicle body panel to immovably mount the base member on the vehicle body. The rotary cam member has a cam surface on the periphery thereof for engaging and supporting the lower edge of the windshield panel. A detent integrally molded with the members includes a plurality of teeth molded on the rotary cam member and engaged by at least one tooth carried by a flexible spring arm integrally molded with the base member.

Abstract: A porthole van window to increase available daylight in which the window is initially adhesively attached to a first molding seated in the circular window opening and has a second molding attached to its peripheral edge, beneath which a curable sealant is deposited for firmly bonding the window to the side panel of the van.

Abstract: A weatherstrip system disposed on a body flange of a vehicle at a location facing the door system of the vehicle to establish a seal between the body flange and the door system when the door system is closed comprises a frame member formed of a resin material adapted to clamp the flange of the frame member, an additional layer formed of co-extrudable material laid on a surface of the frame member, and a sealing member joined to the surface of the additional layer for contacting the door system for establishing the sealing between the body flange and the door system. The additional layer is co-extruded with the frame member. An edge line of the sealing member is presented on the additional layer and is colored with the color of the layer to enhance the outer appearance of the edge line.

Abstract: A rotatable fastener for attaching trim strips to vehicle window assemblies and other vehicular trim supports includes a pair of trim engaging flanges at one end of a central shaft and a retaining head at the other end. The flanges are beveled to engage the edges of a trim strip slot upon one-quarter turn rotation after insertion through an aperture in the window assembly or trim support. The retaining head includes recesses for engaging projections on the window assembly or trim support after rotation to resist removal. The flanges are preferably offset and the aperture shaped to receive the offset flanges and central shaft to resist fastener movement in the aperture and slot. Alternately, the fastener may include a planar head while the flanges may each include a flexible portion and slot for reducing the width of the flanges upon insertion.

Abstract: A glass door leaf for elevator shaft and car doors has a glass pane connected at its lower edge with a guide shoe plate and at its upper edge with a hanger bracket. Eccentric pins with guide shoes are attached to the guide shoe plate and enter into a threshold profile for the sliding guidance of the glass door leaf at its lower end along the displacement path of the door. The glass pane is retained at the lower end between a lower base strip and a glass-retaining strip of the guide shoe plate and retained at the upper end between an upper base strip and the hanger bracket. Rubber bushings extend through apertures formed in the glass pane and encompass fastening nuts which are inserted from the elevator shaft side and are connected with welding pins attached to the base strips. A carrier holds a guide rail which extends along the displacement path and engages rollers which carry the glass door leaf and are mounted on the hanger bracket.

Abstract: A panel assembly for vehicles forming encapsulated window assembly having improved weather sealing and appearance and reduced wind noise. The assembly includes an elongated, rigid, channel support, a panel-like sheet, and a molded gasket of resinous material such as polyvinylcholoride or reaction injection molded polyurethane extending around the peripheral sheet edge and the outer surface of the channel support to join the sheet and support member into a panel unit. Preferably, the gasket includes at least one recessed pocket receiving a fastener clip to tightly hold the assembly in a vehicle body. The assembly may also include one or more locator members for positioning the assembly with respect to other parts of the vehicle.

Abstract: A decorative molding for motor vehicles, such as automobiles, for concealing the space between a body panel and an adjacent translucent member such as a window, a windshield, or a lamp cover, and also to minimize leakage of noise, water and dirt. The molding is an elongated polymeric member having a generally cylindrical foam strip which is continuously placed against a portion of the molding and bonded thereto, the strip thus providing a resilient seal for the molding when used between the body panel and the adjacent translucent member.

Abstract: A prefabricated window stool/apron unit (10) comprises a ledge member (12) and a skirt member (14). The ledge member (12) has an essentially flat top horizontal surface (16) and an essentially flat back vertical surface (18). The skirt member (14) has an essentially flat vertical back surface (20). The skirt member (14) is positioned beneath the ledge member (12) whereby the back surfaces (18,20) of the ledge member (12) and skirt member (14) are essentially flush with one another to form a flat abutment surface (22). The skirt member (14) is oriented to receive fasteners (24) which extend orthogonally with respect to the abutment surface (22). A vertical front surface (30) of the ledge member (12) and a vertical front surface (32) of the skirt member (14) are contoured.

Abstract: A glass pane has a pair of opposite faces and an outer edge and is held in a structural channel forming a groove by an adapter. The adapter is formed in part by respective metallic edge strips each having an inner portion overlying a respective face of the pane and an outer portion projecting outward therefrom and into the groove. The outer edge of the pane is spaced from the channel and lies wholly outside the groove. Inner portions of the strips are secured to the respective faces of the pane and a nonmetallic bar is secured between the outer portions of the edge strips and engaged in the groove. The strips are secured to the glass by an adhesive and each strip includes a perforate under strip adhered to the glass and an imperforate cover strip adhered atop the under strip. The adhesive has a silicone or water-glass base and is quite resistant to heat.

Abstract: A transparent thermal panel is formed by two panes of glass each curved concentrically about one axis to form a section of a cylinder, and each being sealed at their edges. The envelope thus produced is evacuated. The evacuated glass envelope is attached to the uprights of a frame using a torsioned clamp which counteracts the bending stresses created by the vacuum in the glass envelope.Two such evacuated glass envelopes may be joined together and a solar collector placed between them. Combinations of one or both of the thermal panel and the solar collector may be used to cover the outside of a building.Coating the interior of the panels with a low emissivity material provides for increased R value.

Abstract: Mounting of a window glass plate on a vehicle body panel, wherein the window glass plate is bonded at a peripheral portion thereof to an opening portion of the vehicle body panel. A holding strip member is fitted with an upper edge portion and opposite side edge portions of the window glass plate. A leg portion of a molding is inserted and retained in a groove of the holding strip member. The leg portion has a pawl adapted to engage a projection formed in the groove of the holding strip member. A garnish portion extends from a top of the leg portion of the window glass plate side.

Abstract: A molding installation has a molding concealing a space between an edge of a window panel and a compartment lid. The molding is mounted on a body panel of the motor vehicle by a curable adhesive. The molding has a C-shaped channel member of plastic material fitted on the edge of the window panel and having spaced apart outer and inner legs which forcibly grip the opposed outer and inner faces of the window panel. A means of spacing the channel is coextruded with the channel member and adapted for engaging the body panel of the motor vehicle to space the window panel from the motor vehicle. A locking nub is coextruded with the channel member and has a head spaced from the channel member by a neck. The head is adapted to seat within the curable adhesive to mechanically retain the molding onto the body panel. A decorative portion is extruded integral with the means of spacing and has a brim projects towards the compartment lid for overlying the space between window panel and the compartment lid.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a molding member, for instance for automobile front window plates, as well as a method of manufacturing such molding members. The molding member has a lip section in the form of a ridge which extends throughout the entire length. The lip section bears against the surface of the window plate along the upper portion to realize a flush outer surface between the upper edge of the window plate and the body panel, but is spaced therefrom along the side portions to define a weir. The weir can be formed by deforming a predetermined location of the ridge, and prevents flow of the rain water across the molding member to preserve the driver's or passenger's sight through the window.

Abstract: A motor vehicle glazing prepared for installation is provided with one or more profiled spacers produced by extrusion of an extrudable polymer directly onto the glazing. A first spacer is provided along its outer periphery with an lip portion projecting beyond the peripheral area of the glazing. In the installed position of the glazing the lip portion rests against the window frame flange running parallel to the peripheral area of the glazing and acts, upon insertion of the glazing and during the setting process of the assembly adhesive, as a support and centering element for the glazing. Adjacent the first profiled spacer, and attached to the glazing is the assembly adhesive bead. Optionally, a second spacer is provided also adjacent the adhesive bead for retaining the adhesive bead between the first and second spacers and for adding support.

Abstract: A mounting assembly is provided for effecting the flush mounting of a non-movable window with respect to adjacent body panels of an automobile. The assembly provides a molded plastic annular frame member positoned between the window and a depressed flange of the vehicle body. The frame receives a plurality of fasteners in rotatively fast relationship for assembly on the body flange.

Abstract: A molding unit mainly includes a molding body which has a covering portion, and a complemental member which is positioned longitudinally along the molding body and which has a weir portion. When the molding body with the complemental member is positioned along a windshield of an automobile, the covering portion of the molding body is seated on the outside surface of the windshield at the portion along which the complemental member is not positioned and the lower edge of the weir portion of the complemental member is seated on the outside surface of the windshield at the portion along which the complemental member is positioned.

Abstract: A framework for supporting the glass panels of a skylight is formed of spacedrafters inter-connected by cross bars. The rafters have upstanding side flanges provided with pairs of transverse slots. The ends of the cross bars have pairs of outwardly extending headed members adapted to be engaged in the slots to locate the cross bars. The rafters have a ledge below each side flange upon which the bottom of a cross bar can rest. The cross bars are locked in place on the rafters by extending a pin from the cross bar to engage in a recess on the underside of the side flange. The recesses and ledges in the rafters form parts of gutters. A channel-like gutter is also provided on the sides of the cross bars so that condensation from the cross bars will flow into the channel gutters and then to the gutters in the rafters where it can flow to a collection point.