Claims
- 1. A frame assembly for a door light, comprising
- inner and outer half-frames sandwiching a translucent panel therebetween, each of said half-frames having a plurality of side members defining a closed polygon;
- each of said side members including, in cross-section,
- a flat portion for supporting the frame in an opening in a support,
- a face portion extending in a generally perpendicular direction from said flat portion toward a center of said polygon,
- a third portion extending generally inwardly from said face portion toward the other half-frame to a position adjacent said translucent panel, and
- a fourth portion extending from said third portion in a direction generally parallel to said face portion and away from the center of said polygon;
- lips extending from said first portions and spaced from said face portions of said side members of said outer half-frame and extending generally toward the center of the polygon;
- bores extending through said face portions of said inner half-frame;
- clips attached to said outer half-frame, each clip being adjustably slidable along the respective side member, each said clip including
- a base with an opening,
- a first leg extending from said base and having first flange extending angularly therefrom and engaging the respective lip, and
- a second leg extending from said base and adjacent a peripheral edge of said translucent panel and having a second flange extending angularly therefrom and engaging the respective fourth portion of said outer half-frame; and
- elongated fasteners extending through said bores and said openings and engaging said clips to couple and secure said half-frames in the support opening.
- 2. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- said first and second legs are substantially parallel and extend substantially perpendicularly from said base.
- 3. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- a fifth portion extends inwardly from said fourth portion of each said side member of each said half-frame toward the other half-frame and about the peripheral edge of the translucent panel;
- said second legs of said clips engage and overlies said fifth portions.
- 4. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- said first and second legs are substantially planar.
- 5. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- said second leg of each said clip comprise a resilient projection extending and biased toward said translucent panel.
- 6. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- each said clip extends from said outer half-frame into an interior portion of said inner half-frame, with said base being adjacent and engaging said face portion of said inner half-frame.
- 7. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- each of said half-frames are formed from sheet metal.
- 8. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- each of said half-frames are formed of a unitary and continuous blank of sheet metal.
- 9. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- said inner and outer half-frames are separately and similarly formed of sheet material and have substantially similar side members.
- 10. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- said elongated fasteners and said openings in said clips are threaded.
- 11. A frame assembly according to claim 1 wherein
- insulating blocks are mounted in said outer half-frame, engage said face portions of said outer half-frame and trap said second flanges of said clips with said fourth portions of said outer half-frame.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/584,550 to H. Smith McKann, filed Jan. 11, 1996, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,644,874, which is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/415,460 to H. Smith McKann, filed Apr. 3, 1995, now abandoned. The subject matter of each application is hereby incorporated by reference.
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