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Ruth Ann Durham

Robert C Durham, Jr

A glazing system for a sliding glass door includes an existing glass pane and an existing door frame having an existing door frame upper surface and having a glass receiving channel recessed into the existing door frame upper surface, the system including a reinforced glass pane having a pane inner face for orienting toward the interior of a building and a pane outer face for orienting toward the outside of a building and having a transparent, shatter-proof film secured onto the pane inner face with a film securing mechanism, and a mounting structure having a mounting member with a member anchoring portion for securing into the channel with an anchoring portion securing mechanism and a pane mounting flange having a flange inner face for directing toward the interior of a building and a flange outer face for directing toward the outside of a building, the film being secured to the flange outer face with a pane securing structure. The mounting member preferably includes a base plate portion for resting on the existing door frame upper surface, and an anchor lip portion extending downwardly from the abutment plate portion for inserting into the channel. The system is also suited to fitting and retrofitting ventilating windows and fixed glass windows.

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Ft. Lauderdale, FL, United States of America

Ruth Ann Durham