Reinforced window assembly

DETAILED DESCRIPTION This invention relates to a window assembly and will have specific but not limited application to the sash assembly for the window glazing panel.
The sash assembly includes sash members connected at their ends for containing and supporting the glazing panel.
The sash members are each formed with a base and spaced side walls.
A rigid support is held between the side walls of each sash member by engaging finger parts.
The sash members are preferably of extruded construction and are formed with an open compartment which allows for greater ease and speed of production.
Such open compartment construction permits the use of extrusion dies and downstream forming equipment which are simpler and less expensive than conventional equipment.
Also, cooling and forming of the extruded material is speeded since all sides of the sash member may be uniformly cooled rather than only the exterior of an enclosed compartment.
This also yields a sash member having a more uniform shape and less internal stress.
The rigid support inserted within the sash member is used to pull the side walls of the sash member together and provide strength without the necessity of utilizing webbing between the side walls which forms an enclosed compartment.
Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a novel sash assembly for a window.
Another object of this invention is to provide a glazing panel support assembly wherein the sash and frame members have an open compartment construction.
Another object of this invention is to provide a sash for a window assembly having a construction which allows for greater ease and speed of production and yet provide sufficient support for the glazing panel.
Other objects of this invention will become apparent upon reading of the following description.