US 12,325,212 B2
Window assemblies
David Anthony Trudeau, Grayslake, IL (US); and Alex Trudeau, Grayslake, IL (US)
Assigned to TruArmor a division of Clear-Armor, LLC, Grayslake, IL (US)
Filed by TruArmor a division of Clear-Armor LLC, Grayslake, IL (US)
Filed on Jun. 28, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/360,248.
Prior Publication US 2022/0410541 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. B32B 17/10 (2006.01); B32B 27/36 (2006.01); B60J 1/00 (2006.01); B60J 1/02 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 17/10761 (2013.01) [B32B 17/10036 (2013.01); B32B 27/36 (2013.01); B60J 1/001 (2013.01); B60J 1/02 (2013.01); B32B 2367/00 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A window assembly comprising:
a first glass layer and a second glass layer that define opposing lateral sides of a window assembly and which each have a corresponding curved shape;
a first adhesive layer and a second adhesive layer that are each comprised of one of an ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) adhesive or a polyvinyl butyral (PVB) adhesive and such that the first adhesive layer overlies and extends radially beyond at least one side of the first glass layer and the second adhesive layer overlies at least one side of second glass layer;
a reinforcement layer comprising one of a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or thermoplastic polyester polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PET-G) layer that overlies and is disposed between the first adhesive layer and the second adhesive layer, the reinforcement layer having a lateral thickness between 3 mm and 45 mm and wherein the first adhesive layer, second adhesive layer, and reinforcement layer are trimmable to correspond to the curved shape of the first glass layer and the second glass layer; and
wherein the window assembly remains intact when subjected to at least a 5 pound ball drop test from 30 feet and has a thickness that allows the window assembly to be secured to an opening defined by an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) mounting arrangement.