Skylight construction

A skylight construction for an opening in a building comprising:

• a frame extending about the opening and including means for securing said frame about the opening, translucent or transparent glazing means covering the opening and extending at edges to overlie the frame means, means for retaining said glazing means on said frame, said frame comprising a base frame and a support frame overlying the base frame, both said base frame and said support frame constructed of a rigid plastic material, said base and support frames having associated therewith at least one flexible gasket adapted to be positioned therebetween, said retaining means and said base frame each having an interlocking channel, and a foldable header gasket having opposite ends, one end being received by said interlocking channel of said retaining means, the other end being received by said interlocking channel of said base frame.

A skylight construction for an opening in a building comprising:

• a frame extending about the opening and including means for securing said frame about the opening, translucent or transparent glazing means covering the opening and extending at edges to overlie said frame, means for retaining said glazing means on said frame, said frame comprising a base frame and a support frame overlying the base frame, both said base frame and said support frame constructed of a rigid plastic material, said base and support frames having associated therewith at least one flexible gasket adapted to be positioned therebetween, said at least one flexible gasket having multiple contact sealing locations to form multiple seal areas extending along a line from inside to outside of said frame.

A skylight construction for an opening in a building comprising:

• a frame extending about the opening and including means for securing said frame about the opening, translucent or transparent glazing means covering the opening and extending at edges to overlie said frame, means for retaining said glazing means on said frame, said frame comprising a base frame, said means for retaining comprising a retainer, and a flexible gasket integral and coextruded with the said frame, said frame being constructed of rigid plastic material and said coextruded flexible gasket being constructed of a flexible plastic material, and said flexible gasket having multiple and separate contact sealing locations to form multiple seal areas.

A skylight construction for an opening in a building comprising:

• a frame extending about the opening and including means for securing said frame about the opening, translucent or transparent glazing means covering the opening and extending at edges to overlie the frame, means for retaining said glazing means on the frame, said means for retaining including a retainer and associated securing fastener and a cushioning member disposed between said retainer and said frame and including a cushioning piece supported adjacent said glazing means, said retainer having a leg for positioning on top of the glazing means, and means for securing said cushioning member from said retainer leg so as to dispose said cushioning member laterally adjacent and in facing relationship to the peripheral edge of said glazing means.