Slide on cover for framing system

A framing system comprising:

• a frame member having an interior portion, an exterior portion, and at least one glazing pocket defined between said interior and exterior portions;
• a glazing panel having a lateral edge thereof received within said glazing pocket;
• a cover configured to engage said exterior portion of said frame member, said cover having transversely facing gasket mounting means associated therewith;
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• a resilient gasket mounted to said transversely facing gasket mounting means of said cover and bearing against an exterior marginal face of said glazing panel received within said glazing pocket;
• whereby said resilient gasket bearing against said exterior marginal edge of said glazing panel exerts an outward force on said cover which biases said cover into snug engagement with said exterior portion of said frame member, thereby to secure said cover with respect to said frame member.

A framing system comprising:

• a frame member having a longitudinal axis, an interior portion, an exterior portion, and at least one glazing pocket defined between said interior and exterior portions, said glazing pocket being configured to receive a lateral edge of a glazing panel therewithin;
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• a cover having a longitudinal axis and being configured to engage said exterior portion of said frame member by relatively sliding said cover and said frame member along their respective longitudinal axes, said cover having transversely facing gasket mounting means disposed thereon configured to engage a glazing gasket for bearing against an exterior marginal face of a glazing panel received within said glazing pocket;
• whereby a glazing gasket which engages said transversely facing gasket mounting means and bears against an exterior marginal edge of a glazing panel received within said glazing pocket exerts an outward force on said cover which biases said cover into snug engagement with said exterior portion of said frame member, thereby to secure said cover with respect to said frame member.