Glass holder and method for attaching a window glass using such a glass holder

In combination, a window glass mounting system fixedly mounting a window glass element upon a vertically movable rail member of a window elevating-and-lowering assembly, comprising:

• said window glass element having a through-bore defined therein;
• a window glass holder having a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional configuration for receiving an edge portion of said window glass element within a space defined by a pair of axially spaced plate members disposed parallel to each other, wherein each one of said pair of plate members has a through-bore defined therein;
• said rail member of said window elevating-and-lowering assembly having a through-bore defined therein;
• protrusion means, fixedly disposed upon one of said pair of plate members and extending toward the other one of said pair of plate members so as to engage said edge portion of said window glass element when said edge portion of said window glass element is inserted into said space defined between said pair of plate members, for automatically separating said pair of plate members in response to said insertion of said edge portion of said window glass element into said space defined between said pair of plate members, and having a shoulder portion disposed within said through-bore of said window glass element when said window glass element is fully inserted into said window glass holder such that said window glass element is retained within said window glass holder;
• support means provided upon one of said pair of plate members for supportably seating said window glass holder upon said rail member of said window elevating-and-lowering assembly;
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• fastening means extending through said through-bores of said rail member, said window glass holder, and said window glass element for fixedly retaining said window glass element within said window glass holder and upon said rail member of said window elevating-and-lowering assembly.

In combination, a window glass assembly, comprising:

• a window glass element having a through-bore defined therein;
• a window glass holder having a substantially U-shaped cross-sectional configuration defined by a pair of axially spaced plate members disposed parallel to each other and defining a space therebetween for receiving an edge portion of said window glass element, wherein each one of said pair of plate members has a through-bore defined therein;
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• protrusion means, fixedly disposed upon a first one of said pair of plate members and extending toward a second one of said pair of plate members so as to engage said edge portion of said window glass element when said edge portion of said window glass element is inserted into said spaced defined between said pair of plate members, for automatically causing separation of said first one of said pair of plate members with respect to said second one of said pair of plate members in response to insertion of said edge portion of said window glass element into said space defined between said pair of plate members so as to permit insertion of said edge portion of said window glass element into said space defined between said pair of plate members, and having a shoulder portion disposed within said through-bore of said window glass element when said window glass element is fully inserted into said window glass holder such that said window glass element is retained within said window glass holder.