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A hinged window assembly for vehicles adapted to be installed substantially entirely from the vehicle exterior. The assembly includes a window pane and at least one hinge preferably bonded with a suitable adhesive directly to the window pane surface without any hinge securing structure extending int

A hinged window assembly for vehicles adapted to be installed substantially entirely from the vehicle exterior. The assembly includes a window pane and at least one hinge preferably bonded with a suitable adhesive directly to the window pane surface without any hinge securing structure extending into or through the window. In a preferred form, the hinge is formed from flexible, resilient metal and cooperates with a sealing weather strip forming a seal between the preferred glass window pane and a vehicle body. Preferably, the fastening structure for attaching the hinge to a vehicle body is concealed from view behind the assembly when viewed from the vehicle exterior.

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A hinged window assembly for vehicles adapted for installation substantially entirely from the exterior of the vehicle comprising: a window pane having front, back and peripheral edge surfaces; hinge means for moving said window pane between at least an open and a closed position, said hinge means b

A hinged window assembly for vehicles adapted for installation substantially entirely from the exterior of the vehicle comprising: a window pane having front, back and peripheral edge surfaces; hinge means for moving said window pane between at least an open and a closed position, said hinge means being secured to at least one of said surfaces of said window pane at a specified location without any structure extending into or through said window pane and including means for attaching said hinge means to a portion of a vehicle; said hinge means including at least one hinge member; bonding means intermediate said hinge member and said window pane for rigidly securing said attaching means directly to said window pane; said window pane being glass; said hinge member is metal; said bonding means including an adhesive sufficient to adhere metal to glass; said hinge member including at least one hinge plate formed from resilient metal, said plate including a flexible, resilient portion which is sufficiently flexible to allow movement of said window pane between said open and closed positions; said bonding means securing said hinge plate to said front surface of said window pane adjacent said peripheral edge surface, said front surface adapted to face outwardly of the vehicle when said assembly is installed in a vehicle.