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A frame assembly for mounting a light in a door comprises inner and outer half-frames which sandwich a translucent panel therebetween. Each half-frame is substantially identically formed as a unitary member from sheet metal and has a plurality of substantially identical side members which define a c

A frame assembly for mounting a light in a door comprises inner and outer half-frames which sandwich a translucent panel therebetween. Each half-frame is substantially identically formed as a unitary member from sheet metal and has a plurality of substantially identical side members which define a closed polygon. Fasteners couple the half-frames to each other and secure the half-frames in the opening in the door. The fasteners can include a plurality of externally threaded fasteners which extend through holes in the half-frames and a plurality of plastic tubular retainers. Each tubular retainer has an axially extending bore coaxially aligned with one of the holes in each of the half-frames and threadedly receiving two of the fasteners in its opposite ends. The unitary nature of the frame and the fastener arrangement facilitate manufacture and assembly, while the fastener arrangement additionally provides a thermal break between the metal half-frames.

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A frame assembly for a door light, comprising: inner and outer half-frames sandwiching a translucent panel therebetween, each of said half-frames being separately and substantially identically formed as a unitary member from sheet metal and substantially uniform thickness and having a plurality of s

A frame assembly for a door light, comprising: inner and outer half-frames sandwiching a translucent panel therebetween, each of said half-frames being separately and substantially identically formed as a unitary member from sheet metal and substantially uniform thickness and having a plurality of substantially identical side members defining a closed polygon; each of said side members including, in cross section, a flat portion for supporting the frame in an opening in a support, a face portion extending in a generally perpendicular direction from an edge of said flat portion remote from the other side member toward the center of said polygon, and a third portion extending generally inwardly from said face portion toward the other half-frame to abut said translucent panel; and fastener means, extending through said face portions, for coupling said half-frames and securing said half-frames in the support opening.