Stained window and method of making the same

Claim 1

A STAINED WINDOW COMPRISING A TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC BACKING SHEET, AN INTERMEDIATE LAYER OFTRANSLUCENT PLASTIC, AND OVERLYING COLORED PIECES OF TRANSLUCENT PLASTIC BONDED TO SAID PLASTIC BACKING SHEET BY SAID INTERMEDIATE LAYER OF PLASTIC, AND COMBINED REINFORCING AND DIVIDER STRIPS OF HIGH STRENGTH PLASTIC METAL EXTENDING BETWEEN AND BORDERING SAID COLORED PIECES OF PLASTIC, SAID DIVIDER STRIPS SIMULATING CONVENTIONAL LEADED STRIPS AND BEING INTERLOCKED WITH BOTH SAID BACKING SHEET AND SAID COLORED PIECES TO PROVIDE AN INTEGRAL REINFORCING WHEREBY A LARGE UNSUPPORTED WINDOW AS COMPARED TO STAINED GLASS IS POSSIBLE, THE CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID DIVIDER STRIP AND SAID BACKING SHEET BEING IN THE FORM OF GROOVES IN SAID BACKING SHEET AND SAID DIVIDER STRIPS FILLING AND BEING INTERLOCKED SAID GROOVES.