Windshield quick attach and release system
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsCurtis Mulvane, Brian Castleman
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Abstract
An attach and release system for securing a windshield to a pillar includes an extrusion that is securable to the windshield adjacent the pillar. The extrusion has a connection tab and a seal tab. A bulb seal is connected to the seal tab, and a clamp includes a pillar section securable to the pillar and a connector section securable to the connection tab. The system and method facilitate windshield installation and removal and are suited for a utility task/terrain vehicle (UTV) as part of its rollover protection structure (ROPS).
Claims17
An attach and release system for securing a windshield to a pillar, the attach and release system comprising:
- an extrusion securable to the windshield adjacent the pillar and including a connection tab and a seal tab;
- a bulb seal connected to the seal tab;
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- a clamp including a pillar section securable to the pillar and a connector section securable to the connection tab.
An attach and release system for securing a windshield to a pillar, the attach and release system comprising:
- an extrusion securable to the windshield adjacent the pillar and including a connection tab and a seal tab, the connection tab including a dowel pin and a tapped hole;
- a bulb seal connected to the seal tab;
- a clamp including a pillar section securable to the pillar and a connector section securable to the connection tab, the clamp including a slot and a clearance hole in the connector section,
- wherein the dowel pin engages the slot, and with the dowel pin fully inserted into the slot, the clearance hole is aligned with the tapped hole;
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- a connector secured through the clearance hole and the tapped hole.
A method of securing a windshield to a pillar using an attach and release system including an extrusion with a connection tab and a seal tab, the connection tab including a dowel pin and a tapped hole, a bulb seal, and a clamp including a pillar section and a connector section, the clamp including a slot and a clearance hole in the connector section, the method comprising:
- (a) attaching the extrusion to the windshield;
- (b) attaching the bulb seal on the seal tab;
- (c) attaching the connector section of the clamp on the connection tab while inserting the dowel pin of the connection tab into the slot in the clamp;
- (d) attaching the pillar section of the clamp onto the pillar;
- (e) displacing the clamp along and relative to the pillar section until the clearance hole in the slot is aligned with the tapped hole in the connection tab;
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- (f) securing a connector through the clearance hole and the tapped hole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.