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).
Claims19
An attach and release system for securing a windshield to a pillar, the attach and release system comprising:
- a windshield section securable to the windshield adjacent the pillar and including a connection tab and a 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:
- a windshield section 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 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 a windshield section with a connection tab and a seal tab, the connection tab including a dowel pin and a tapped hole, 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 windshield section to the windshield;
- (b) 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;
- (c) attaching the pillar section of the clamp onto the pillar;
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- (d) 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.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.