Paintless dent repair glue tab
OwnerJonathon Videeninventor
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Abstract
A glue tab for paintless dent repair. The glue tab has a head portion and a dent lifting portion. The glue tab further includes a stem extending between the head and dent lifting portions. The dent lifting portion has an affixment portion with a flat bottom surface. The bottom surface is configured to be affixed to a dent in a vehicle body. The bottom surface further includes a first perimeter extending along an outer edge. A stepped up portion sits between the stem and the affixment portion. The stepped up portion has a second perimeter that substantially follows the first perimeter. The first perimeter is wider than the second perimeter.
Claims16
A glue tab for paintless dent repair comprising:
- a head portion;
- a dent lifting portion;
- and a stem there between,
- wherein the dent lifting portion comprises an affixment portion having a flat bottom surface configured to be affixed to a dent in a vehicle body and a first perimeter extending along an outer edge of the flat bottom surface;
- and
- a stepped up portion between the stem and the affixment portion, the stepped up portion having a second perimeter that substantially follows the first perimeter, wherein the first perimeter is wider than the second perimeter,
- wherein the affixment portion has a first thickness and the stepped up portion has a second thickness, the first and second thicknesses being substantially similar.
A device for removing dents from a vehicle body comprising:
- a first lifting surface having a thickness between 0.2 and 1.5 mm, the first lifting surface configured for attachment to the vehicle body;
- a second lifting surface disposed on top of the first lifting surface, the second lifting surface being set back from an outside edge of the first lifting surface, wherein the second lifting surface defines a margin between an outer edge of the first lifting surface and an outer edge of the second lifting surface, the margin having a constant width;
- and
- a gripping portion affixed to the second lifting surface,
- wherein the constant width of the margin is between 0.5 and 3.5 mm.
A glue tab for pulling dents from vehicle bodies comprising:
- a head portion configured to interface with a pulling tool;
- a dent attachment portion having an elongated planar bottom surface and a margin configured to flex when the dent attachment portion is affixed to a dent in the vehicle body and a pulling force is applied the head portion by the pulling tool, wherein the dent attachment portion comprises an elongated stepped up portion disposed above the bottom surface;
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- a neck portion extending vertically between the stepped up portion and the head portion,
- wherein an arm extends downwardly from the neck portion to the elongated stepped up portion along a longitudinal axis of the elongated stepped up portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.