Bonded windshield system
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsPhilip A. Oakes, Edward J. Erskine
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Abstract
A windshield system securable on a boat deck includes a bottom trim securable directly onto the boat deck, a top trim, and a vertical trim connected between the bottom trim and the top trim. A glass panel is secured to the bottom trim, the top trim and the vertical trim solely with an adhesive. The trim profiles significantly reduce processing and assembly work. The system is also intended to be fully bonded together without the use of mechanical fasteners.
Claims14
A windshield system securable on a boat deck, the windshield system comprising:
- a bottom trim securable directly onto the boat deck;
- a top trim;
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- a vertical trim connected between the bottom trim and the top trim;
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- a glass panel secured to the bottom trim, the top trim and the vertical trim solely with a first adhesive.
A windshield system securable on a boat deck, the windshield system comprising:
- a starboard side (SS) frame set including an SS bottom trim, an SS top trim, an SS vertical trim, and an SS glass panel secured to the SS bottom trim, the SS top trim and the SS vertical trim solely with a first adhesive;
- a port side (PS) frame set including a PS bottom trim, a PS top trim, a PS vertical trim, and a PS glass panel secured to the PS bottom trim, the PS top trim and the PS vertical trim solely with a second adhesive;
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- a door pivotally connected to one of the starboard side frame set and the port side frame set between the starboard side frame set and the port side frame set, the door comprising a door bottom trim, a door top trim, a door vertical trim, and a door glass panel secured to the door bottom trim, the door top trim and the door vertical trim solely with a third adhesive.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.