Method and apparatus for windshield repair during vehicle servicing

A system for repairing damaged vehicle windshields during vehicle servicing, the vehicle including movable body parts adjacent to the windshield, the system comprising;

• a low-profile base releasably mountable to a windshield;
• a dispenser for resinous material mountable to said base for applying the resinous material to a vehicle windshield;
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• a flexible UV light shield mounted to the base, the base, dispenser and shield being sufficiently low profile that they may be mounted on the windshield without interfering with the movement of the movable portion of the vehicle;
• a self-powered, low-profile UV light source mountable on the windshield for providing UV light to the windshield upon removal of the flexible UV light shield;
• an automated telephone system access sequence for each of a plurality of insurance carriers;
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• a windshield claim authorization scripts for each of a plurality of insurance carriers, whereby the telephone system of a selected insurance carrier may be accessed and insurance claim information may be provided to the selected insurance carrier during windshield repair.

A method of repairing a vehicle windshield having a damage area without entering the vehicle comprising the steps of:

• collecting vehicle insurance information and initiating vehicle insurance claim processing using an insurance-carrier-specific dialing sequence and an insurance-carrier-specific script;
• while vehicle insurance claim processing is proceeding, applying a resinous material to the damage area of the windshield using a low-profile applicator mounted on a base, the base being releasably mountable to the windshield, and simultaneously shielding the damage area from UV light using a low-profile, flexible UV light shield mounted to the base;
• removing the applicator and UV light shield;
• exposing the damage area to a self-powered, low-profile UV light source;
• at least one of the foregoing steps of applying the resinous material, removing the applicator and UV light shield and exposing the damaged area to the UV light source being performed during lube center servicing of the vehicle by lube center personnel, and all of such steps being performed without entering the vehicle.