Hidden marine windshield mounting system and method
AssigneePacific Coast Marine Windshields Ltd.
InventorDarren Ashley Bach
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Abstract
A hidden marine windshield mounting system and method, utilizing a cooperative pair of elongated base members, longitudinally extending around the front of and fastened to a marine vessel deck. The two elongated base members cooperatively interlock with one another to form a single windshield mounting base unit, having a substantially vertically erect windshield receiving area for adhesion of most usually, curved windshield tempered glass. Mounted onto the top of the curved windshield glass is an elongated trim member, which may come into contact at its ends, with the ends of the base member pair. The base member pair can be forcibly separable from one another after stretch forming for assembly, installation and for glass replacement.
Claims43
A hidden marine windshield mounting system for fitting a curved windshield to a boat deck, the mounting system comprising:
- an elongate base member and a windshield mounting rail,
- said base member longitudinally extending around the front of and mountable to the boat deck, said base member for interlocked mating with said windshield mounting rail along the length of said base member, and;
- said windshield mounting rail having a curvilinear windshield supporting flange, said supporting flange substantially planar in vertical cross section so as to conformably mate an exterior surface of said supporting flange to an inside surface of the windshield.
A method of manufacturing a hidden marine windshield mounting system for mounting a curved windshield to a boat deck, comprising the steps of:
- a) forming a longitudinally extending base member and forming a longitudinally extending windshield mounting rail having a windshield supporting flange;
- b) applying adhesive to said windshield supporting flange;
- c) aligning said windshield with said windshield supporting flange;
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- d) precisely setting said windshield with said supporting flange.
- e) mounting said base member and said mounting rail to the boat deck so as to dispose said windshield supporting flange outboard of said base member and completely inboard of said windshield mounted thereon
A marine windshield mounting system for fitting a curved windshield to a boat deck of a boat, the mounting system comprising:
- an elongate base member and a windshield mounting rail,
- said base member mountable to the boat deck, said base member for interlocked mating with said windshield mounting rail along the length of said base member,
- said base member having upper and lower flanges extending said length of said base member and defining a cavity extending substantially said length of said base member, said base member adapted for mounting to the boat deck so that said cavity opens outboard relative to a center of the boat when said base member is mounted to the boat deck,
- said windshield mounting rail consisting of a lower male member for mounting into said cavity and adapted to fit snugly in mating engagement into said cavity when so mounted, and a curvilinear windshield supporting flange, said supporting flange substantially planar in vertical cross section so as to conformably mate an exterior surface of said supporting flange to an inside surface of the windshield, wherein said male member and said supporting flange are cantilevered one from the other so as to form an acute angle therebetween, wherein when said male member is mounted into said cavity, said supporting flange extends upwardly from said male member and said base member so that when said base member is mounted onto the boat deck, and said male member is mounted into said base member, and said windshield is mounted onto said supporting flange, said base member and said windshield mounting rail are completely inboard of the windshield and not directly exposed outboard.
A marine windshield mounting system for fitting a curved windshield to a boat deck of a boat, the mounting system comprising:
- an elongate base member and a windshield mounting rail mounted thereto,
- said base member longitudinally extending around the front of and mountable to the boat deck, said rail having a curvilinear windshield supporting flange, said supporting flange substantially planar in vertical cross section so as to conformably mate an exterior surface of said supporting flange to an inside surface of the windshield,
- wherein said elongate base member and said supporting flange are cantilevered one from the other so as to form an acute angle therebetween, wherein when said base member is mounted onto the boat deck said supporting flange extends upwardly from said base member so that when said base member is mounted onto the boat deck, and said windshield is mounted onto said supporting flange, said base member and said windshield mounting rail are completely inboard of the windshield and not directly exposed outboard.
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