Flush Glazed Windshield Mounting
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorDouglas D. Griffith
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Abstract
A bottom trim member secures a curved sheet element such as a windshield or the like on a surface. The bottom trim member includes a bottom trim extrusion having a connecting leg affixable to the curved sheet element and a gasket receiving leg. A gasket is disposed in engagement with the gasket receiving leg, where the gasket is shaped such that the bottom trim extrusion is positionable in multiple orientations relative to the surface and such that the gasket maintains a sealing engagement in any of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations. A securing member is affixable to the surface and cooperable with the bottom trim extrusion to secure the bottom trim extrusion to the surface in any one of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations.
Claims17
A bottom trim member for securing a curved sheet element on a surface, the bottom trim member comprising:
- a bottom trim extrusion including a connecting leg affixable to the curved sheet element and a gasket receiving leg;
- a gasket disposed in engagement with the gasket receiving leg, wherein the gasket is shaped such that the bottom trim extrusion is positionable in multiple orientations relative to the surface and such that the gasket maintains a sealing engagement in any of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations;
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- a securing member affixable to the surface and cooperable with the bottom trim extrusion to secure the bottom trim extrusion to the surface in any one of the bottom trim extrusion multiple orientations.
A bottom trim member for securing a windshield to a boat surface, the bottom trim member comprising:
- a bottom trim extrusion including a connecting leg affixable to the windshield and a gasket receiving leg;
- a cylindrical gasket disposed in engagement with the gasket receiving leg, the cylindrical gasket being formed of an elastic material;
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- a securing member affixable to the boat surface and cooperable with the bottom trim extrusion and the gasket to secure the bottom trim extrusion to the boat surface, wherein the gasket is disposed in a compressed state to hold the bottom trim extrusion and the securing member in engagement with each other.
A method of securing a curved sheet element on a surface comprising:
- affixing a connecting leg of a bottom trim extrusion to the curved sheet element;
- positioning a cylindrical gasket in engagement with a gasket receiving leg of the bottom trim extrusion, the cylindrical gasket being formed of an elastic material;
- affixing a securing member to the surface;
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- compressing the cylindrical gasket and the gasket receiving leg into a space defined by the securing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.