Clamp with locking tab to secure boat windshield
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorPhilip A. Oakes
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Abstract
A bottom trim clamp assembly secures a windshield and bottom trim member with connecting structure to a boat surface. The bottom trim clamp assembly includes a base clamp securable to the boat surface and having at least one base tab cooperable with the connecting structure. A locking tab selectively securable to the base clamp is also cooperable with the connecting structure. The clamp assembly can be secured to the boat surface prior to shipping to facilitate full installation of the windshield after shipping.
Claims20
A bottom trim clamp assembly for securing a windshield to a boat surface, the windshield including a bottom trim member with connecting structure, the bottom trim clamp assembly comprising:
- a base clamp securable to the boat surface, the base clamp including at least one base tab being oriented to extend upward away from the boat surface and being cooperable with the connecting structure;
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- a locking tab selectively securable to the base clamp, the locking tab being oriented to extend downward toward the boat surface and being cooperable with the connecting structure.
A boat windshield assembly comprising:
- a windshield;
- a bottom trim member secured to the windshield, the bottom trim member having connecting structure including a concave distal end, a protrusion and an upper portion;
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- a bottom trim clamp assembly for securing the windshield and the bottom trim member to a boat surface, the bottom trim clamp assembly comprising:
- a base clamp securable to the boat surface, the base clamp including at least one base tab being oriented to extend upward away from the boat surface and being cooperable with the connecting structure, and
- a locking tab selectively securable to the base clamp, the locking tab being oriented to extend downward toward the boat surface and being cooperable with the connecting structure.
A method of securing a windshield with a bottom trim member to a boat surface using a bottom trim clamp assembly, the bottom trim member having connecting structure, and the bottom trim clamp assembly having a base clamp and a locking tab, the method comprising:
- (a) positioning the windshield and the bottom trim member on the boat surface;
- (b) engaging the bottom trim clamp assembly with the connecting structure of the bottom trim;
- (c) securing the bottom trim clamp assembly to the boat surface;
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- (d) engaging the locking tab with the bottom trim member and securing the locking tab to the base clamp.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.