Glass repair kit and method
OwnerPatrick Mcclaininventor
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Abstract
A portable glass repair kit system and method, more particularly, for windshield repair for laminated glass and the like to provide an easy to use, highly portable, and economical glass repair kit. The glass repair kit does not require specialized equipment such as an injector, plugger device, suction cups, or require any additional tools or specialized knowledge of how to use the repair kit. The glass repair kit contains a resin which may be urged by a user through slight pressure after the glass repair kit is adhered over an impact point and any cracks thereby repairing a windshield in a more cost effective, time efficient, and user friendly way.
Claims20
A glass repair kit to repair an impact point in safety glass, comprising:
- a housing, said housing comprising a wall and a bottom surface, said wall extends from said bottom surface whereby in operation after placement of said housing on said safety glass then said bottom surface is adjacent said safety glass;
- an adhesive operable to adhere said bottom surface to said safety glass;
- a chamber formed inside of said housing defined by said wall for placement adjacent said safety glass to permit resin to flow from said chamber to said safety glass through an opening, whereby when said adhesive is adhered to said safety glass and said bottom surface then a seal is formed between said housing and said safety glass around said opening;
- a compression member to urge said resin into said impact point in said safety glass during operation of said glass repair kit, said resin being operable to flow into said impact point and cure in response to UV light;
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- a UV shield for said compression member, said UV shield being operable to block transmission of UV light to said resin within said chamber.
The glass repair kit of 10 further comprising said at least one internal compression component comprises two internal compression components, said two internal compression components having a length substantially the length of said bar, said two internal compression components being positioned parallel relative said bar and spaced to accept said bar between said two internal compression components upon compression, said two internal compression components having a top surface which is angled between zero and thirty five degrees relative each end of each said two internal compression components, and said top surface of said two internal compression components comprising ridges operable to pierce said container upon compression.
A method of providing a glass repair kit to repair an impact point in safety glass, said method comprising:
- providing a housing comprising a top surface and a bottom surface whereby in operation after placement of said housing on said safety glass then said bottom surface is adjacent said safety glass and said top surface is distal said safety glass, said housing comprising a wall;
- providing adhesive to adhere said bottom surface to said safety glass;
- providing that a chamber is formed within said housing, said chamber defined by said wall, placing said chamber adjacent said safety glass to permit resin to flow from said chamber to said safety glass;
- positioning said resin inside said chamber;
- positioning said adhesive on said bottom surface around an opening in said bottom surface whereby when said adhesive is adhered to said safety glass and said bottom surface then a seal is formed between said housing and said safety glass around said opening;
- providing a compression member to urge said resin into said impact point in said safety glass during operation of said glass repair kit, said resin being operable to flow into said impact point through said opening and cure in response to UV light;
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- providing a UV shield for said chamber, said UV shield being operable to block transmission of UV light to said resin within said chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.