Vehicle windshield bug and debris deflector

In combination, a vehicle including a hood and a windshield bug and debris deflector mounted on a rearwardly extending flange portion underlying a front portion of the hood comprising:

• a) a shield, extending substantially the full width of said vehicle hood, the shield having, in cross section, a linear portion, a sharply curved portion, and an upstanding bug deflection portion;
• b) at least one attachment strip, the strip having adhesive means on the top and bottom surfaces, said attachment strip attaching an upper surface of said linear portion of said shield to said rearwardly extending flange portion underlying said front portion of said hood;
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• c) at least one resiliently deformable stabilizer, having adhesive means on one surface, said adhesive means attaching said stabilizer to a lower surface of said linear portion whereby, when said hood is closed, said stabilizeer is compressed between the lower surface of said linear portion of said shield and an upper surface of a vehicle grille.

A method for attaching a windshield bug and debris deflector having a shield extending substantially the full width of a vehicle hood and having, in cross section, a linear portion, a sharply curved portion, and an upstanding bug deflection portion to a rearwardly extending flange portion underlying a front portion of such a vehicle hood comprising:

• a) adhesively affixing at least one attachment strip to an upper surface of said linear portion of said deflector shield;
• b) affixing at least one resiliently deformable stabilizer to a lower surface of said linear portion of said deflector shield;
• c) opening and slightly raising said hood of said vehicle;
• d) centering the midpoint of said deflector shield with the centerline of said hood;
• e) positioning said deflector shield such that said upstanding bug deflection portion of said deflector shield clears said front portion of said hood and such that said attachment strip of said deflector shield contacts said rearwardly extending flange portion underlying said front portion of said hood;
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• f) providing pressure on said deflector shield to secure the attachment of said attachment strip to said rearwardly extending flange portion with a pressure sensitive adhesive.

A kit for providing a bug and debris deflector for a vehicle by attachment to a rearwardly extending flange portion underlying a front portion of vehicle's hood, comprising:

• a) a shield including an elongate deflector portion adapted to extend laterally across a substantial portion of such hood in slightly space upstanding relationship;
• at least one linear portion for attachment to such hood flange portion and
• at least one curved portion interconnecting the deflector and linear portions to support the deflector portion in upstanding relationship when the deflector is in use;
• b) at least one attachment strip having pressure sensitive adhesive on each of two opposite surfaces for attaching said at least one linear portion to such hood flange portion;
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• c) at least one compressor having pressure sensitive adhesive on one surface thereof for attachment to a selected one of the linear portion and a grill of such vehicle for compressive positioning between the linear portion and such grille when the deflector is in use on such vehicle with such hood being closed.