Internal force application apparatus and method of use for stretching a windshield seal
AssigneeSandra Gaskell
InventorsKevin Claycomb, Sandra Claycomb
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Abstract
A windshield lift acting between the floor of a vehicle and the inside surface of the windshield with the aid of suction cups to apply an outward force to place the seal which bonds the windshield to the vehicle frame under tension. The peripheral seal can then be easily cut with a knife.
Claims13
A device for use in stretching a windshield seal located between a windshield and a frame of a vehicle, the device comprising in combination:
- a base at a first end thereof;
- a windshield engagement end opposite said first end;
- an adjustable length structure located between said windshield engagement end and said base;
- and
- a jack attached to said adjustable length structure to increase a length of said adjustable length structure and push said windshield engagement end away from said base, such that when the device is located between a substantially fixed surface and the windshield of the vehicle, the jack can cause the device to push against the windshield and stretch the windshield seal.
A method for stretching a windshield seal that is located around a perimeter of a vehicle windshield, the steps including;
- providing a force applying device with a base and a windshield engagement end spaced from the base, the force applying device configured to be adjustable to move the windshield engagement end away from the base;
- positioning the base of the force applying device adjacent a surface of the vehicle, the surface at least partially facing the windshield;
- locating the windshield engagement end of the force applying device abutting an inside surface of the windshield;
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- adjusting a length of the force applying device so that the windshield engagement end of the force applying device causes the seal around the perimeter of the windshield to be at least partially stretched.
A method for stretching a windshield seal that is located around a perimeter of a vehicle windshield, the steps including;
- providing a force applying device with a base and a windshield engagement end spaced from the base, the force applying device configured to be adjustable to move the windshield engagement end away from the base;
- positioning the base of the force applying device adjacent a surface of the vehicle, the surface at least partially facing the windshield;
- locating the windshield engagement end of the force applying device abutting an inside surface of the windshield;
- adjusting a length of the force applying device so that the windshield engagement end of the force applying device causes the seal around the perimeter of the windshield to be at least partially stretched;
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- locating the force applying device with the base abutting a floor of the vehicle, the floor at least partially facing an inside surface of the windshield.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.