Vehicle window support tool
OwnerLaslo L. Boldizarinventor
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Abstract
A window support apparatus positively supports a glass panel of an automobile side window in its upward or closed position while disconnected from its supporting window regulator mechanism. The support apparatus includes a support frame, a pair of suction cups for clamping the apparatus to the window glass, and a pair of slides which fit in the window channel of the door between the glass panel and the exterior or interior door panel. The window support apparatus opposes sudden downward movement of the window glass panel resulting from gravity, and is removably installed on the automobile door to prevent inadvertent falling of the glass panel into the door cavity while repair work is performed on the door or the door's interior components.
Claims16
A tool for supporting and preventing sudden downward movement of a vehicle door window, the window including a glass panel disposed for free-moving vertical movement in a window channel bounded by inner and outer door panels, the window tool comprising
- a frame,
- first and second suction cups, mounted on the support frame in a spaced arrangement, for removably clamping the tool to the window glass panel;
- and
- first and second slides, mounted on the frame in a spaced arrangement, for inserting a predetermined distance into the window channel between the glass panel and one of said door panels;
- wherein the first and second suction cups, clamped to the window panel, cooperate with the slides, inserted into the window channel, and with the frame, to evenly support and prevent sudden downward movement of the glass panel.
A window-support tool for automobile door windows disposed for free-moving vertical movement in a linear channel in the automobile door, the tool comprising
- a tool frame having a longitudinal dimension;
- a pair of spaced suction cups mounted on the frame for removably attaching the tool to the window glass panel;
- and
- a pair of slides, mounted on the frame, for engaging the linear channel;
- wherein the window is evenly supported in the channel and prevented from sudden downward movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.