Free-standing marine windshield assembly having a polymeric frame
AssigneeEngineered Glass Products, LLC
InventorsPeter F. Gerhardinger, Brett Jacobson
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Abstract
The invention is a free-standing, self-supporting windshield adapted to be secured to the hull of a marine vessel. The windshield has at least one sheet of substantially transparent material having a peripheral edge. A polymeric frame is molded around the peripheral edge of the transparent material. An adhesion promoting primer applied to the peripheral edge of the substantially transparent material assists the polymeric frame to adhere to the transparent material. A lower portion of the frame is adapted to conform with, and be sealingly affixed to, a surface of the hull of the vessel. A top portion of the frame is designed to absorb an impact for safety considerations and it may also function as a handrail.
Claims42
A marine vessel having a hull, said hull having an upper surface affixed to which is a free-standing assembly comprising:
- a. at least one substantially transparent panel having a peripheral edge;
- b. an adhesion-promoting primer applied to said peripheral edge;
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- c. a molded polymeric frame surrounding said peripheral edge of said at least one panel;
- a lower portion of said frame conforms intimately with, and is sealingly affixed to, said upper surface of said hull;
- wherein said lower portion of said frame is secured within a groove located in said surface of said hull.
A free-standing, self-supporting windshield adapted to be secured to the hull of a marine vessel, comprising:
- a. at least one sheet of a substantially transparent material having a peripheral edge;
- b. an adhesion-promoting primer applied to said peripheral edge;
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- d. a polymeric frame located around said peripheral edge of said substantially transparent material, said polymeric frame having a lower portion adapted to conform with, and be sealingly affixed to, a surface of said hull of said marine vessel;
- wherein said lower portion of said frame is secured within a groove located in said surface of said hull.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.