Windshield installation device and method of use
AssigneeAegis Tools International, Inc.
InventorsJeff Adas, Steve Coyle
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Abstract
An installation device for installing a windshield in a vehicle. The device includes a pivot assembly including a pair of suction cups that attach to the door glass of a vehicle door, and a depending member that extends upwardly and forwardly adjacent a windshield opening. A support assembly includes a pair of suction cups that attach to a windshield, and a support rod that is axially and rotatably moveable with respect to the suction cups. The support rod includes an end that pivots on the depending member of the pivot assembly. The device moveably supports the windshield such that a single technician can install the windshield on a vehicle.
Claims20
A windshield installation device for a vehicle windshield, the vehicle including a side window, the device comprising:
- a pivot assembly including first and second suction members for coupling to the side window;
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- a support assembly including a third suction member for coupling to the windshield, the third suction member adapted to support structure that defines a bore, the support assembly further including a support member extending through the bore for axial and rotational movement with respect to the third suction member, the support member adapted to be coupled to the pivot assembly during windshield installation.
A method for installing a windshield on a vehicle, the vehicle including a windshield opening and a side window, the method comprising:
- attaching first and second suction members to the side window, the first and second suction members supporting a pivot member;
- attaching a third suction member to the windshield, the third suction member supporting a rod;
- positioning the rod on the pivot member for at least partial support of the windshield;
- manipulating the windshield to substantially overlie the windshield opening;
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- placing the windshield into the windshield opening.
A windshield installation device comprising:
- first and second suction members coupled to one another;
- a pivot member coupled to the first and second suction members, the pivot member including a generally cylindrical depending portion;
- third and fourth suction members coupled to one another;
- first and second support blocks coupled to the third and fourth suction members, each support block defining a bore, the bores being substantially axially aligned and defining an axis;
- a cylindrical support rod received by the bores for rotational and axial movement with respect to the support blocks, the support rod including an end portion defining a bore that receives the depending portion, the bore and the depending portion affording pivotal movement of the support rod with respect to the pivot member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.