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.
Claims15
A windshield installation device for a vehicle windshield, the vehicle including a side window, the device comprising:
- a first assembly configured to attach to a side window of a vehicle, the first assembly including a first support member having a first end and a second end and a pin that is retractable with respect to one of the first end and the second end of the first support member;
- a second assembly configured to attach to a windshield of the vehicle, the second assembly including a second support member having a bore configured to receive a rod, the rod having a first end and a second end, one of the first end and the second end of the rod configured to be removably coupled to the pin and pivot with respect to the first support member.
A windshield installation device for a vehicle windshield, the vehicle including a windshield opening and a side window, the device comprising:
- a first assembly including a first support member and a pin extending from the first support member, the pin configured to retract with respect to the first support member, the first support member configured to attach to a side window of the vehicle;
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- a second assembly configured to attach to the windshield, the second assembly configured to pivot with respect to the retractable pin to position the windshield adjacent to the windshield opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.