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US 8,572,835 B2Granted
Automotive glass-setting tool
OwnerDell Skluzak, David Whisenhuntinventors
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Abstract
A glass-setting apparatus may include an upper support arm and a lower support arm. The upper support arm may be attachable to a roof of a vehicle and may have a holding mechanism operable to hold a top edge of a sheet of material. The lower support arm may be attachable to a hood of the vehicle and may have one or more notches along a portion of the lower support arm that is operable to receive a bottom edge of the sheet of material.
Claims12
A glass-setting apparatus comprising:
- an upper support arm includes an upper suction device and a support member, said support member extends from said upper suction device, said suction device is removably attachable to a top surface area of a roof of a vehicle, said support member is operable to hold a top edge of a sheet of material;
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- a lower support arm includes a lower suction device and a lower extension arm, said lower extension arm extends from said lower suction device, said suction device is removably attachable to a top surface of a hood of the vehicle, at least two notches are formed along a portion of said lower extension arm that is operable to receive a bottom edge of the sheet of material, a chamfer is formed on an end of at least one of said at least two notches.
A method for holding a windshield comprising:
- attaching an upper support arm to a top surface area of a roof of a vehicle;
- attaching a lower support arm to a top surface of a hood of the vehicle;
- placing a top edge of the windshield on a support device extending from said upper support arm;
- and placing a bottom edge of the windshield on a notch on the lower support arm.
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A windshield-setting apparatus comprising:
- an upper support arm includes an upper suction device and a support member, said support member extends from said upper suction device, said support member has a substantial L-shape, said suction device is removably attachable to a top surface area of a roof of a vehicle, said support member is operable to support a top edge of the windshield;
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- a lower support arm includes a lower suction device and a lower extension arm, said lower extension arm extends from said lower suction device, said suction device is removably attachable to a top surface of a hood of the vehicle, at least two notches are formed along a portion of said lower extension arm that is operable to receive a bottom edge of the windshield, a chamfer is formed on an end of at least one of said at least two notches.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.