Hinge pocket for glass windshield
AssigneeTaylor Made Group, LLC
InventorsThomas J. Bender, Brian Castleman
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Abstract
A hinge system for a glass windshield with a receiving cut includes a protective flange with an opening therein secured adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield. A stiffener is positioned adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield. A hinge member including a hinge tab is disposed in the opening of the protective flange and is secured to the stiffener.
Claims14
A hinge system for a glass windshield, the glass windshield including a receiving cut, the hinge system comprising:
- a protective flange including an opening therein secured adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield;
- a stiffener positioned adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield;
- a hinge member including a hinge tab disposed in the opening of the protective flange and secured to the stiffener;
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- a connector extending through the stiffener and into the hinge tab.
A windshield assembly comprising:
- a glass windshield that is pivotable between a first position and a second position by a hinge assembly, the glass windshield including a receiving cut, wherein the hinge assembly comprises:
- a protective flange including an opening therein secured adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield,
- a stiffener positioned adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield, and
- a hinge member including a hinge tab disposed in the opening of the protective flange and secured to the stiffener.
A method of assembling a hinge assembly onto a glass windshield including a receiving cut, the method comprising:
- (a) securing a protective flange adjacent the receiving cut on one side of the glass windshield, the protective flange including an opening therein;
- (b) positioning a stiffener adjacent the receiving cut on an opposite side of the glass windshield;
- (c) positioning a hinge tab of a hinge member in the opening of the protective flange;
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- (d) securing the hinge member to the stiffener,
- wherein step (c) is practiced by extending the hinge tab through the opening of the protective flange and through the receiving cut, and wherein step (d) is practiced by extending a connector through the stiffener and into the hinge tab.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.