Windshield protection apparatus
US5332278A · kind A · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jul 26, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J11/08
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A new and improved windshield protection apparatus includes a ground-supported base. A height adjusting assembly is connected to the ground-supported base. A transverse support assembly is connected to the height adjusting assembly. A windshield-contacting protective member is connected to the transverse support assembly, and a tilt adjustment assembly is connected to the windshield-contacting protective member, for adjusting a tilt of the windshield-contacting protective member with respect to an automobile windshield. The windshield protection apparatus is supported independently of the automobile. The windshield-contacting protective member includes a contour that is complementary to a contour of the automobile windshield. The windshield-contacting protective member is rigidly attached to the transverse support assembly, and the transverse support assembly is attached to the height adjusting assembly with a swivel connection. The ground-supported base may include a hollow interior chamber defined by a housing. The housing includes a filler aperture and a cap for the filler aperture. The hollow interior chamber contains a quantity of a ballast material for weighing down the groun…
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