Patent · US Expired

Method of windshield repair

US5948331A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJun 3, 1998
Grant dateSep 7, 1999
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Expiry dateJun 3, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29L2031/3052
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A windshield repair apparatus and method wherein a quick connect/disconnect bayonet mounting arrangement mounts an injector to a support apparatus which holds the injector relative to a windshield for repair. A ramp surface may be provided with respect to the bayonet mounting arrangement for selective adjustment of the position of the injector relative to the support apparatus. A rubber stopper with two passages is provided with the injector, one passage central to the stopper for receipt of a mechanical probe, and one passage offset from the central passage for receipt of pressures greater than or less than atmospheric pressure during use.

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