Automotive windshield repair bridge
US6561778B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29L2031/3052
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An improved repair bridge for windshield repair which is easier to drag along in proper position, a repair bridge which inherently applies a balanced force on opposite sides of the chip/crack, a bridge which requires substantially less adjustment bolt force, and which is provided with an adjustment bolt force gauge so that even a novice will be able to apply optimum crack spreading force without enlarging the crack. The generally U shaped bridge comprises: a left arm portion, a right arm portion, and a middle portion extending between and connecting the arm portions. Two upright finger bolts are each matingly threaded through an unconnected end portion of one of the arms; and, two plastic suction cups are each carried by a central portion of one of the arms. An upright resin injection head is adjustably screwed through the middle portion. The resin injection head is positioned above one end portion of the chip/crack; the suction cups are adhered on opposite sides of the chip/crack; and, the finger bolts are tightened down against the windshield thereby pressing the resin injection head down marginally spreading the chip/crack. Then the injection head may be slid along and over the …
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