Transition device for coupled metal frames
US7222581B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 15, 2006 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 15, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB63B17/00
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A transition device for providing a smooth corner of a pair of angular oriented interconnected windshields on a boat, the boat having a forward facing or front windshield and a side facing windshield, both the windshields being mounted in a formed aluminum molding. The transition device comprises a first element attached to the molding of the forward facing windshield at an upper end of the joint and terminating at the joint in a ball and a second element attached to the molding of the side facing windshield at the upper end of the joint and terminating in a socket. The ball and the socket are shaped and sized to fit together to form a smooth transition at the upper end of the joint so that the corner joint appears to have a ball and socket joint.
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