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Slide lock attachment system

US9387743B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

TAYLOR MADE GROUP, LLC · US

Inventor

Thomas J. Bender · Bad Soden am Taunus, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 18, 2013
Grant date	Jul 12, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 18, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49785
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An attachment system connects an object such as a windshield to a vehicle pillar. The attachment system includes a front extrusion connectable to the vehicle pillar and including a connecting member, and a mating extrusion connectable to the vehicle pillar and including a coupling member cooperable with the connecting member. A pocket is machined into one of the front extrusion and the mating extrusion, and a latch is coupled with the other of the front extrusion and the mating extrusion. The front extrusion and the mating extrusion are connectable in an unlocked position and a locked position, wherein in the unlocked position, the connecting member is engaged with the coupling member with the latch displaced from the pocket, and in the locked position, the connecting member is engaged with the coupling member with the latch in alignment and engaged with the pocket.

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