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Windshield for motor vehicles

Assignee: Compagnie de Saint Gobain SA
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Filing: 1969-01-27
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Granted: 1971-12-28
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Expires: 1989-01-27
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Abstract

Abstract Windshields are constructed on a basis of the tolerance of the human body to impact, with special attention to the tolerance of head and spine, macroscopic lesions on the cervical vertibrae and resistance of the brain to cerebral lesions. The designs contemplate a windshield, of unbreaking center and fragile rim, which will transmit the shock of impact and break the rim in the few microseconds before body tolerance to impact has been exceeded. An impact duration of 30 microseconds is treated as the upper limit of toleration within which the windshield must shear off at its edges. Several designs are disclosed based upon special treatments for the center and the rim.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fritz Bruckner
  • 👤 Hans Krings
  • 👤 Hans Peter Siemonsen
  • 👤 Franz Kramling

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 10:24
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; B32B17/10; B32B17/10005; B32B17/1055; B32B17/10761; B32B17/10009; B32B17/10018; B32B17/10036; B60; B60J; B60J1/00; B60J1/008; B60J1/02; B60J10/00; B60J10/70; B32B2367/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/15; Y10T428/31; Y10T428/315; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/31551; Y10T428/31627; Y10T428/3163

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 15 words
The windshield of claim 1, said outer sheet being essentially untempered over its entire area.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 40 words
The windshield of claim 1, material of said outer sheet being removed along a line in said border portion, contiguous to the periphery of said inner sheet, to thereby form a circumscribing weakening of said outer sheet, along said line.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 12 words
The windshield of claim 1, said inner sheet being of thermoplastic material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 13 words
The windshield of claim 1, said inner sheet being of essentially untempered glass.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 15 words
The windshield of claim 1, said inner sheet being of glass strengthened by ion exchange.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-12-27 1975-06-28 1975-12-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-12-27 1979-06-28 1979-12-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-12-27 1983-06-28 1983-12-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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