US4840551A
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Arrangement for repairing stone impact damages at windshields made of multi-layer safety glass
Assignee: Daimler Benz AG
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Filing: 1987-03-06
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Granted: 1989-06-20
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Expires: 2007-03-06
Abstract
Abstract A repair method for repairing stone or gravel impact damages on windshields of multi-layer safety glass, in which the damaged place is covered with a transparent suction cup, a vacuum is produced underneath the suction cup and a liquid-clear hardening synthetic resinous material is applied onto the damaged place by means of an injection needle pierced through the suction cup. Compared to known repair methods, the method of this invention requires a lesser apparatus expenditure and can be carried out in a more simple manner.
Inventors
- 👤 Kurt Lay
- 👤 Erwin Sailer
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 17:50
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B17/00; B32B17/06; B32B17/10; B32B17/10005; B32B17/10807; B32B17/10963; B29; B29C; B29C73/00; B29C73/02; B29C73/025; C; C03; C03C; C03C17/00; C03C17/28; C03C17/32; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/30; B29L2031/3052
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
An arrangement for repairing stone impact damages at windshields, comprising a transparent plastic cup means adapted to be sealingly placed on the windshield over the damage, and having flexible resilient material means for causing a vacuum-tight intermediate space between the plastic cup means and the windshield, substantially the entire plastic cup means consisting of said flexible material means which is able to be pierced anywhere throughout its entirety by means of a hollow needle means, and wherein said flexible material means forms a vacuum-tight sealed passage, a hollow needle extending through the sealed passage into said intermediate space while allowing said hollow needle means to be freely moved in said vacuum-tight intermediate space by virtue of the vacuum-tight sealed passage in said flexible material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
An arrangement for repairing stone impact damages at windshields, comprising a transparent plastic cup means adapted to be sealingly placed on the windshield over the damage, and having flexible resilient material means for causing a vacuum-tight intermediate space between the plastic cup means and the windshield, substantially the entire plastic cup means consisting of said flexible material means which is able to be pierced anywhere throughout its entirety by means of a hollow needle means, and wherein said flexible material means forms a vacuum-tight sealed passage, a hollow needle extending through the sealed passage into said intermediate space while allowing said hollow needle means to be freely moved in said vacuum-tight intermediate space by virtue of the vacuum-tight sealed passage in said flexible material.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
15 words
An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cup means consists of plasticized polyvinyl chloride.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
An arrangement according to claim 1, wherein the cup means is constructed as suction cup.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
An arrangement according to claim 3, wherein the cup means consists of plasticized polyvinyl chloride.
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