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Adjustable, readily removable windshield

  • US 6,254,166 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2000
  • Issued: 07/03/2001
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A windshield assembly comprising, in combination, a movable windshield panel, a fixed windshield panel and a fastening frame assembly, said movable windshield panel having at least an upper portion adapted to be seen through, and a lower portion integrally formed with said upper portion and including a pair of vertically elongated slots permitting said movable windshield panel to move vertically within said slots, and said fixed windshield panel being immovably secured with respect to said fastening frame assembly, said fastening frame assembly including a rearward portion having a rear generally horizontally extending transverse brace and a pair of vertically extending mounting brackets, said fastening frame assembly further having a forward portion including a front, generally horizontally extending transverse brace and a pair of forwardly disposed generally vertically extending braces, at least one lowermost fastener extending from each of said lower portions of said forwardly disposed vertically extending braces through said fixed panel and through said mounting brackets, intermediate fasteners extending from said front brace, through both said fixed panel and said slots in said movable panel and through said rear mounting brackets, said intermediate fasteners being movable from a locked position placing a compressive force on said fixed and movable windshield panels to a released position exerting substantially no compressive force on said windshield panels, and two sets of upper fasteners, said first set of upper fasteners extending from said fixed windshield panel to said front transverse brace and said vertically extending braces, and said second set of upper fasteners extending from said rear transverse brace to said rear mounting brackets, said sets of fasteners having their heads disposed so as to allow vertical movement of said movable panel when said compressive force is released.

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