Glass installation tool with magnet for removable attachment to frame
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1. An installation system for attaching a transparent pane to a frame, the installation system comprising:
- at least one support tool that includes;
a base member defining a first frame abutting surface that extends in a first direction,a support member that is unitary with the base member, the support member defining a second frame abutting surface that extends in a second and different direction than the first frame abutting surface, the support member operable to support the pane in a fixed position relative to the frame,a handle member arranged parallel to the base member, the handle member being unitary with and connected to the base member by a stem such that the handle member is spaced apart from the base member, anda magnet that is fixed to at least one of the base member and the support member for magnetically and removably attaching the at least one support tool to the frame.
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Abstract
An installation system for attaching a transparent pane to a frame includes at least one support tool having a base member and a support member. The support member is operably coupled to the base member, and the support member is operable to support the pane in a fixed position relative to the frame. The support tool also includes a magnet that is fixed to at least one of the base member and the support member for magnetically and removably attaching the at least one support tool to the frame. A method of attaching the pane to the frame is also disclosed.
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1. An installation system for attaching a transparent pane to a frame, the installation system comprising:
at least one support tool that includes; a base member defining a first frame abutting surface that extends in a first direction, a support member that is unitary with the base member, the support member defining a second frame abutting surface that extends in a second and different direction than the first frame abutting surface, the support member operable to support the pane in a fixed position relative to the frame, a handle member arranged parallel to the base member, the handle member being unitary with and connected to the base member by a stem such that the handle member is spaced apart from the base member, and a magnet that is fixed to at least one of the base member and the support member for magnetically and removably attaching the at least one support tool to the frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17)
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10. An installation system for attaching a transparent pane to a frame, the installation system comprising:
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at least one support tool that includes; a base member, a support member that is operably coupled to the base member, the support member operable to support the pane in a fixed position relative to the frame, and a magnet that is fixed to at least one of the base member and the support member for magnetically and removably attaching the at least one support tool to the frame, wherein the support member includes at least one finger that is moveably attached to the base member to move between an extended and a retracted position relative to the base member, the at least one finger operable to support the pane when the finger is in the extended position, the at least one finger retracted away from the pane when the finger is in the retracted position; and the support tool further includes a flexible strap unitary therewith that is operable to be pulled for removing the support tool from the frame. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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