Glass auto window for, and method of, quick installation
First Claim
1. A glass pane for installing directly onto a mounting flange of a window frame by means of an adhesive material, comprisinga glass body, said glass body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an outer periphery adapted to conform to the shape of said window frame,a frame-like non-transparent layer located on said inner surface and in the region of said outer periphery, said layer substantially conforming to the contour of said outer periphery, andmounting strips mounted at intervals on the interior surface of said glass body, said mounting strips comprising base sections, substantially planar middle sections, and substantially planar terminal sections, said base sections being affixed to said frame-like layer, said terminal sections being adapted to be received by said mounting flange to fix the position of said auto glass pane within said window frame, said mounting strips being made from a plastically deformable metal whereby said metallic terminal sections can be bent about said mounting flange to retain said auto glass pane in said fixed position until said adhesive hardens.
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Abstract
An auto glass pane (1), intended to be installed directly into an auto is disclosed. The auto glass pane (1) has along its periphery a series of mounting strips (4) made of flexible metal. The mounting strips (4) are arranged at a defined distance from the glass pane edge. The mounting strips (4) are connected, preferably cemented, to the interior side of the glass pane (1) opposite the mounting flange of the auto body'"'"'s window frame.
After the glass pane is positioned within the window frame, the mounting strips (4) are bent by hand around the mounting flange. The mounting strips (4) serve to lock the glass pane into the desired position until the adhesive substance which is used to affix the auto glass pane (1) to the auto body'"'"'s window frame completely hardens.
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1. A glass pane for installing directly onto a mounting flange of a window frame by means of an adhesive material, comprising
a glass body, said glass body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an outer periphery adapted to conform to the shape of said window frame, a frame-like non-transparent layer located on said inner surface and in the region of said outer periphery, said layer substantially conforming to the contour of said outer periphery, and mounting strips mounted at intervals on the interior surface of said glass body, said mounting strips comprising base sections, substantially planar middle sections, and substantially planar terminal sections, said base sections being affixed to said frame-like layer, said terminal sections being adapted to be received by said mounting flange to fix the position of said auto glass pane within said window frame, said mounting strips being made from a plastically deformable metal whereby said metallic terminal sections can be bent about said mounting flange to retain said auto glass pane in said fixed position until said adhesive hardens.
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10. A method for directly installing a glass pane onto a mounting flange of a window frame, said glass pane comprising a glass body, said glass body having an inner surface, an outer surface, and an outer periphery adapted to conform to the shape of said window frame, a frame-like non-transparent layer located on said inner surface and in the region of said outer periphery, said layer substantially conforming to the contour of said outer periphery, and mounting strips mounted at intervals on the interior surface of said glass body along said frame-like layer, said mounting strips being made from a plastically deformable metal, said mounting strips including planar portions, said method comprising
applying an adhesive material to said frame-like layer, positioning said glass body within said window frame by means of said mounting strips, said adhesive material being brought into contact with said window frame, and bending a planar portion of said mounting strips about said mounting flange to fix the position of said glass pane in said window frame until said adhesive hardens.
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