Glass edge snap attachment
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1. A fastener attachment comprising:
- a main panel delimited by first and second ends;
a fastener component secured on one side of the main panel between the first and second ends of the main panel, wherein the fastener component comprises one half of a two-part fastener; and
a channel cooperable with the main panel and extending from an opposite side of the main panel and from one of the first and second ends, wherein the channel comprises a portion of the main panel opposite side, a channel bottom extending substantially perpendicularly from the portion of the main panel opposite side in alignment with the one of the first and second ends, and an upturned channel edge extending substantially perpendicularly from the channel bottom and substantially parallel with the main panel, and wherein the main panel and the channel are formed as one piece.
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Abstract
A fastener attachment includes a main panel, a fastener component secured on one side of the main panel, and a channel cooperable with the main panel and extending from an opposite side of the main panel. The fastener attachment may be attachable to a boat windshield and provides an easily securable fastener component so that a cover or the like can be secured over the windshield.
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1. A fastener attachment comprising:
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a main panel delimited by first and second ends; a fastener component secured on one side of the main panel between the first and second ends of the main panel, wherein the fastener component comprises one half of a two-part fastener; and a channel cooperable with the main panel and extending from an opposite side of the main panel and from one of the first and second ends, wherein the channel comprises a portion of the main panel opposite side, a channel bottom extending substantially perpendicularly from the portion of the main panel opposite side in alignment with the one of the first and second ends, and an upturned channel edge extending substantially perpendicularly from the channel bottom and substantially parallel with the main panel, and wherein the main panel and the channel are formed as one piece. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A windshield assembly comprising:
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a windshield securable to a boat hull; and a plurality of fastener attachments secured to the windshield spaced apart from one another along an edge of the windshield, each of the fastener attachments comprising; a main panel delimited by first and second ends, a fastener component secured on one side of the main panel between the first and second ends of the main panel, wherein the fastener component comprises one half of a two-part fastener, and a channel cooperable with the main panel and extending from an opposite side of the main panel and from one of the first and second ends, wherein the channel comprises a portion of the main panel opposite side, a channel bottom extending substantially perpendicularly from the portion of the main panel opposite side in alignment with the one of the first and second ends, and an upturned channel edge extending substantially perpendicularly from the channel bottom and substantially parallel with the main panel, and wherein the main panel and the channel are formed as one piece, wherein the channels of each of the plurality of fastener attachments are positioned over the edge of the windshield with the fastener attachments facing outward, wherein each of the plurality of fastener attachments is secured to the windshield and selectively positioned such that the windshield edge is positioned on the channel bottom of each of the plurality of fastener attachments between the portion of the main panel opposite side and the upturned channel edge. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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