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US 10,246,164 · App. 16/129,449 · Granted Apr 2, 2019

Sliding boat windshield

Inventor: Joseph Flota (Edgewater, FL)

Assignee: R.J. DOUGHERTY ASSOCIATES LLC

B63B19/02 B60J1/16 E05F11/535 E05F15/632 E05Y2900/514 E05Y2900/55

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Quick Facts

Patent No.: US 10,246,164
App. No.: 16/129,449
Granted: Apr 2, 2019
Kind: B1

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Abstract

A sliding windshield ( 1 ) for boats having at least two side panels ( 2, 3 ) and a center panel ( 4 ). The center panel is mounted to a header ( 15 ) having two curved channels ( 17, 18 ) that allow the center panel to slide forward or outward from two stationary side panels and then sideward in front of one of the two side panels into an open position.

Claims (78)

1. A boat windshield comprising:

a starboard side panel, a port side panel and a center panel;

said starboard side panel comprising a bottom edge, a top edge, an outer edge and an inner edge;

said port side panel comprising a bottom edge, a top edge, an outer edge and an inner edge;

said center panel being located between the starboard side panel and the port side panel when the windshield is in a closed position;

said center panel comprising a bottom edge, a top edge, a side starboard side edge, a port side edge, a starboard side top corner and a port side top corner;

a support header extending across the top edge of the starboard side panel, port side panel and spanning an opening located between the inner edges of the starboard side panel and port side panel;

said opening being covered by the center panel when the center panel is in a closed position; and

a curved center channel guide and curved offset channel guide located on the header to provide attachment points for the center panel to the header and a means for sliding the center panel into open and closed positions.

2. The boat windshield of claim 1 wherein:

said curved center channel guide is substantially L-shaped; and

said curved offset channel guide is substantially L-shaped.

3. The boat windshield of claim 1 wherein:

said curved center channel guide is substantially J-shaped; and

said curved offset channel guide is substantially J-shaped.

4. The boat windshield of claim 1 wherein:

said curved center channel guide comprises a parallel portion that is parallel to the top edge of the center panel;

said curved center channel guide comprises a perpendicular portion that is perpendicular to the top edge of the center panel;

said curved offset channel guide comprises a parallel portion that is parallel to the top edge of the center panel; and

said curved offset channel guide comprises a perpendicular portion that is perpendicular to the top edge of the center panel.

5. The boat windshield of claim 1 further comprising:

a first slideable engagement means located on the top edge of the center panel wherein said first slideable engagement means engages the center channel guide; and

a second slideable engagement means located on the top edge of the center panel wherein said second slideable engagement means engages the offset channel guide.

6. The boat windshield of claim 1 further comprising:

an actuating means for opening and closing the center panel of the windshield.

7. The boat windshield of claim 1 further comprising:

a hydraulic arm for opening and closing the center panel of the windshield.

8. A boat windshield comprising: