US 11,738,723 B2
Vehicle window installation tool
Kaitlyn J Fritz, Troy, MI (US); Mark L Lusky, Harrison Township, MI (US); Sandra C Smith, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Kyle Kindle, Lake Orion, MI (US)
Assigned to FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US)
Filed by Kaitlyn J Fritz, Troy, MI (US); Mark L Lusky, Harrison Township, MI (US); Sandra C Smith, Rochester Hills, MI (US); and Kyle Kindle, Lake Orion, MI (US)
Filed on Mar. 8, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/194,467.
Prior Publication US 2022/0281421 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. B60S 5/00 (2006.01); B25B 11/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60S 5/00 (2013.01) [B25B 11/00 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A vehicle window installation tool, comprising:
a front face defined at least in part by a first engagement surface, the front face extending from a first end of the tool to a second end of the tool that is opposite to the first end, and from a left side of the tool to a right side of the tool;
a rear face defined at least in part by a second engagement surface, the rear face extending from the first end of the tool to the second end of the tool, and from the left side of the tool to the right side of the tool;
wherein the first end of the tool is wedge shaped, and a support portion is defined in part by the front face and in part by the rear face, and the support portion has a void, the void being open to each of the left side of the tool, the right side of the tool and the second end of the tool, and the void is defined between a surface of a first side wall, a surface of a second side wall and a base that extends between said surface of the first side wall and said surface of the second side wall, and wherein the base, said surface of the first sidewall and said surface of the second side wall are received between and spaced from the front face and the rear face, and wherein the front face also includes a stop surface extending from and at an angle of between 75 degrees and 130 degrees relative to the first engagement surface, wherein the front face has a height defined between the first end and the second end, and the stop surface is located at a height between the first end and the base, and the base is located at a height between the stop surface and the second end.