Patent ID: 8715440
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: B29C,B32B,C09J,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of protecting a vehicle windshield against further damage from an existing chip or crack in the vehicle windshield comprising the following steps, but not necessarily in the order shown: A) providing a laminate comprising a barrier film, said barrier film having at least one side with an adhesive applied to it, the adhesive being UV-cured, a peel-able cover being reversibly applied over the adhesive, the laminate being reversibly inserted into a covering that reduces the transmission of UV light to the adhesive to a level that prevents the UV activation of the adhesive while the laminate is within the covering; B) providing a windshield with at least a small crack or chip in its surface; C) removing the laminate from the covering; D) removing the peel-able cover from the adhesive: E) applying the barrier film to the windshield in a manner to cover the crack or chip so that the adhesive comes in contact with the windshield; and F) forming the adhesive into a rigid substrate connection between the barrier film and the windshield that resists various forces acting upon the windshield.