Patent ID: 8201516
Filing Date: 2012-06-19
Classification: B63B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A removable boat windshield, comprising: a transparent pane with a top end and a bottom end; at least one male portion attached to the pane; at least one female portion attachable to a deck of a boat, wherein the female portion defines a receiving opening for receiving the at least one male portion therein; a securement device, operable with the at least one female portion, to releasably secure the male portion in the female portion, wherein the female portion comprises a housing that defines the receiving opening, the receiving opening is disposed longitudinally in the housing, and at least one opening for receiving the securement device extends through the housing transversely to the receiving opening, and wherein the housing comprises side walls that enclose the male portion, the side walls and the securement device being structured and oriented to prevent the male portion from being lifted from the housing, and the securement device being structured and oriented to prevent the male portion from being translated from the housing in a direction along the receiving opening.