Patent ID: 7845304

Claim:
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, defining a receiving opening for receiving at least a portion of the at least one male portion therein; and a securement device, operable with the at least one female portion, to releasably connect the male portion to the female portion, wherein the securement device comprises: a wedge disposed within a wedge channel in the at least one female portion, the wedge defining an inclined surface, and an adjustment screw rotatably connected to the wedge, wherein rotation of the adjustment screw moves the wedge within the wedge channel between a first position, where the inclined surface does not contact the at least one male portion, and a second position, where the inclined surface contacts the at least one male portion, thereby securing the at least one male portion to the at least one female portion.