Abstract: A kit (150) of parts from which tools may be assembled for the repair of glass cracks by insertion of resin having an index of refraction substantially that of the glass. The tools are a repair bridge (160) and a repair bar (180) which may be placed on an automobile windshield and used to inject resin into a glass crack and a crack spreader (170) which may be placed on the inside of a windshield and used to spread the crack to facilitate entry of the resin. Methods of use of the tools are disclosed.

Abstract: Underground pipelines that carry wastewater water, natural gas and industrial fluids deteriorate with age. Shown is a process and apparatus for installing a thermoplastic liner in such existing pipelines to accomplish in situ rehabilitation. It involves extruding a tube of thermoplastic liner material within the interior of a pipeline in situ, said tube having an outside diameter smaller than the inside diameter of said pipeline. The tube is next expanded so that the outside diameter of said tube is essentially equal to the inside diameter of said pipeline. The expanded tube is then cooled and hardened in a liner configuration.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for repairing cracks and chips in automobile windshields provides two or more injectors mounted on a bridge element that heats repair chemical prior to inserting the repair chemical into at least two holes or chips in the windshield and a crack between the two chips, and also heats the windshield prior to inserting the repair chemical into the chips and crack.

Abstract: A barrier injection apparatus for injecting a barrier at a site characterized by a holder for holding the apparatus in place against the force of injection; at least one injector for injecting a medium for a barrier at the injections site when in place; respective conduit system extending from the storage unit, and including a pump for inducing pressure onto the medium, to the injection site for injecting the medium at the injection site under pressure; storage unit for storing the medium at atmospheric pressure and being connected with a suction side of a pump that will introduce pressure; a second conduit connected with the barrier injection apparatus and adapted to remove unused medium from the site, an adjusting mechanism for adjusting the injectors to a correct distance; and a gasket sealingly surrounding the injection site for constraining the medium to flow into the site under pressure and insulate the medium from a holding mechanism. Also disclosed are specific preferred embodiments.

Abstract: A method for repairing breaks in safety glass, such as that found on automotive windshields, includes as an apparatus a self-contained, small fixture which can be secured to the windshield and centered on the break. The fixture includes connections for applying a vacuum source for evacuating the break, and for connecting a self-contained and self-supported measured quantity of resin to the fixture so that resin will enter the break while the break remains under a vacuum. The introduction of the resin into the break is thus enhanced, because the break is under vacuum. When vacuum is released, pressure may be applied to the resin to force it into the break to completely fill the break and provide for a visually acceptable repair. Curing of resins can then be carried out in a conventional manner.

Abstract: A pipe joint pressurizing unit for testing pipe joints and grouting pipe joints with grout, the pressurizing unit having a rigid cylindrical core member with an expandable rubber sleeve mounted on the outside of the core member with a telescoping component for delivering a fluid such as air or grout to the outside of the expandable sleeve, the telescoping conduit including an outlet pipe slidably installed in a guide tube, the outlet pipe having a distal end connected to the expandable sleeve and slidable in the guide tube on expansion of the sleeve, with an o-ring seal sealing between the guide tube and the outlet pipe while permitting the outlet pipe to slide in the guide tube on expansion of the sleeve.

Abstract: Cracks in concrete structures are repaired by attaching over the crack a series of cutoff agent-sealing members having a predetermined open area and volume necessary for filling the crack. A blowing resin is introduced under pressure into internal chambers of the cutoff agent-sealing members to elevate the pressure within the cutoff agent-sealing members. Inlet and outlet valves of the chambers are closed, whereupon the elevated pressure causes the cutoff agent to intrude deeply into the interior of the crack, whereby an inundation and leakage of water from the crack can be prevented.

Abstract: A method for installing an electrical heat sensor in a heatable laminate to function as a substitute for a defective heat sensor originally installed in the laminate during the manufacture thereof, comprising the steps of drilling a blind hole in an edge of the laminate, inserting a heat sensor into the hole, and filling the hole with a material to seal the hole and the heat sensor from contamination.

Abstract: An injection adapter for introducing a flowable compound into a drilled hole in masonry has a plastic tubular part having an inner thread in the upper end thereof for engaging a threaded end of a bolt of a fixing element anchored in the drilled hole which threaded end projects from the drilled hole. The injection adapter has a lower tapering end having a front annular end face for engaging an adjacent annular end face of a sleeve of the fixing element.

Abstract: A support device for use in repairing laminated glass having an exterior portion having a magnetic device and an attachment adapted to hold an arm with an aperture therein adapted to hold a resin injection device in position over a damaged portion of a windshield and an inner portion which includes a magnetic device adapted to be aligned with the magnetic device on the outer portion, the opposite magnetic device holding the arm and resin injection device in position for repair of the damaged portion of the laminated glass.

Abstract: Apparatus for repairing laminated glass including a resin injector member engagable with a support member attachable to a laminated glass surface while in a vertically installed position. The resin injector member includes (1) a tubular body portion having a openings at each opposed end, a tubular tip portion positioned in one of the ends and a tubular vacuum stem extending outwardly perpendicular to the body portion, (2) a tubular mid-portion having openings at each opposed end disposed to fit snugly within the body portion, and (3) a cylindrical plunger portion, one end having cross hatches for gripping action and an opposed end disposed to fit snugly within the mid-portion. The support member includes (1) a planar base member, (2) at least one leg member for supporting the base member, (3) a suction cup attachable to the base member, and (4) an aperture extending through the base member for the engagement of the resin injector member.

Abstract: The present invention is a method of sealant injection and the apparatus to be used therefor. The method is comprises the steps of injecting the sealant into a bellows-like injection container through a check valve and compressing the container resiliently by the spring means to inject the sealant into the cracks of the structures of such as concrete at a low velocity and under a low pressure constantly. The apparatus comprises an injection pipe to be adhered to the surface of the crack, a bellows-like injection container to be connected the pipe, a check valve provided between the injection container and the injection inlet and resilient means to compress the container.

Abstract: A device for injecting a liquid repair material into a crack in glass such as a windshield has a central body portion including a rigid frame that is supported by three legs in a triangular configuration. A suction cup with a single adjustment knob holds the device against the windshield. One of the legs is an injector assembly comprising a cylinder and pressure screw assembly. Vacuum is applied to the cylinder by a nipple through the cylinder sidewall. An O-ring at the bottom of the cylinder sidewall seals between the bottom of the cylinder sidewall and the windshield. The pressure screw assembly includes a piston slidable within the internal passage. The lower end of the piston includes a seal for sealing engagement with the sidewall. In the preferred embodiment the piston seal is a sealing cap completely covering the bottom end of the piston and completely blocking the passage and sealing against said sidewall.

Abstract: An automated machine for continuously puttying the side edges of a plurality of elongated plywood boards is disclosed. The device includes a laterally adjustable conveyor system for accommodating boards of various widths. Also included are a pair of opposed putty applicator heads for simultaneously applying putty under pressure to both side edges of the plywood boards as the boards pass thereby. Excess putty striking or wiping devices are included for wiping excess putty from the side edges of the boards which is applied by the putty applicator heads. The machine quickly, efficiently and completely putties the side edges of large numbers of plywood boards rapidly and continuously in a mass production operation.

Abstract: In the repair of breaks in glass a valve is employed in conjunction with a syringe to accumulate vacuum, apply pressure or accumulate pressure, for more effective, easier and less expensive repair. Tubing may be used to enable remote actuation of the apparatus or use of the system or method. The syringe cooperates with an adhesively attached pedestal with a chamber.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for repairing cracks and chips in automobile windshields provides an injector that heats repair chemical prior to inserting the repair chemical into the crack and also heats the windshield prior to inserting the repair chemical into the crack.

Abstract: A repair method for repairing electrical interconnect between an electrical bus bar and an electrically conductive ply of a heatable laminate. The method uses the steps of filling a syringe with an electrically conductive material, inserting the needle of the syringe into the laminate parallel to the conductive ply and along the surface thereof until the needle reaches the interconnect and then operating the syringe to inject an amount of the material into an area about the conductive ply.

Abstract: A guide for fluid injection system for repairing chips or cracks in glass has a flat surface having regular markings thereon so that an operator can determine visually when the crack has been filled with fluid. The guide is preferably a cylindrical block having a central opening for receiving the injector, and the markings are preferably surface depressions, e.g., concentric circles.

Abstract: A device for repairing damages caused by stones on windshields comprises a syringe (10) the discharge opening (14) of which is inserted into an applicator (11) adhesively affixed to the windshield (29) by means of a sealing disk (12). The syringe (10) is pre-filled by the manufacturer with a predetermined amount of a liquid synthetic resin which is curable by light. By retracting the syringe plunger (17), a vacuum is created for removing air and moisture that may have penetrated into the damaged portion (30). In its rearmost position, the plunger (17) exposes a vent hold (23) formed in the wall of the syringe casing (13) so that the resin will then be urged into the damaged portion (30) by the ambient atmospheric pressure.

Abstract: Means and methods are provided for the in situ repair with liquid resin of shatterproof windshields and the like. An apparatus is provided which is composed of a plate disposed at the top portion of a preferably rectangular housing which supports a novel injector assembly and pressure assembly. The support plate is pivotally interconnected to the top portion of the housing preferably by a pair of hinges disposed on each of the housing's longitudinal sides. The housing is secured to the surface of the windshield by a vacuum created by the action of a membrane-handlebar assembly. The injector assembly is disposed perpendicularly of and axially through one of a plurality of ear-like apertures. The apparatus is adapted to enable convenient adjustments to the pitch and elevation of the injector assembly with respect to the surface damage, accordingly provide a means and method to maintain the requisite pressures upon the liquid resin as it is transported through the injector assembly to the seal-damage interface.

Abstract: A plugging device and system for plugging apertures in panels, and which is particularly useful in plugging irregular apertures in, for example, hulls of water-going vessels. The plugging device includes a body member from which depend a plurality of fingers generally configured in a bundle. When in use, the body member is pushed through the aperture, and the periphery of the aperture forces the fingers to a configuration so as to effectively seal the aperture. The system includes several types of push rods and mechanisms for retaining the plugging device in the aperture.

Abstract: There is disclosed apparatus for repairing pipes buried underground such as sewer pipes, comprising a cylindrical packing device which is capable of being inflated by compressed air and has pipes for the supply of sealing material, leading to the outside of the packing device between the inflatable end portions. The packing device has a hose extending over its whole length and made of elastic material such as rubber, which is of smaller wall thickness or greater ability to expand in the region of the two ends, which are closed by means of rigid end pieces, than in its central region.

Abstract: A method of injecting adhesives (7) into cracks (2) of structures (1) for sealing the cracks, involves affixing injection pipes (4) on non-sealed surface portions of the structures at the cracks and connecting an adhesives injection device (10) to each one of the injection pipes. The injection devices are comprised of transparent cylinders having scales thereon graduated toward injection, nozzles (17) thereof, and of pistons (13) which can move linearly in both directions in the cylinders. The nozzles are respectively connected to the injection pipes after adhesives are drawn into the cylinders, and the pistons are moved toward the nozzles by compression, or pushing pressure, of rubber or springs to inject the adhesives into the cracks.

Abstract: A repair method for repairing stone or gravel impact damages on windshields of multi-layer safety glass, in which the damaged place is covered with a transparent suction cup, a vacuum is produced underneath the suction cup and a liquid-clear hardening synthetic resinous material is applied onto the damaged place by means of an injection needle pierced through the suction cup. Compared to known repair methods, the method of this invention requires a lesser apparatus expenditure and can be carried out in a more simple manner.

Abstract: The present invention provided improved apparatus and method of repairing conical cracks in shatterproof glass which are located close to the edge of the glass. Employing known vacuum repair apparatus, the invention uses a second, smaller, vacuum cup which is placed in fluid communication with the known apparatus. The invention utilizes all the full-sized advantages of existing apparatus while permitting repair of cracks located quite near the edge of the glass.

Abstract: A windshield repair device for repairing imperfections, in the form of bull's eyes, chips or cracks, induced by road hazards. The device comprises a first vacuum device for repairing relatively large imperfections, a second vacuum device for repairing relatively small imperfections adjacent the windshield periphery, and a platen to secure the second vacuum device to the windshield. The first vacuum device evacuates a relatively large area over a chip or crack and injects ultra-violet light-settable polymer resins into the evacuated imperfection. The second vacuum device is essentially the inner portion of the first vacuum device and is capable of evacuating a much smaller area. The second vacuum device is primarily useful either at the periphery of the windshield, or on areas of windshields having a high degree of curvature. The platen assists in holding the second vacuum device to the windshield.

Abstract: A system for repairing breaks in laminated and plate glass utilizing a glass replacement chemical wherein glass replacement chemical is disposed in a dispenser having a dispensing end. The apparatus includes a base and an injector tube supported on the base. A tube opening is formed in a portion of the injector tube with a portion of the tube opening intersecting the lower end of the injector tube and an access opening is formed in a portion of the injector tube with the access opening intersecting an outer peripheral surface of the injector tube and extending a distance through the injector tube and intersecting the tube opening. A seal assembly is supported in the injector tube for sealing the lower end portion of the injector tube to the glass to be repaired with the tube opening being disposed generally over a portion of the break in the glass.

Abstract: A nozzle utilized to grout or fill cold joints and cracks formed in or occuring at structural corners. The nozzle includes a tip which is defined by converging planar surfaces about an axial opening. The nozzle tip defining surfaces include a relatively large area which is separated from the nozzle axial opening for wall contact to permit the nozzle to be secured by an adhesive or bonding agent to the corner walls before injection of the grouting material or sealant.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for repairing laminates such as aircraft transparency windows in which two plies of the laminate have become separated and created a void. The method of the invention basically comprises the steps of selecting an adhesive having a viscosity sufficient to flow into the void formed between the two separated plies and then introducing an amount of the adhesive into the void such that the adhesive fills substantially all of the void thereby repairing the laminate. The preferred technique for introducing the adhesive into the void comprises the steps of filling a syringe with an amount of the adhesive, affixing a hypodermic needle to the syringe, and forcing the needle into the void of the delaminated area. The syringe is then operated to force the adhesive into the void until the void is completely filled with the adhesive.

Abstract: A shatterproof windshield repair device comprising a housing and a diaphragm. Under vacuum, air passages between the diaphragm and the glass surface form part of a first enclosure which can be evacuated and thus the device is held in place around conical cracks in the windshield. The vacuum in the first enclosure can be maintained by an assembly with a sealing capability. Surrounded by this first enclosure is a second enclosure which directly encircles the immediate area containing the conical cracks in the shatterproof windshield. A separate sealing lip, being part of the diaphragm, encircles this immediate area on the windshield and completely isolates the second enclosure from the first enclosure. In the center of the device is a cylindrical passage that axially extends from the exterior of the housing into the second enclosure. A piston assembly can move in and out of the cylindrical passage to introduce the repair liquid into the conical cracks in the shatterproof windshield.

Abstract: A device for repairing windshield cracks. A cylinder includes a sealing mouth adapted to contain a quantity of filler material. The mouth with filler material therein is positioned over the crack opening. The cylinder includes a small cavity adjacent the mouth and a larger upper cavity. A plunger fitted to the cylinder carries a lower seal for the small cavity and an upper seal for the larger cavity. Moving the plunger from an initial fully depressed to a fully retracted position opens the small cavity to the upper cavity whereby the vacuum of the upper cavity enhances the evacuation of air from the crack. Subsequent depression of the plunger is assisted by a one-way exhaust valve. Such depression of the plunger produces injection of the filler material into the crack replacing the evacuated air.

Abstract: This invention is directed to an apparatus and method for repairing pock marks and bullseyes in glass such as a windshield and such as plate glass. The apparatus comprises essentially an adapter, a syringe and a polymerizable resin. The adapter is attached to the glass over the pock mark or bullseye. The syringe with the polymerizable resin is positioned in the adapter and the polymerizable resin forced into the pock mark or bullseye.

Abstract: A method of repairing windshields that have been chipped or cracked comprising the steps of removing damaged glass from a break in the surface of the glass, fixing a pressure applier over the break, impact vibrating the windshield and heating the reverse side of the windshield to increase the size of the opening being filled and to drive air from the opening, injecting a resin into the damaged area while vibrating and heating and, if necessary, removing any additional air by developing a suction over the damaged area. The apparatus of the invention includes a frame that is suction held in place, and that mounts the injection plunger and a vibrator to vibrate the glass as a resin is injected into openings in the glass.

Abstract: A method for repairing fine leaks in the envelope of hermetically sealed packages is accomplished by using a liquid silicate and solvent mixture which is liquid well below the melting point of glass and which leaves a silicate patch after the solvent is removed.

Abstract: A repair assembly for the in-place repairing of windshields and the method for using such assembly, wherein a repair material injected into the windshield break area by a syringe and needle is forced into the windshield break through the repair assembly secured and sealed to the windshield by first applying stepped increments of measured vacuum levels and visually monitoring the windshield break area, and second applying positive pressure to the windshield break. An ultraviolet light source completes the repair by expediting hardening of the repair material within the windshield break to prevent refraction of light at the windshield break.

Abstract: A heat insulated manually portable container for dispensing molten plastics material and having a movable piston within a cylinder, a heater for plastics material and a closure equipped with a locking means. The locking means is exteriorly positioned of the reservoir and comprises pairs of complementary screw-threaded members which are engageable through aligned slots in the closure and a body defining the cylinder. The members of each pair are movable along the slots to a quick release position which allows for withdrawal of the members through the closure slots upon opening of the closure.

Abstract: In order to recoat bared end portions (32--32) of optical fibers (34--34) which have been spliced together, the spliced portions of the fibers and portions adjacent thereto are positioned in a groove (51) of a base plate (43) of a mold and enclosed with a cover (60). The cover is slidably moveable relative to the groove to allow an injection nozzle (81) which extends through the cover to become aligned with the fiber. Coating material (92) is introduced through the nozzle into engagement with the spliced end portions after which the cover is moved relative to the base plate to shear across the coating material along the interface between the cover and the base plate. Movement is discontinued when a channel (86) in the cover becomes aligned with the recoated splice.

Abstract: A plurality of injectors of the present invention are connected to a single source of a high-pressure gas to inject an adhesive material into cracks and delaminated sections of a building concurrently. Each injector has a front piece for attaching to a target area. An assembly comprising an inner container containing an adhesive material and an outer container enclosing the inner container is attached to a single cap to make a liquid-tight and gas-tight connection, respectively, and the cap is attached to the back of the front piece to make a liquid-tight connection by means of matchingly tapered surfaces. The inner container is elastic and has a concave bottom surface so that a high-pressure gas introduced into the space between the inner and outer containers can push out the adhesive material efficiently and smoothly from the inner container through the front piece.

Abstract: A kit for the in-place repairing of windshields and the method for using such kit, wherein a repair material injected into the windshield break area by a syringe and needle is forced into the windshield break through a repair assembly secured and sealed to the windshield by first applying stepped increments of measured vacuum levels and visually monitoring the windshield break area, and second applying positive pressure to the windshield break. An ultraviolet light source completes the repair by expediting hardening of the repair material within the windshield break to prevent refraction of light at the windshield break.

Abstract: As arc section of the casing 11 of a tire 10 to be retreaded is engaged on the outside by a mold element 15 defining a hollow mold chamber 17 and on the inside by a mushroom shaped counter mold element 16 configured to the inner contour of the casing. The relatively movable elements 15 and 16 are pressed towards each other to seal the chamber 17, and tread rubber is injected into the chamber and vulcanized to the casing. The mold elements are then retracted and the casing is rotated to a fresh arc section to thus retread the entire casing circumference in a stepped or successive manner.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for repairing a bullseye crack or the like in a laminated windshield. The method comprises the steps of: applying one end of a cylinder in sealed relationship against the windshield to circumscribe the opening of the crack; charging a predetermined amount of resin into the cylinder; inserting one end of an annular piston into the cylinder and advancing the piston towards said one end of the cylinder whereby said resin rises within the piston; sealing the other end of the piston; retracting the piston away from said one end of the cylinder to create a vacuum within the cylinder; and after an interval unsealing said other end of the piston whereby atmospheric pressure is applied to the resin in the cylinder to cause the resin to flow into the crack.

Abstract: An adhesive filler apparatus is disclosed comprising an injector and a support portion, the injector comprising a pressure buffer tube made of an elastic material and check valves adjacent both ends of the pressure buffer tube, the support portion comprising a base member and a projection. The adhesive filler apparatus disclosed is used as follows: A hose connected to a pump is coupled to one end of the pressure buffer tube so that the nozzle of the hose presses the check valve to clear its closure, allowing an adhesive to be fed in the pressure buffer tube. The hose is disconnected from the fed and swollen tube, causing the check valve to close the end of the tube. The fed injector is coupled to the support portion fixed on the crack developed in a concrete structure, etc., whereupon the projection on the support portion presses the check valve to open the end of the tube, thereby allowing the adhesive in the tube to be filled in the crack by gradual and continuous contraction of the elastic tube.

Abstract: An adhesive filler apparatus is disclosed comprising an injector and a support portion, the injector comprising a pressure buffer tube made of elastic material and a check valve adjacent one end of the pressure buffer tube, the support portion comprising a base member and a projection. The adhesive filler apparatus disclosed is used as follows: An adhesive is fed through a hose connected to a pump, etc. in the pressure buffer tube, causing the tube to swell. The hose is disconnected from the injector, causing the check valve to close the end of the tube. The fed injector is coupled to the support portion fixed on the crack of a concrete structure, etc., whereupon the projection on the support portion presses the check valve to open the end of the fed tube, thereby allowing the adhesive in the tube to be filled in the crack by gradual and continuous contraction of the elastic tube.

Abstract: A nozzle for injecting adhesive materials into cracks in concrete, mortared joints in brick or stone walls, in timber, or in similar materials, the nozzle having a body with a center channel for conducting the resin from a suitable pump into the cracked surface. The nozzle may be surface mounted or mounted in a drilled hole, and has a proximal end adapted for connection to a conventional coupling and a distal end surrounded by spaced lugs which facilitate insertion of the distal end into a hole and aid in retaining the nozzle therein. The spacing between the lugs and a plurality of grooves in the distal end communicating with the center channel minimize back pressure when surface mounted and resist back pressure when mounted in a hole, and provide an even diffusion of the resin into the void. A collar is normally provided near the distal end for partially or completely sealing the installation and for retaining an adhesive gel or putty cone which further seals the installation.

Abstract: A pig for repairing interior portions of a pipeline with resin. The pig has a cylindrical portion diameter of which is slightly smaller than the inner diameter of the pipeline so as to allow the moving of the pig in the pipeline.A pair of introduction portions are formed by slanting rear portions of the cylindrical portion.A pair of discharge grooves are axially formed in the cylindrical portion. The discharge grooves are overlapped with the introduction portions interposing periphery portions of the cylindrical portion and opened to the front of the cylindrical portion. Thus the resin in the rear side of the pig can be discharged to the front side passing through the periphery portions and discharge grooves.

Abstract: Method for repairing the damaged refractory lining wall of a blast furnace which includes cutting an opening through the steel shell and the refractory bricks of the furnace, inserting an injection nozzle for injecting a repair material into the opening, the injection nozzle being provided with a plurality of reinforcing studs, injecting the repair material into the furnace under pressure via the injection nozzle, and simultaneously imparting an external force onto the plurality of reinforcing studs to automatically build up a repaired refractory brick having the reinforcing studs imbedded therein.

Abstract: A windshield repair device comprising a vacuum cup with a built-in piston and cylinder assembly is characterized by a transverse opening in the cylinder so that when the piston is partly withdrawn, gas bubbles can be drawn out of the repair liquid by the vacuum holding the cup in place against the glass. In operation, after the bubbles are removed from the liquid, the piston is moved toward the glass. The piston closes off fluid communication through the transverse opening in the cylinder and as it moves further toward the glass, it forces repair liquid into the damaged area. One end of the cylinder is provided with a sealing ring which bears against the face of the windshield to provide a seal. The cylinder is used as a reservoir for repair liquid, and allows gas bubbles to be removed from the liquid by the vacuum holding the cup in place.

Abstract: A hole, particularly an accidental perforation, is closed by manoeuvering a bladder (g) into the hole employing a hollow rod (f) on which the bladder is mounted at one end. An operator operating from the other end of the rod actuates a device such as a triggered valve to cause the components of a settable foamed plastics material to pass (via tubes b and rod f) from their sources (in a) to fill the bladder (g) so that it closes the hole. The settable foamed plastics material is preferably polyurethane foam. The bladder may be of natural or synthetic rubber and may be protected against tearing by a textile envelope. The sources of foamed plastics material may be either in a portable kit (a) or rupturable containers within the bladder (g) or rod (f).

Abstract: Apparatus for repairing a damaged area in a glass panel including a frame which attaches to the panel with suction cups and a barrel supported by the frame used to receive glass-repair liquid. A plug is inserted into the barrel which has an end face which shapes the repair liquid.

Abstract: A windshield repair device comprising a vacuum cup with a built-in piston and cylinder assembly is characterized by a transverse opening in the cylinder so that when the piston is partly withdrawn, gas bubbles can be drawn out of the repair liquid by the vacuum holding the cup in place against the glass. In operation, after the bubbles are removed from the liquid, the piston is moved toward the glass. The piston closes off fluid communication through the transverse opening in the cylinder and as it moves further toward the glass, it forces repair liquid into the damaged area. The invention permits the cylinder itself to be used as a reservoir for repair liquid, while allowing gas bubbles to be removed from the liquid by the vacuum holding the cup in place.