OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000001198

Windshield removal tool

Published: 2026-09-15T19:04:04.660502Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001198
Categories: Tools & Tooling > Clamping Tools

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ABSTRACT

A windshield removal tool for removing a windshield from a vehicle may include
a main plate having a large orifice and two smaller circular orifices
extending therethrough; a pair of rotatable spools supported within a
respective smaller orifice, such that the spools each extend outward from the
top surface of the main plate; a handle mounted to the top surface of the main
plate; a suction cup engaged with the large orifice, such that the suction cup
extends outward from the bottom surface of the main plate; a clevis pin
removably engaged with at least one of the rotatable spools; an adapter port
extending into a top surface of each of the rotatable spools, the adapter port
configured to removably accommodate insertion of an external tool therein, the
external tool configured to rotate the spool; and a cord operatively attached
to and extending between the spools.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000001198
Published 2026-09-15T19:04:04.660502Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000001198