US 10,207,571 B2Granted

Cover apparatus and method for vehicle windows and/or other vehicle components

OwnerRaymond Anthony Joaoinventor

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Abstract

An apparatus, including a shaft having a handle and a sheet for placement over a vehicle window. The sheet includes a main portion having a first, second, third, and fourth, side, wherein the first and second sides are positioned opposite one another, the third and fourth sides are positioned opposite one another, the first side extends a first length, the second side a second length, the third side a third length, and the fourth side a fourth length, and each of the first and second lengths are longer than the third and fourth lengths; at least two end portions configured to be closed within a door of the vehicle; and a top portion extending from and along the first side portion. The top portion contains a cavity or passageway extending along a portion of the first side configured to receive a portion of the shaft.

Claims20

Dependent claims

An apparatus, comprising:

a shaft;
a handle attached to the shaft;
and
a sheet, wherein the sheet is sized and shaped for being placed over, and for covering, a vehicle window of a vehicle when the sheet is deployed over the vehicle window and secured to the vehicle, wherein the sheet further comprises:
a main portion, wherein the main portion is configured to have a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, wherein the first side and the second side are positioned opposite one another, and further wherein the third side and the fourth side are positioned opposite one another, wherein the first side extends for a first length, the second side extends for a second length, the third side extends for a third length, and the fourth side extends for a fourth length, and further wherein the first length and the second length are each longer than the third length and the fourth length;
at least two end portions, wherein a first end portion of the at least two end portions extends from the third side of the main portion and a second end portion of the at least two end portions extends from the fourth side of the main portion, wherein a portion of each of the at least two end portions is configured to be closed within a door of the vehicle to secure the sheet to the vehicle;
and
a top portion, wherein the top portion extends from and along the first side portion of the main portion, and further wherein the top portion contains a cavity or a passageway which extends along at least a portion of the first side of the main portion, and further wherein the cavity or the passageway of the top portion is configured to receive at least a portion of the shaft,
wherein the at least a portion of the shaft is configured to be inserted into and within the cavity or the passageway of the top portion.

6 more elements

An apparatus, comprising:

a telescopic shaft, wherein the telescopic shaft is configured to expand in length or is configured to retract in length;
a handle attached to the telescopic shaft;
and
a sheet, wherein the sheet is sized and shaped for being placed over, and for covering, a vehicle window of a vehicle when the sheet is deployed over the vehicle window and secured to the vehicle, wherein the sheet further comprises:
a main portion, wherein the main portion is configured to have a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, wherein the first side and the second side are positioned opposite one another, and further wherein the third side and the fourth side are positioned opposite one another, wherein the first side extends for a first length, the second side extends for a second length, the third side extends for a third length, and the fourth side extends for a fourth length, and further wherein the first length and the second length are each longer than the third length and the fourth length;
at least two end portions, wherein a first end portion of the at least two end portions extends from the third side of the main portion and a second end portion of the at least two end portions extends from the fourth side of the main portion, wherein a portion of each of the at least two end portions is configured to be closed within a door of the vehicle to secure the sheet to the vehicle;
and
a top portion, wherein the top portion extends from and along the first side portion of the main portion, and further wherein the top portion contains a cavity or a passageway which extends along at least a portion of the first side of the main portion, and further wherein the cavity or the passageway of the top portion is configured to receive at least a portion of the telescopic shaft,
wherein the at least a portion of the telescopic shaft is configured to be inserted into and within the cavity or the passageway of the top portion, and further wherein the at least a portion of the telescopic shaft is configured to be retracted in length while within the cavity or the passageway of the top portion.

6 more elements

An apparatus, comprising:

a telescopic shaft, wherein the telescopic shaft is configured to expand in length or is configured to retract in length;
a first handle attached to the telescopic shaft;
and
a sheet, wherein the sheet is sized and shaped for being placed over, and for covering, a vehicle window of a vehicle when the sheet is deployed over the vehicle window and secured to the vehicle, wherein the sheet further comprises:
a main portion, wherein the main portion is configured to have a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, wherein the first side and the second side are positioned opposite one another, and further wherein the third side and the fourth side are positioned opposite one another, wherein the first side extends for a first length, the second side extends for a second length, the third side extends for a third length, and the fourth side extends for a fourth length, and further wherein the first length and the second length are each longer than the third length and the fourth length;
at least two end portions, wherein a first end portion of the at least two end portions extends from the third side of the main portion and a second end portion of the at least two end portions extends from the fourth side of the main portion, wherein a portion of each of the at least two end portions is configured to be closed within a door of the vehicle to secure the sheet to the vehicle, and further wherein at least one end portion of the at least two end portions further comprises:
a second handle, wherein the second handle is located on or at an end region of the at least one end portion of the at least two end portions;
and
a top portion, wherein the top portion extends from and along the first side portion of the main portion, and further wherein the top portion contains a cavity or a passageway which extends along at least a portion of the first side of the main portion, and further wherein the cavity or the passageway of the top portion is configured to receive at least a portion of the telescopic shaft,
wherein the at least a portion of the telescopic shaft is configured to be inserted into and within the cavity or the passageway of the top portion, and further wherein the at least a portion of the telescopic shaft is configured to be retracted in length while within the cavity or the passageway of the top portion.

7 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 15/893,588Filed 10 Feb 2018 · continuation
Priority: 14 Jan 2015
Published: US 2018/0162210 A114 Jun 2018
Granted: 19 Feb 2019
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification3 codes

B60J 11/08
For covering only specific parts of the vehicle, e.g. for doors: for windows or windscreens
B60J 11/02
Removable external protective coverings specially adapted for vehicles or parts of vehicles, e.g. parking covers: covers wound on rollers
B60J
Windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices for vehicles

Family

Application62/103,100Us provisional application · filed 14 Jan 2015
Application14/983,236Parent of this continuation · filed 29 Dec 2015
US 2018/0162210 A1Pre-grant publication · published 14 Jun 2018
US 9,925,855 B2Parent of this continuation
US 2016/0200180 A1Published application
US 10,207,571 B2This patent

From the US filing history. Foreign family members aren’t listed.