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US 11,446,991 B2Granted
Collapsible door frame and fabric cover
OwnerJames Bellinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible door frame with an extendable fabric cover replaces a factory door for a sport utility vehicle, providing the vehicle for operation without a door while still allowing the drive to assemble and install the collapsible door frame and extend the fabric cover to provide protection from adverse weather conditions.
Claims5
A replacement door assembly adapted to a sport utility vehicle providing the sport utility vehicle with an option to operate the vehicle without doors while providing a compact replacement during weather incidents or roadway operations, comprising:
- a collapsible door frame defining a plurality of corner sections, curved sections and connector rods which are assembled to define said collapsible door frame adapted to respective door openings of said sport utility vehicle, said assembled collapsible door frame further providing an outer surface and a vertical hinge section defining and upper hinge arm having a vertical bore and a lower hinge arm having a vertical bore removably connecting to a respective upper hinge member and a respective lower hinge member of said door frame of said sport utility vehicle;
- a fabric door panel defining a front vertical flap and an inner surface selectively connecting to said outer surface of said collapsible door frame by a plurality of cap connectors attached to said inner surface of said fabric door panel and a plurality of perimeter connector means attached to respective outer surface of said collapsible door frame, securing said fabric door panel to said collapsible door frame, said fabric door panel further defining a folding window section defining a cutout window portion;
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- a winding hinge member defining a central vertical shaft with a vertical panel slot receiving said front vertical flap of said fabric door panel prior to winding said fabric door panel around said central vertical shaft for compact storage, said central vertical shaft also removably attaching said upper hinge arm to said upper hinge member and said lower hinge arm to said lower hinge member to hingeably connect said collapsible door frame within said respective door openings of said sport utility vehicle.
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