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US 11,529,858 B1Granted
Portable automatic vehicle canopy
OwnerTesfa Gumainventor
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Abstract
The invention provides an improved cover for a vehicle, which includes a frame and a hinge, so that the cover can be unfolded to substantially cover the vehicle and folds back into a storage position.
Claims8
A cover for a vehicle, said vehicle having a vehicle passenger compartment and a vehicle outer surface, said vehicle outer surface comprising a first side surface, a second side surface, a front windshield surface, a rear windshield surface, a front hood surface, a rear hood surface, and a roof surface;
- said cover comprising:
- a plurality of rotatable frames;
- a plurality of installation brackets, wherein each one of said plurality of installation brackets has an installation bracket first end and an installation bracket second end;
- wherein each installation bracket first end is configured to be fastened to said vehicle;
- wherein each installation bracket second end is configured to hold one of said plurality of rotatable frames;
- at least one installation-bracket-to-rotatable-frame rotation controller for selectively allowing and preventing rotation of a respective one of said rotatable frames held by a respective one of said installation brackets, relative to said one of said installation brackets;
- wherein said installation-bracket-rotatable-frame rotation controller is disposed on said respective one of said plurality of installation brackets;
- a plurality of cover sheets;
- a plurality of cover sheet hinges;
- wherein each one of said plurality of cover sheet hinges has a cover sheet hinge first end fastened to a corresponding one of said plurality of cover sheets, so that, when said cover sheet hinge first end rotates, said corresponding one of said cover sheets fastened thereto also rotates;
- wherein each one of said plurality of cover sheet hinges has a cover sheet hinge second end holding a corresponding one of said plurality of rotatable frames;
- at least one cover-sheet-hinge-to-rotatable-frame rotation controller for selectively allowing and preventing rotation of a respective one of said cover sheet hinges holding a respective one of said plurality of rotatable frames, relative to said respective one of said rotatable frames;
- wherein said cover-sheet-hinge-to-rotatable-frame rotation controller is disposed on said respective one of said plurality of cover sheet hinges;
- a roof cover sheet;
- wherein said roof cover is configured to be hinged either to said roof surface or to one of said plurality of rotatable frames;
- a plurality of spacers disposed on said plurality of cover sheets, for spacing said cover sheets from said vehicle outer surface;
- and
- a wind break configured to be disposed across the top area of said front windshield surface;
- and
- a telescoping structure for adjusting the length of at least one of said plurality of rotatable frames, so that respective ones of said plurality of rotatable frames can have their size adjusted to conform with the size of the vehicle.
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