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US 11,718,167 B2Granted
Retractable vehicle cover apparatus
OwnerFarooq Nabiinventor
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Abstract
A retractable vehicle cover apparatus for protecting vehicles from the elements includes a housing with a housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to a housing inside. A plurality of adjustable feet is coupled to a housing bottom side. An axle is coupled within the housing inside and a crank extends through a housing right side to be in rotate the axle. A cover comprises a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover panel. The cover is windingly retractable and extendable around the axle. A hook is coupled to a distal end of the cover and is configured to selectively engage a bumper of a vehicle.
Claims11
A retractable vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing left side, a housing right side, a housing top side, and a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to the housing inside;
- a plurality of adjustable feet coupled to the housing, the plurality of adjustable feet being coupled to the housing bottom side;
- an axle coupled to the housing, the axle being rotatably coupled to the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing inside;
- a crank coupled to the housing, the crank extending through the housing right side to be in operational communication with the axle;
- a cover coupled to the axle, the cover comprising a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover, the pair of side covers being coupled to a pair of outer edges of the main cover panel, the main cover panel having a proximal end coupled to the axle and a distal end extending through the cover aperture, the cover being windingly retractable and extendable around the axle;
- a hook coupled to the main cover panel, the hook being coupled to the distal end and configured to selectively engage a bumper of a vehicle;
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- a plurality of wheels coupled to the cover, the plurality of wheels being coupled to an inner cover side of the main cover panel, the plurality of wheels being configured to rest on a roof of the vehicle when the cover is fully extended from the housing.
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A retractable vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing left side, a housing right side, a housing top side, and a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to the housing inside;
- a plurality of adjustable feet coupled to the housing, the plurality of adjustable feet being coupled to the housing bottom side;
- an axle coupled to the housing, the axle being rotatably coupled to the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing inside;
- a crank coupled to the housing, the crank extending through the housing right side to be in operational communication with the axle;
- a cover coupled to the axle, the cover comprising a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover, the pair of side covers being coupled to a pair of outer edges of the main cover panel, the main cover panel having a proximal end coupled to the axle and a distal end extending through the cover aperture, the cover being windingly retractable and extendable around the axle;
- a hook coupled to the main cover panel, the hook being coupled to the distal end and configured to selectively engage a bumper of a vehicle;
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- a pull handle coupled to the main cover panel, the pull handle being coupled to the distal end, the hook extending past the pull handle.
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A retractable vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing left side, a housing right side, a housing top side, and a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to the housing inside;
- a plurality of adjustable feet coupled to the housing, the plurality of adjustable feet being coupled to the housing bottom side;
- an axle coupled to the housing, the axle being rotatably coupled to the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing inside;
- a crank coupled to the housing, the crank extending through the housing right side to be in operational communication with the axle;
- a cover coupled to the axle, the cover comprising a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover, the pair of side covers being coupled to a pair of outer edges of the main cover panel, the main cover panel having a proximal end coupled to the axle and a distal end extending through the cover aperture, the cover being windingly retractable and extendable around the axle;
- a hook coupled to the main cover panel, the hook being coupled to the distal end and configured to selectively engage a bumper of a vehicle;
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- the main cover panel comprising an outer cover side, an inner cover side, and a flexible cushion layer coupled therebetween, the outer cover side being a waterproof material, the inner cover side being a soft material, and the cushion layer having a sinusoidal cross-section.
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A retractable vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing left side, a housing right side, a housing top side, and a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to the housing inside;
- a plurality of adjustable feet coupled to the housing, the plurality of adjustable feet being coupled to the housing bottom side;
- an axle coupled to the housing, the axle being rotatably coupled to the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing inside;
- a crank coupled to the housing, the crank extending through the housing right side to be in operational communication with the axle;
- a cover coupled to the axle, the cover comprising a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover, the pair of side covers being coupled to a pair of outer edges of the main cover panel, the main cover panel having a proximal end coupled to the axle and a distal end extending through the cover aperture, the cover being windingly retractable and extendable around the axle;
- a hook coupled to the main cover panel, the hook being coupled to the distal end and configured to selectively engage a bumper of a vehicle;
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- a heating element coupled to the housing, the heating element being coupled within the housing inside;
- a power supply coupled to the housing, the power supply being in operational communication with the heating element.
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A retractable vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a housing front side, a housing back side, a housing left side, a housing right side, a housing top side, and a housing bottom side defining a housing inside, the housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to the housing inside;
- a plurality of adjustable feet coupled to the housing, the plurality of adjustable feet being coupled to the housing bottom side;
- an axle coupled to the housing, the axle being rotatably coupled to the housing left side and the housing right side within the housing inside;
- a crank coupled to the housing, the crank extending through the housing right side to be in operational communication with the axle, the crank having a rotatable handle portion;
- a cover coupled to the axle, the cover comprising a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover, the pair of side covers being coupled to a pair of outer edges of the main cover panel, the main cover panel having a proximal end coupled to the axle and a distal end extending through the cover aperture, the cover being windingly retractable and extendable around the axle, each of the housing front side and the housing back side having a rounded bulge portion to accommodate the cover when wound around the axle, the main cover panel comprising an outer cover side, an inner cover side, and a flexible cushion layer coupled therebetween, the outer cover side being a waterproof material, the inner cover side being a soft material, and the cushion layer having a sinusoidal cross-section;
- a plurality of wheels coupled to the cover, the plurality of wheels being coupled to the inner cover side of the main cover panel, the plurality of wheels being configured to rest on a roof of the vehicle when the cover is fully extended from the housing, each wheel having a wheel mount coupled to the inner cover side and a rubberized tire coupled to the wheel mount;
- a pull handle coupled to the main cover panel, the pull handle being coupled to the distal end;
- a hook coupled to the main cover panel, the hook being coupled to the distal end and configured to selectively engage a bumper of the vehicle, the hook extending past the pull handle;
- a heating element coupled to the housing, the heating element being coupled within the housing inside;
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- a power supply coupled to the housing, the power supply being in operational communication with the heating element, the power supply being a solar panel system having a panel mount coupled to the housing top side, a pair of triangular panel arms coupled to the panel mount, and a solar cell panel pivotably coupled to the pair of panel arms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.