Hands-free curved weather shield
OwnerAnthony Joseph Langinventor
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Abstract
A weather shield apparatus includes a shield holder having a molded body panel with a curved shape providing ends joined to a lengthwise adjustable waist belt having a waist buckle, a support interface attached to a rear surface of the body panel, a support frame adapted to engage and extend upward from the support interface, the support frame having a cushion pad on a side facing the body panel, and a first weather shield assembly comprising a curved shield frame covered in waterproof sheet material, the curved shield frame having connector fittings projecting downward adapted to mate to compatible connector fittings at an uppermost extremity of the support frame.
Claims20
A weather shield apparatus, comprising:
- a shield holder having a molded body panel with a curved shape providing ends joined to a lengthwise adjustable waist belt having a waist buckle;
- a support interface attached to a rear surface of the body panel;
- a support frame adapted to engage and extend upward from the support interface, the support frame having a cushion pad on a side facing the body panel;
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- a first weather shield assembly comprising a curved shield frame covered in waterproof sheet material, the curved shield frame having connector fittings projecting downward adapted to mate to compatible connector fittings at an uppermost extremity of the support frame;
- characterized in that a user is enabled to mount the shield holder around the user's torso, fastened by the waist buckle of the waist belt, such that the support frame extends upward from behind the user with the cushion pad against the user's back, and supports the first weather shield assembly over the user's head, protecting the user from precipitation and sunlight while leaving the user's hands free.
A method for protecting from precipitation and sunlight while leaving hands free, comprising:
- implementing a weather shield apparatus with a shield holder having a molded body panel with a curved shape providing ends joined to a lengthwise adjustable waist belt having a waist buckle, a support interface attached to a rear surface of the body panel, a support frame adapted to engage and extend upward from the support interface, the support frame having a cushion pad on a side facing the body panel, and a first weather shield assembly comprising a curved shield frame covered in waterproof sheet material, the curved shield frame having connector fittings projecting downward adapted to mate to compatible connector fittings at an uppermost extremity of the support frame;
- and
- mounting the shield holder around the user's torso, fastened by the waist buckle of the waist belt, such that the support frame extends upward from behind the user with the cushion pad against the user's back, supporting the first weather shield assembly over the user's head, protecting the user from precipitation and sunlight while leaving the user's hands free.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.