Lap shade
OwnerThomas Lealinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is a lap shade that comprises a plurality of section pads attached to form a dashboard piece, a plurality of frames attached to form a door piece, and a plurality of attachment means on both the dashboard piece and the door piece for attachment purposes on the dash board and a side window of a vehicle respectively. A velcro is attached at a bottom side of the dashboard piece to be engaged with a velcro on the door piece. The lap shade includes a plurality of joints, which allow folding of the lap shade. The plurality of attachment means on the dashboard piece is provided with a sliding mechanism, which includes a slider assembly to allow the attachment means to be extended as desired. The door piece is foldable against the dashboard piece followed by folding the section pads.
Claims19
A lap shade for an occupant in a vehicle seat comprising:
- a plurality of section pads attached to form a dashboard piece, the section pads having a plurality of joints;
- a plurality of frames attached to form a door piece, the frames having a plurality of joints;
- a plurality of attachment means on a dashboard piece and a door piece for attachment purposes;
- whereby the dashboard piece and the door piece together form the lap shade to prevent sunlight from falling on the occupant.
The method of manufacturing a dashboard piece of a lap shade, the method comprising:
- placing Extended Polyethylene foam, aluminized film and nylon fabric above and below a basic shape-Polypropylene sheet;
- folding an excess dimensions of Extended Polyethylene foam, aluminized film and nylon fabric around border of basic shape-Polypropylene sheet to stitch all together;
- and
- fixing a velcro at a bottom side of the dashboard piece.
The method of manufacturing a door piece of a lap shade, the method comprising:
- placing a UV resistant cloth around a plurality of frames;
- stitching the UV resistant cloth in and outside of the plurality of frames;
- and coupling an elastic strip and a velcro to the door piece
The method of folding a lap shade, the method comprising:
- providing the lap shade comprising a dashboard piece and a door piece;
- folding the door piece against the dashboard piece;
- and
- folding at least one section pad of the dashboard piece.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.