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US 2014/0174675 A1Published application
Dog shading screen
OwnerM. Carol Updykeinventor
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Abstract
A removable dog screen for placement in the rear opening door of a vehicle to provide shade and ventilation to an animal within the vehicle for a short period of time. The disclosure provides for a removable dog screen that spans across the rear opening of a vehicle such as an SUV. Disclosed system incorporates elastic bands for keeping the screen taught as well as mesh material allowing for ventilation.
Claims15
A dog shading screen for use in a vehicle with a rear-opening door, comprising:
- a generally polygonal screen with a border and at least one openable door in said screen, said generally polygonal screen sized to generally extend from sidewall to sidewall inside said vehicle, with said screen of a material that allows air to pass through freely;
- a plurality of connection points in said screen border, for securing said screen to sidewalls of said vehicle;
- wherein said screen when attached to vehicle sidewalls forms a containment zone for pets in the rear of a vehicle, in which air circulation is improved over a closed vehicle, and in which a pet is contained in said vehicle by said screen.
A dog shading screen for use in a vehicle with a rear-opening door, comprising:
- a generally polygonal screen with a border and at least one openable door in said screen, said openable door comprised of two vertical zippers on either side of a removable band, with the removable band configured for rolling up and being secured in a rolled up position
- said generally polygonal screen sized to generally extend from sidewall to sidewall inside said vehicle, with said screen of a material that allows air to pass through freely;
- a plurality of connection points in said screen border, said connection points having elastic pulls, for securing said connection points to said vehicle sidewalls.
- a plurality of anchor points attachable to said vehicle sidewall, and configured for removable engagement with said connection points;
- wherein said screen when attached to vehicle sidewalls forms a containment zone for pets in the rear of a vehicle, in which air circulation is improved over a closed vehicle, and in which a pet is contained in said vehicle by said screen.
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A dog shading screen for use in an vehicle with a rear-opening door, comprising:
- a generally hexagonal screen with a border and at least one openable door in said screen, with said generally hexagonal screen sized to generally extend from wall to wall inside said vehicle;
- a plurality of connection points with elastic pulls integrated into said border;
- a plurality of attachment means for removably connecting said screen to said vehicle interior sidewall;
- each of said attachment means comprising a connecting side and an affixing side;
- with said attachment means removably connected on said connecting side, to each of said connection points;
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- said attachment means comprising on each affixing side anchor points which are attachable to said vehicle interior sidewall;
- wherein said screen when attached to vehicle sidewalls forms a containment zone for pets in the rear of a vehicle, in which air circulation is improved over a closed vehicle, and in which a pet is contained in said vehicle by said screen.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.