US 2014/0209136 A1Published application

Compactable car cover

OwnerPeter Michael MCMASTERinventor

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Abstract

A compactable car cover provides a flexible covering material that is attached to a car by a frame. The frame can be collapsed into a smaller state for storage by sliding telescoping rods into the central section of the frame. The frame is secured to a vehicle by large suction cups, which are placed on the windshield and rear window of a vehicle. The telescoping rods that form each side of the frame provide an attachment point for the covering material. Each pair of telescoping rods is connected by their own individual cover material, necessary for allowing the telescoping rods to be retracted into the center section. Unlike the outer telescoping rods, the front and rear rods that form the center section cannot be moved, instead serving as a support for the other rods and connection point for the mounting system.

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Dependent claims

A compactable vehicle cover comprises,

a frame structure;
a plurality of covers;
the frame structure comprises a left structure and a right structure;
the left structure and the right structure each comprise a center section, a front mounting section, a rear mounting section, front connector, a first front sliding connector, a second front sliding connector, a rear connector, a first rear sliding connector, and a second rear sliding connector, a first front extension flex rod, a second front extension flex rod, a first rear extension flex rod, and a second rear extension flex rods;
the center section comprises a outer flex rod, a inner flex rod, a front spacing rod, and a rear spacing rod;
the front mounting section and the rear mounting section each comprise a suction cup, an extension arm, and a connection arm;
the outer flex rod and the inner flex rod being parallel and adjacent to each other;
the front section being positioned adjacent to the outer flex rod;
the rear section being positioned adjacent to the inner flex rod;
the first front extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the outer flex rod;
the second front extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the first front extension flex rod;
the first rear extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the inner flex rod;
the second rear extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the first rear extension flex rod;
the left structure and the right structure being connected to each other by the plurality of covers;
and
the plurality of covers being positioned on and across the left structure and the right structure.

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A compactable vehicle cover comprises,

a frame structure;
a plurality of covers;
the frame structure comprises a left structure and a right structure;
the left structure and the right structure each comprise a center section, a front mounting section, a rear mounting section, front connector, a first front sliding connector, a second front sliding connector, a rear connector, a first rear sliding connector, and a second rear sliding connector, a first front extension flex rod, a second front extension flex rod, a first rear extension flex rod, and a second rear extension flex rods;
the center section comprises a outer flex rod, a inner flex rod, a front spacing rod, and a rear spacing rod;
the front mounting section and the rear mounting section each comprise a suction cup, an extension arm, and a connection arm;
the outer flex rod and the inner flex rod being parallel and adjacent to each other;
the front section being positioned adjacent to the outer flex rod;
the rear section being positioned adjacent to the inner flex rod;
the first front extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the outer flex rod;
the second front extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the first front extension flex rod;
the first rear extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the inner flex rod;
the second rear extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the first rear extension flex rod;
the left structure and the right structure being connected to each other by the plurality of covers;
the plurality of covers being positioned on and across the left structure and the right structure;
the front spacing rod being connected to the front connector;
the rear spacing rod being connected to the rear connector;
the front spacing rod being rotatably connected to the connection arm of the front section;
and
the rear spacing rod being rotatably connected to the connection arm of the rear section.

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A compactable vehicle cover comprises,

a frame structure;
a plurality of covers;
the frame structure comprises a left structure and a right structure;
the left structure and the right structure each comprise a center section, a front mounting section, a rear mounting section, front connector, a first front sliding connector, a second front sliding connector, a rear connector, a first rear sliding connector, and a second rear sliding connector, a first front extension flex rod, a second front extension flex rod, a first rear extension flex rod, and a second rear extension flex rods;
the center section comprises a outer flex rod, a inner flex rod, a front spacing rod, and a rear spacing rod;
the front mounting section and the rear mounting section each comprise a suction cup, an extension arm, and a connection arm;
the outer flex rod and the inner flex rod being parallel and adjacent to each other;
the front section being positioned adjacent to the outer flex rod;
the rear section being positioned adjacent to the inner flex rod;
the first front extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the outer flex rod;
the second front extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the first front extension flex rod;
the first rear extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the inner flex rod;
the second rear extension flex rod being telescopically engaged to the first rear extension flex rod;
the left structure and the right structure being connected to each other by the plurality of covers;
the plurality of covers being positioned on and across the left structure and the right structure;
the front spacing rod being connected to the front connector;
the rear spacing rod being connected to the rear connector;
the front spacing rod being rotatably connected to the connection arm of the front section;
the rear spacing rod being rotatably connected to the connection arm of the rear section;
the front connector being connected to the outer flex rod and the inner flex rod;
the rear connector being connected to the outer flex rod and the inner flex rod opposite the front connector;
the first front sliding connector being slidably engaged with the outer flex rod;
the first front extension flex rod being connected to the first front sliding connector;
the second front sliding connector being slidably engaged with the first front extension flex rod;
the second front extension flex rod being connected to the second front sliding connector;
the first rear sliding connector being slidably engaged with the inner flex rod;
the first rear extension flex rod being connected to the first rear sliding connector;
the second rear sliding connector being slidably engaged with the first rear extension flex rod;
the second rear extension flex rod being connected to the second rear sliding connector;
the front connector, the first front sliding connector, the second front sliding connector, the rear connector, the first rear sliding connector, and the second rear sliding connector each comprise a connector body, a first bore and a second bore;
the suction cup comprises a suction cup body, a first handle, a second handle, and a flexible concave surface, wherein the flexible concave surface of the front section engages with a front windshield of a car and the flexible concave surface of the rear section engages with a rear window of the car;
and
the plurality of covers comprises a first flexible sheet, a second flexible sheet, a third flexible sheet, a fourth flexible sheet, and a fifth flexible sheet.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.