Rear window protection apparatus and method
OwnerWilliam Sansalone, Edward Sansaloneinventors
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Abstract
Protective shields for a flexible vehicle rear window mounted in a fabric roof material of a convertible vehicle when the convertible roof is in the “top-down” folded position and where the protective panels have a thickness of approximately 1 inch and generally rectangular shapes such that the panels are slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than the flexible convertible vehicle rear window and when placed on opposite sides of the flexible window provide protection against abrasion and wear and wherein the protective panels are held in place by compressive force of the folded convertible roof.
Claims20
A plurality of protective shields for a convertible vehicle rear window mounted in a roof material when in a folded roof position comprising:
- a first protective panel having generally rectangular shape with a first panel length dimension and a first panel width dimension that is less than said first panel length dimension, such that said first protective panel is slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than said convertible vehicle rear window when placed over said window, said first protective panel further having a first protective panel thickness;
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- a second protective panel having generally rectangular shape with a second panel length dimension and a second panel width dimension that is less than said second panel length dimension, such that said second protective panel is slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than said convertible vehicle rear window when said second protective panel is placed under said window, said second protective panel having a second protective panel thickness slightly greater than said first protective panel thickness,
- and wherein the first protective panel and second protective panel are held in place by compressive force of the folded convertible roof.
A kit for providing protection for a flexible rear window mounted in the roof material of convertible vehicle when the roof is in a folded roof position comprising:
- a first protective panel having generally rectangular shape with a first panel length dimension and a first panel width dimension that is less than said first panel length dimension, such that said first protective panel is slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than said convertible vehicle flexible rear window when placed over said window, said first protective panel further having a first protective panel thickness;
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- a second protective panel having generally rectangular shape with a second panel length dimension and a second panel width dimension that is less than said second panel length dimension, such that said second protective panel is slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than said convertible vehicle flexible rear window when said second protective panel is placed under said window, said second protective panel having a second protective panel thickness slightly greater than said first protective panel thickness,
- and wherein the first protective panel and second protective panel are positioned on either side of the flexible rear window and are held in place by compressive force of the folded convertible roof.
A method for providing protection of a flexible rear window in a convertible vehicle with protective shields when the convertible top is in the top-down folded position comprising the steps of:
- activating a top-down, roof closing mechanism of said convertible vehicle sufficient to allow placement of the protective shield panels,
- positioning adjacent to one side of said flexible window, a first protective panel having generally rectangular shape with a first panel length dimension and a first panel width dimension that is less than said first panel length dimension, such that said first protective panel is slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than said convertible vehicle flexible rear window when placed over said window, said first protective panel further having a first protective panel thickness and
- positioning adjacent to the opposite side of said flexible window, a second protective panel having generally rectangular shape with a second panel length dimension and a second panel width dimension that is less than said second panel length dimension, such that said second protective panel is slightly greater in perimeter dimensions than said convertible vehicle flexible rear window when said second protective panel is placed under said window, said second protective panel having a second protective panel thickness slightly greater than said first protective panel thickness, and
- securing the top-down, roof closure mechanism to full closure with the first and second protective panels operatively placed,
- wherein the first protective panel and second protective panel are positioned on either side of the flexible rear window and are held in place by compressive force of the folded convertible roof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.