External cover for an automobile roof having a movable panel

An external and supplemental cover assembly adapted for use on a full-time basis on an automobile having a T-roof with two removable panels, comprising:

• (a) a flexible cover of water-proof material having a size which is adequate to completely overlay that portion of an automobile roof having the two removable panels, and the cover being adapted to lie in intimate contact with the automobile roof and to extend slightly beyond the joints between the fixed and the removable portions of the roof, whereby the cover will shield those joints when the cover is installed over the panels;
• (b) anchoring means secured to the cover for selectively anchoring the leading edge of the cover to the automobile roof near the top edge of the automobile's windshield, and said anchoring means including an elongated and thin member which is semi-rigid so as to resist any significant bending about its longitudinal axis while permitting slight bending about its transverse axis, in order to permit the elongated member to conform to the curvature of a curved windshield, and said anchoring means being adapted to bear against the automobile so as to preclude the entrance of ram air under the flexible cover when the automobile is being driven;
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• (c) connecting means for selectively connecting the sides and the back of the flexible cover to rigid portions of the roof so as to hold the cover firmly next to the roof and thereby prevent falling rain from striking the joints between the removable and the fixed portions of the roof, and said connecting means including at least some snap fasteners.