Cover for passenger car trunks
AssigneeDr. Ing. h.c.F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsHermann Burst, Leo Macho
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Abstract
A cover for passenger car trunks that are accessible through a rear wheel or tailgate that is movable about a horizontal hinge axis, said cover being made with elastic material and attached to a trunk body portion and the rear lid. The attachment of the cover to the trunk body portion and lid is achieved by elastic members that are spaced from each other on the cover and are located in hollow elements that are connected to the cover and extend perpendicularly to a vehicle longitudinal axis. In accordance with a preferred embodiment, the hollow body members are tubes about which the cover is wrapped and through which elastic cords pass or within which they are fixed, the elastic cords being connected by releasable snap lock fasteners to the body and lid, respectively.
Claims9
A cover arrangement for passenger car trunks that are accessible, through a rear lid that is movable about a horizontal hinge axis, comprising a cover formed of an elastic material and means for attaching the cover to a trunk body portion and to the rear lid, characterized in that said attachment means comprises elastic members for fastening the cover, said elastic members being spaced from each other on the cover and being located in hollow elements that are connected to the cover and extend perpendicularly to a vehicle longitudinal axis, wherein the elastic member in one of said hollow elements fastens the cover to opposite lateral walls of the body and elastic members in another of the hollow elements fastens the cover to the lid.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.