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US 4,733,902 AGranted
Insulative liner assembly for jeep-type vehicles
AssigneeDerek Don Blatt
InventorJohn Rabb
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AssigneeDerek Don Blatt
InventorJohn Rabb
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The improved insulative liner assembly is for use with jeep-type vehicles having canopy roofs and the like. The assembly includes a thermally insulated top panel of quilted cloth, or the like, preferably having a metallized heat reflective layer. The panel is adapted to fit below the vehicle roof canopy and contains hooks or the like to releasably secure it to the transverse roof beams in the vehicle. A pair of thermally insulated rear side panels are connected, preferably releasably by snaps, to the perimeter of the top panel, depend therefrom and bear bunge cords with s hooks or the like at their lower ends to releasably connected them to the interior rear side frame of the vehicle. A thermally insulated rear panel may be similarly connected to the rear of the top panel and bear bunge cords and hooks or the like to hold it in place against the rear interior of the vehicle. Thermally insulated front side panels, each having front and rear portions, are adapted to lap over the side door frames and releasably clip to themselves. One or more of the panels may bear decorative indicia and/or have thermally insulated windows and/or pockets, sleeves, racks or the like. The assembly keeps out the wind and cold and helps to reduce road noise and protect the vehicle occupants.
An improved insulative liner assembly for jeep-type motor vehicles, said liner assembly comprising, in combination:
A liner for vehicles having a canopy, comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.
No related US applications are recorded in the indexed filing history.
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Readily detachable tarpaulins, e.g. for utility vehicles; Frames therefor: fastening means for tarpaulins
Windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors, or similar devices for vehicles
Term ended 4 May 2007 (estimated)
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1. FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention generally relates to insulative materials and, more particularly, to an improved thermally insulative liner for jeep-type vehicles.
2. PRIOR ART
FIG. 1 is a schematic side elevation, partly broken away, of a jeep-type vehicle having the novel insulative liner assembly of the present invention installed therein;
FIG. 2 is a schematic top plan view, partly broken away, of a first preferred embodiment of the liner assembly of the present invention, as illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a schematic side elevation of a rear hook used in the assembly of FIG. 2;
Now referring more particularly to FIGS. 1-5 of the accompanying drawings, a first preferred embodiment of the novel thermally insulated liner assembly of the present invention is schematically depicted therein. Thus, assembly 10 is shown in detail in FIGS. 2 and 5 and is shown generally as installed in a jeep-type vehicle 12 in FIG. 1.
Assembly 10 includes a generally rectangular top panel 14 adapted to fit under the roof canopy 16 of vehicle 12 and to releasably connect to the transverse vehicle front and rear roof beams 18 and 20, respectively, by front and rear hooks 22 and 24, respectively, sewn or otherwise secured to the front and rear ends 26 and 28, respectively, of top panel 14. Details of hooks 22 and 24 are shown in FIGS. 4 and 3, respectively.
Assembly 10 also includes a pair of rear side panels 30 and 32, connected to opposite sides 34 and 36, respectively, of top panel 14 adjacent rear end 28 thereof. Preferably, panels 30 and 32 releasably clip or snap on to sides 34 and 36 for easy assembly, disassembly and storage of assembly 10. Alternatively, they can be permanently joined thereto. Panels 30 and 32 are adapted to depend from top panel 14 and to be pulled taut and releasably secured to the interior rear sides of vehicle 12, as by elastic bunge cords 38 and s-hooks 40 or by equivalent means.