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US 4,903,749 AGranted
Automobile protective cover
OwnerAmnon Hananiainventor
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Abstract
A cover for use to cover the windshield and the forward roof portion of an automobile where a moonroof may be installed is disclosed which cover is retained by being clamped between the window frames of the front doors and the front door frames of the automobile. The cover is of one-piece construction, and may easily be installed by a single person to snugly cover the entire windshield and front portion of the roof of a car, protecting it both from sun and from inclement weather. The cover has anti-theft provisions built therein to effectively secure the cover once installed against removal by wind or theft.
Claims20
A cover for covering the windshield and the front portion of the roof and front door windows of a car or truck having two front doors, and door frames, said front doors have front, rear, top and bottom sides and windows therein, comprising:
- a window-covering segment made of thin, flexible sheet material, said window-covering segment being sufficiently large to cover the windshield of a car or truck from top to bottom and from side to side;
- a roof-covering segment made of thin, flexible sheet material, said roof-covering segment being attached at the front thereof to the rear of said window-covering segment at a location approximately adjacent the top of the windshield, said roof-covering segment extending back on the roof of the car or truck from said window-covering segment to at least the rear of said front doors, and being sufficiently large to cover the front portion of the roof of the car or truck from one side of the roof of the car or truck to the other;
- a first combination side window covering and anti-theft side segment consisting of a single thin, flexible sheet material, said first side segment being attached to the left sides of said window-covering segment and said roof-covering segment, said first side segment being configured similarly to the shape of a window frame of a left front door of the car or truck, and sufficiently large enough to cover substantially all of the side window, said first side segment being located and secured between the left front door of the car or truck and the left front door frame of the car or truck whereby said first side segment is releasably retained between the left front door and the left front door frame;
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- a second combination side-window covering and anti-theft side segment consisting of a single thin, flexible sheet material, said second side segment being attached to the right sides of said window-covering segment and said roof-covering segment, said second side segment being configured similarly to the shape of a window frame of a right front door of the car or truck, and sufficiently large enough to cover substantially all of the side window, said second side segment being installed and secured between the right front door of the car or truck and the right front door frame of the car or truck, whereby no additional means other than said first and second side segments are required to releasably hold said cover in place.
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A cover as defined in claim wherein said first and second thickened segments of material comprise:
- a plurality of balls attached at intervals to said first and second side segments.
A cover for covering the windshield and the front portion of the roof and front door windows of a car or truck, comprising:
- a window-covering segment having two doors and windows made of thin, flexible sheet material, said window-covering segment being sufficiently large to cover the windshield of a car or truck from top to bottom and from side to side;
- a roof-covering segment made of thin, flexible sheet material, said roof-covering segment being attached at the front thereof to the rear of said window-covering segment at a location approximately adjacent the top of the windshield, said roof-covering segment extending back on the roof of the car or truck from said window-covering segment and being sufficiently large to cover the front portion of the roof of the car or truck from one side of the roof of the car or truck to the other;
- a first side segment made of thin, flexible sheet material, said first side segment being attached to the left sides of said window-covering segment and said roof-covering segment, said first side segment being configured similarly to the shape of a window frame of a left front door of the car or truck, said first side segment secured between the right window frame of the right front door of the car or truck and the right front door frame of the car or truck to secure said cover on the right side thereof;
- anti-theft means for preventing said first and second side segments from being pulled out of their installed locations between the window frames of the front doors of the car or truck and the front door frames of the car or truck;
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- means for holding said cover on the car when said cover is being installed, before the front doors of the car or truck are closed, said holding means serving to facilitate the installation of said cover by a single person.
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A cover for covering the windshield and the front portion of the roof and front door windows of a car or truck having front doors and windows, comprising:
- a window-covering segment for covering the windshield of a car or truck;
- a roof-covering segment attached at the front thereof to the rear of said window-covering segment, said roof-covering segment covering the front portion of the roof of the car or truck;
- a first combination side window covering and anti-theft side segment consisting of a single, thin, flexible sheet material of sufficient size to cover a substantial portion of the side window attached to the left sides of said window-covering segment and said roof-covering segment, said first side segment being installed and secured between the left front door of the car or truck and the left front door frame of the car or truck;
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- a second combination side window covering and anti-theft side segment consisting of a single, thin, flexible sheet material of sufficient size to cover a substantial portion of the side window attached to the right sides of said window-covering segment and said roof-covering segment, said second side segment being installed and secured between the right front door frame of the car or truck.
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A protective cover and sun-shield for a vehicle having a windshield, two front door frames and two front doors with windows therein comprising,
- a windshield covering segment sufficiently large enough to cover substantially all of said windshield, and
- a plurality of combination side window covering and anti-theft window covering segments, each of which is sufficiently large enough to cover substantially all of a front door window,
- whereby said windshield covering segment is disposed on the outside of the vehicle to cover substantially all of said windshield and said side window covering segments are both disposed inside the vehicle and secured between the respective front door and door frames, to simultaneously cover both of the front door windows and thereby prevent the sun from shining inside the vehicle and protect removal of the cover from outside the vehicle which the doors are closed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.