Vehicle window and windshield cover

A shade cover assembly for a vehicle of the type having a roof portion, an upper body portion with a plurality of windows and a lower body portion, said cover assembly comprising:

• a curtain body configured for encircling said upper body portion and substantially covering said windows, said curtain body having a peripheral upper portion configured to extend around the perimeter of said roof portion when said curtain body is installed on said vehicle, said curtain body further including a peripheral lower edge spaced from said upper portion, and
• curtain support means for supporting said curtain body in a deployed condition covering said windows when said curtain body is installed on said vehicle, said curtain support means including means for reinforcing said curtain body proximate said upper portion, said reinforcing means extending substantially around said upper portion to retain said upper portion of said curtain body above said windows, said curtain support means further including a plurality of retention members having a first end and an opposed second end with said first end being coupled to said curtain body and said second end being mountable to said vehicle,
• said reinforcing means comprising a cord member mounted to said curtain body proximate said upper portion thereof, said cord member being of a length sufficient to substantially surround said perimeter of said roof portion, and means for adjusting the length of said cord member between a maximum length and a minimum length, whereby said reinforcing means is adaptable for installation of said curtain body on said vehicle having one of a plurality of selected sizes.

A shade cover assembly for a vehicle of the type having a roof portion, an upper body portion with a plurality of windows, a lower body portion, a storage compartment within said vehicle, and at least one door member movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to said storage compartment, said cover assembly comprising:

• a curtain body configured for extending around said upper body portion of said vehicle to substantially cover said windows, said curtain body having a front stretch, a back stretch, and side stretches extending between said front stretch and said back stretch, said curtain body having first and second peripheral edges and a circumferentially extending support portion, said first peripheral edge defining an opening of sufficient extent to substantially expose said roof portion of said vehicle, said support portion being dimensioned to retain said curtain body on said upper body portion with said first peripheral edge of said curtain body positioned above said windows,
• a plurality of retention members having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end being secured to said curtain body adjacent the intersection of adjoining ones of said front stretch, said back stretch and said side stretches and said second end being mountable to said vehicle, said retention members at least partially extending between said first and second peripheral edges, said retention members each applying a downward-outward directed force to said curtain body proximate said intersection of said adjoining stretches to place said support portion of said front stretch, said back stretch and said side stretches of said curtain body under tension and retain said curtain body in a deployed position with said support portion substantially aligned with said upper body, and
• anchoring means coupled to said curtain body for securing said curtain body to said vehicle when installed thereon, which anchoring means is retained within said storage compartment when said curtain body is installed on said vehicle.

A shade cover assembly for a vehicle of the type having a roof portion, an upper body portion with a plurality of windows, a lower body portion, a storage compartment within said vehicle, and at least one door member movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to said storage compartment, said cover assembly comprising:

• a curtain body configured for extending around said upper body portion of said vehicle to substantially cover said windows, said curtain body having first and second peripheral edges, said first peripheral edge defining an opening of sufficient extent to substantially expose said roof portion of said vehicle,
• a plurality of retention members having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end being secured to said curtain body and said second end being mountable to said vehicle, said retention members at least partially extending between said first and second peripheral edges, and
• anchoring means coupled to said curtain body for securing said curtain body to said vehicle when installed thereon, which anchoring means is retained within said storage compartment when said curtain body is installed on said vehicle,
• at least one of said retention members being connected to said anchoring means for mounting said at least one of said retention members to said vehicle, said at least one of said retention members thereby coupling said anchoring means and said curtain body together.

A shade cover assembly for a vehicle of the type having a roof portion an upper body portion with a plurality of windows, a lower body portion, a storage compartment within said vehicle, and at least one door member movable between a closed position and an open position to provide access to said storage compartment, said cover assembly comprising:

• a curtain body configured for extending around said upper body portion of said vehicle to substantially cover said windows, said curtain body having first and second peripheral edges, said first peripheral edge defining an opening of sufficient extent to substantially expose said roof portion of said vehicle,
• a plurality of retention members having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end being secured to said curtain body and said second end being mountable to said vehicle, said retention members at least partially extending between said first and second peripheral edges,
• anchoring means coupled to said curtain body for securing said curtain body to said vehicle when installed thereon, which anchoring means is retained within said storage compartment when said curtain body is installed on said vehicle, and
• handle means mounted to one end of said curtain body for deployment of said curtain body, said handle means being releasably mountable to said anchoring means when said curtain body is in a stored position, said handle means being released from said anchoring means for deployment of said curtain body.

A curtain support apparatus for a shade cover assembly for a vehicle of the type having a roof portion, an upper body portion with a plurality of windows and a lower body portion, said cover assembly comprising a curtain body configured for encircling said upper body portion and substantially covering said windows, said curtain body having a front stretch, a back stretch, and side stretches extending between said front stretch and said back stretch, said curtain body having a peripheral upper portion configured to extend around the perimeter of said roof portion when said curtain body is installed on said vehicle, said curtain body further including a peripheral lower edge spaced from said upper portion, said curtain support apparatus comprising:

• means mountable to said curtain body for reinforcing said upper portion of said curtain body, said reinforcing means extending substantially around said upper portion to define a reinforced region for supporting said curtain body in said deployed position and retaining said upper edge of said curtain body above said windows, said reinforcing means comprising a cord member mountable to said curtain body proximate said upper portion thereof, said cord member being of a length sufficient to extend substantially around said upper portion of said curtain body;
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• a plurality of retention members having a first end and an opposed second end, said first end being coupled to said reinforcing means and said second end being mountable to said vehicle, said first end of said retention members being positioned adjacent the intersection of adjoining ones of said front stretch, said back stretch and said side stretches when said reinforcing means is mounted to said curtain body, said retention members each being configured for applying a downward-outward directed force to said reinforcing means proximate said intersection of adjoining stretches of said curtain body to place said reinforcing means of said front stretch, back stretch, and side stretches under tension and retain said curtain body with said reinforced region substantially aligned with said roof portion of said vehicle.