Rear window shade with window mounting suction cups

#1. Field of the Invention

#The present invention relates to a window shade that can be readily applied to the rear window of an automobile.

#2. Description of Related Art

#The objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the art after reviewing the following detailed description and accompanying drawings, wherein:

#FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a window shade of the present invention mounted to a rear window of an automobile;

#FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the window shade;

#Referring to the drawings more particularly by reference numbers, FIG. 1 shows a window shade 10 of the present invention. The window shade 10 is typically mounted to the rear window 12 of an automobile 14. The window shade 10 has a pair of shades 16 that can be pulled from a rod 18. In the preferred embodiment, the shades 16 are each constructed from an opaque material which has a plurality of transparent circular areas that allow the occupants of the vehicle to see through the shades 16. The shades 16 are typically constructed to cover at least a significant amount of the window. Although two shades 16 are described and shown, it is to be understood that the window shade 10 may be constructed with a single shade.

#As shown in FIG. 2, each shade is wrapped around a spring loaded curtain rod 20 that is located within the rod 18. The spring loaded rods 20 bias the shades 16 to a rolled position. Each shade 16 has a shade suction cup 22 which can be pressed onto the window 12 to hold the shade 16 in a pulled position. The window suction cups 22 are preferably constructed from a hard rubber and have stems (not shown) that are pressed through tabs 24 which extend from the shades 16.

#The rod 18 is typically an extruded hollow metal tube which has a slot 26 that allows the shades 16 to be pulled therethrough. The curtain rods 20 are captured by a bushing (not shown at the center of the rod 18 and a pair of end caps 28 that are pressed onto the tube 18. The end caps 28 and bushing are preferably constructed from plastic to reduce the cost of the product.