US 5,690,376 AGranted

Vehicle shade

OwnerAndrew G. Leidalinventor

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Abstract

A shade cover for a motor vehicle, which is usable when the motor vehicle is in operation as well as parked or in storage. The cover includes a rigid panel with a top surface, a bottom surface, a body portion, and an edge portion and has an area greater than the area of the vehicle's roof. The cover further includes a securing member for attaching the panel in a spaced relationship and at its bottom surface to the motor vehicle's roof. A reflective outer layer extends continuously across the top surface throughout the area of the panel. The body portion of the panel has an area substantially equal to the area of the vehicle's roof and presents the periphery from which the edge portion extends angularly outwardly and downwardly for providing shade to the vehicle's interior. At least a portion of the edge portion is transparent to allow a passenger of the vehicle to see therethrough. The cover also includes a ventilating louver member formed in the panel.

Claims11

Dependent claims

A cover for a roof of a motor vehicle comprising:

a rigid panel having an outer surface, a first body portion, a second edge portion and means for ventilating;
and
means for securing said panel in a spaced relationship to the motor vehicle's roof;
said outer surface having a reflective material thereon to protect the motor vehicle from the sun's hot rays;
said body portion having an area substantially equal to an area of the motor vehicle's roof for attachment thereto by said means for securing, said body portion defined by a discrete periphery;
said edge portion depending from and extending angularly outwardly from said periphery continuously around said body portion so that said panel has a width and length greater than a width and a length of the motor vehicle's roof to provide shade to a motor vehicle's interior when attached thereto;
and
said edge portion including a front transparent segment extending angularly outwardly and downwardly from a front edge of said periphery and below a top edge of a motor vehicle's front windshield to allow a driver of the motor vehicle to see therethrough and a rear segment extending outwardly and downwardly from a rear edge of said periphery and below a top edge of a motor vehicle's rear windshield, said front and rear segments extending at generally the same angle of the corresponding front and rear windshields.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.