US 5,702,149 AGranted

Apparatus for the deflecting of wind

OwnerDaniel F. Sweeneyinventor

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Abstract

A removable pocket wind deflector is provided for the side window of a vehicle wherein the main portion of the wind deflector is a relatively flat, relatively rigid piece of plastic having a quadrilateral shape with a height and a width, and the secondary end piece of the wind deflector is of generally soft or flexible plastic with a generally triangular shape. The triangular end piece is bonded along its height edge to one side of the main portion of the wind deflector along its height. The top edge of the main portion of the wind deflector and the outside edge of the flexible end piece have two-piece thistle and hook fasteners for attaching the wind deflector to the top rear of the side window frame forming a pocket for redirecting the wind back out of the vehicle when it is moving and the window is open. The wind deflector does not extend the full height of the window so that the operator or the passenger can extend an arm or elbow out of the vehicle. The wind deflector can be of tinted, polarized, or photosensitive material so that it can also act as a sun or glare shield.

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Dependent claims

A wind deflector for a side window of a vehicle, said side window including a side window frame, said side window frame including an upper, generally horizontal portion and an upper rear, generally vertical portion, said wind deflector comprising:

a) a generally flat, generally quadrilateral, transparent sheet which forms a main structural member of said wind deflector;
b) said generally flat, generally quadrilateral, transparent sheet having a height and a width;
c) a generally flat, generally flexible end piece;
d) said generally flat, generally flexible end piece substantially forming a right triangle in shape, with a height edge substantially equal to said height of said generally flat, generally quadrilateral sheet;
e) a seam bonding said height edge of said generally flat, generally flexible end piece to a height edge of said generally flat, generally quadrilateral, transparent sheet;
f) one part of a first two-part fastener bonded to a top width edge of said generally flat, generally quadrilateral, transparent sheet;
g) one part of a second two-part fastener bonded to a generally hypotenuse edge of said generally flat, generally flexible end piece;
h) another part of said first two-part fastener attached to an upper rear, generally horizontal portion of said upper, generally horizontal portion of said side window frame of said vehicle;
and
i) another part of said second two-part fastener attached to the upper rear, generally vertical portion of said side window frame of said vehicle;
j) wherein when each of said one fastener parts are fastened to each of said other fastener parts, respectively, said wind deflector is installed forming a pocket between said side window and said generally flat, generally quadrilateral, transparent sheet;
k) said two-part fasteners being separable whereby said wind deflector can be installed or removed as desired.

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