US 5,799,992 A · Protective device for vehicles

Abstract

A device for protecting the outer side surface of a vehicle comprising a protective sheet attached to a rod with the rod being attached to hangers disposed on the windows of the vehicle, wherein the rod is foldable so as to make for compactness and be easily stored when the sheet is then rolled around the folded rod. When the protective sheet is next to the car door, for example, when parked, any externally applied force, such as exerted by a neighboring parked car, will be absorbed by the device. The hanger comprises a hooked end connected to an elongated base which can be readily retracted into a horizontal or parallel position with the hook end being fitted over a window of the vehicle to the rod in a stored position, and into a vertical or perpendicular position in the operated position, so that compactness is enhanced and simplicity is maintained.

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Dependent claims

A device for protecting the side surface of a vehicle comprising:

an elongated rod comprising two sections, a spring operated locking means for holding the two sections as an elongated rod, and a hinge means for holding the two sections to be foldable about each other in a stored position;
a pair of hanger means each comprising a hook end connected to an elongated base, each said elongated base being attached to each of said two sections of said elongated rod and being movable to be in a vertical position during an operated position with said hook end fitted over a window of said vehicle, and being movable to be in a horizontal position in said stored position with said hook end fitted adjacent said elongated rod;
and
a sheet disposed to hang from said two sections of said rod in said operated position so as to protect said side surface of said vehicle and to be rolled about said two sections of said rod in their folded state in said stored position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Protective device for vehicles

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Protective device for vehicles

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Abstract

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