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US 5,813,360 AGranted
Locking vehicle cover
OwnerSteven R. Dickey, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A vehicle cover includes a sheet of flexible material for covering and protecting at least the upper portion of the vehicle, a securing band coupled with the sheet adjacent the edge thereof, and a preferred ratchet for releasably tightening the band about the periphery of the vehicle below a portion of the vehicle presenting a greater periphery. The band is sufficiently tightened to prevent slipping over the greater periphery and can be locked in the tightened position in order to prevent unauthorized intrusion into the vehicle.
Claims21
A vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a sheet of flexible material configured for covering and protecting at least the upper portion of a vehicle, said sheet presenting a circumscribing edge, the vehicle presenting a first periphery and a second periphery greater than and above said first periphery;
- a securing band coupled with said sheet adjacent said edge;
- and
- a tightener including a pair of band-engaging components respectively coupled to individual portions of said band, and a handle operatively coupled to said components and movable about an axis for selectively shifting said band between a tightened condition in which said band would tightly encompass the vehicle at said first periphery, and a relaxed condition in which said band could be slipped over said second periphery, said tightener including means for holding said band in said tightened condition, said tightened condition being sufficient for preventing slipping of said band over said second periphery.
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A vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a sheet of flexible material configured for covering and protecting at least the upper portion of a vehicle, said sheet presenting a circumscribing edge, the vehicle presenting a first periphery and a second periphery greater than and above said first periphery;
- a securing band coupled with said sheet adjacent said edge;
- and
- shifting means for selectively shifting said band between a tightened condition in which said band would tightly encompass the vehicle at said first periphery, and a relaxed condition in which said band could be slipped over said second periphery, said tightener including means for holding said band in said tightened condition, said tightened condition being sufficient for preventing slipping of said band over said second periphery,
- said sheet including a strengthening mesh of stainless steel wire.
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A vehicle cover apparatus comprising:
- a sheet of flexible material configured for covering and protecting at least the upper portion of a vehicle, said sheet presenting a circumscribing edge, the vehicle presenting a first periphery and a second periphery greater than and above said first periphery;
- a securing band coupled with said sheet adjacent said edge;
- and
- shifting means for selectively shifting said band between a tightened condition in which said band would tightly encompass the vehicle at said first periphery, and a relaxed condition in which said band could be slipped over said second periphery, said shifting means including means for holding said band in said tightened condition, said tightened condition being sufficient for preventing slipping of said band over said second periphery,
- said apparatus further including alarm means for sensing cutting sheet, said alarm means including a mesh of electrically supervised wiring included in said sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.