Vehicle window shade arrangement

A vehicle end window shade arrangement for at least partially shading an end window of a vehicle having a generally horizontal surface below said end window and an elongated opening in the surface extending along the width of the end window, said end window shade arrangement comprising:

• a shade tube rotatably mounted below the generally horizontal surface;
• a shade rolled about said shade tube, said shade having a connected end attached to said shade tube and an opposite end;
• a shade extender-retractor coupled to said shade opposite end for selectively unrolling said shade from said shade tube to an extended position at least partially shading the end window, and rolling said shade about said shade tube to a retracted position not shading the end window;
• an elongated cover adapted to selectively cover and uncover said elongated opening in the generally horizontal surface;
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• an automatic actuator for manipulating said cover to automatically cover said elongated opening when said window shade is at its retracted position, and to automatically uncover said elongated opening when said window shade is at an extended position.

A vehicle end window shade arrangement for at least partially shading an end window of a vehicle having a generally horizontal surface below said end window and an elongated opening in the generally horizontal surface extending along the width of the end window, said window shade arrangement comprising:

• a shade having a first end and an opposite second end, said shade extendable to shade the end window and retractable for storage and concealment below said generally horizontal surface;
• a shade extender-retractor coupled to said shade for selectively extending said shade to an extended position at least partially shading the end window, and retracting said shade to a retracted position not shading the end window;
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• a constant tension mechanism for maintaining a substantially constant pretension on said shade at all positions of said shade between fully extended and fully retracted.

A vehicle side window shade arrangement for at least partially shading a side window of a vehicle having a vertical frame member with an elongated opening therein extending along the height of the side window, said side window shade arrangement comprising:

• a shade tube rotatably mounted in the vertical frame member;
• a shade rolled about said shade tube, said shade having a connected end attached to said shade tube and an opposite end;
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• a shade extender-retractor coupled to said shade opposite end for selectively unrolling said shade from said shade tube to an extended position at least partially shading the side window, and rolling said shade about said shade tube to a retracted position in which said shade is stored and concealed within the vertical frame member and not shading the side window.

A vehicle end window shade arrangement for at least partially shading an end window of a vehicle having a generally horizontal surface below the end window and an elongated opening in the surface extending along the width of the end window, said end window shade arrangement comprising:

• a shade tube rotatably mounted below the generally horizontal surface;
• a shade rolled about said shade tube, said shade having a connected end attached to said shade tube and an opposite movable end;
• a rising bar attached to said opposite movable end of said shade, said rising bar having a top blending with the generally horizontal surface when covering the elongated opening in said generally horizontal surface;
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• a shade extender-retractor coupled to said rising bar for selectively unrolling said shade from said shade tube to an extended position at least partially shading the end window, and rolling said shade about said shade tube to a retracted position not shading the end window, said rising bar top covering the elongated opening in said retracted position of said shade.