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US 6,183,580 B2Granted
Protective covering system
OwnerLarry B. Harrell, Eleanor P. Harrellinventors
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Abstract
A protective covering system for protecting the exterior of a vehicle including the paint surfaces and glass surface of the vehicle from damage from rocks, insects, road tar, and other debris while driving. The protective covering system includes a set of protective sheets with each protective sheet having front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter. Each protective sheet is generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between the front and back surfaces of the protective sheet. The back surface of each of the protective sheet is designed for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle.
Claims14
A protective covering system for protecting the exterior of a vehicle, said protective covering system comprising:
- a set of protective sheets;
- wherein each protective sheet has front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter;
- each protective sheet being generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between said front and back surfaces of said protective sheet;
- said back surface of each of said protective sheet being for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
- wherein an adhesive is provided on said back surface of each of said protective sheets, said adhesive being for adhesively attaching said back surface of said protective sheet to the exterior surface of the vehicle;
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- wherein said adhesive comprises an adhesive material being peelably removable from painted exterior surfaces of the vehicle without damaging the painted exterior surfaces and without leaving a visibly detectable residue on the painted exterior surface when removed from the painted exterior surfaces, wherein said adhesive comprises an adhesive material being peelably removable from metallic exterior surfaces of the vehicle without damaging the metallic exterior surfaces and without leaving a visibly detectable residue on the metallic exterior surface when removed from the metallic exterior surfaces, and wherein said adhesive comprises an adhesive material being peelably removable from glass exterior surfaces of the vehicle without damaging the glass exterior surfaces and without leaving a visibly detectable residue on the glass exterior surface when removed from the glass exterior surfaces.
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A method for protecting the exterior surfaces of a vehicle from damage from debris while driving, comprising the steps of:
- providing a set of protective sheets;
- wherein each protective sheet has generally flat front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter;
- each protective sheet being generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between said front and back surfaces of said protective sheet;
- said back surface of each of said protective sheet being adapted for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle, wherein an adhesive is provided on said back surface of each of said protective sheets, said adhesive being adapted for adhesively attaching said back surface of said protective sheet to the exterior surface of the vehicle;
- wherein said adhesive comprises a generally transparent adhesive material such that visibility through the protective sheets is not hindered by said adhesive;
- wherein said adhesive comprises an adhesive material adapted for peelable removal from painted exterior surfaces of a vehicle without damaging the painted exterior surfaces and without leaving a visibly detectable residue on the painted exterior surface when removed from the painted exterior surfaces;
- wherein said adhesive comprises an adhesive material adapted for peelable removal from metallic exterior surfaces of a vehicle without damaging the metallic exterior surfaces and without leaving a visibly detectable residue on the metallic exterior surface when removed from the metallic exterior surfaces;
- wherein said adhesive comprises an adhesive material adapted for peelable removal from glass exterior surfaces of a vehicle without damaging the glass exterior surfaces and without leaving a visibly detectable residue on the glass exterior surface when removed from the glass exterior surfaces;
- said back surface of each protective sheet, having a nonstick peripheral region extending around said outer perimeter of the respective protective sheet, said non-stick peripheral region defining a central region of said back surface, said adhesive being located on said central region, said non-stick peripheral region being adapted for aiding the peelable removal of the protective sheet from the exterior surface of the vehicle by the finger tips of a user;
- wherein said set of protective sheets includes glass surface protective sheets, said glass surface protective sheets including a front windshield protective sheet, and at least two side window protective sheets;
- said front windshield protective sheet being configured for attachment to the exterior of a front windshield of a vehicle to substantially cover the front windshield of the vehicle to protect the exterior of the front windshield of the vehicle from damage from debris;
- wherein said outer perimeter of said front windshield protective sheet is generally trapezoidal in shape and has generally parallel upper and lower edges;
- each of said side window sheets being configured for attachment to the exterior of a side window of a vehicle to substantially cover the exterior of the side window of the vehicle to protect the exterior of the side window of the vehicle from damage from debris;
- wherein said outer perimeter of each of said side window protective sheets is generally trapezoidal in shape and has generally parallel upper and lower edges, a side edges extending generally perpendicular to said upper and lower edges of the respective side window sheet;
- wherein a number of protective sheets of said set of protective sheets are tinted such that a portion of the light passing through said protective sheet is blocked by the tinting, wherein said glass surface protective sheets are tinted;
- wherein said set of protective sheets includes glass surface protective sheets, said glass surface protective sheets including a front windshield protective sheet, and at least two side window protective sheets;
- wherein said set of protective sheets includes a plurality of hood protective sheets, a plurality of bumper protective sheets, and a plurality of wheel well protective sheets;
- said hood protective sheets being configured for covering an exterior portion of a hood of a vehicle such that together said hood protective sheets substantially cover the exterior of the hood of the vehicle to protect the exterior of the hood of the vehicle from damage from debris;
- said hood protective sheets including a center hood protective sheet and a pair of side hood protective sheets, said center hood protective sheet being generally rectangular in shape and adapted for attachment to the exterior of a central region of the hood of the vehicle, said side hood protective sheets being adapted for attachment to the exterior of the hood of the vehicle on either side of the center hood protective sheet;
- said side hood protective sheets being quadrilateral in shape having a pair of end edges and a pair of side edges, said side edges converging together towards one of said end edges of the respective side hood protective sheet;
- said bumper protective sheets being configured for attachment to the exterior of a bumper of a vehicle, said bumper protective sheets each being generally rectangular and having a length and a width, wherein said length of each of said bumper protective sheets being at least three times greater than said width of the respective bumper protective sheet;
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- said wheel well protective sheets being configured for attachment to a portion of a wheel well of a vehicle behind the associated wheel of the vehicle, wherein each wheel well protective sheet being generally rectangular and having a length and a width, wherein said length of each wheel well protective sheet is at least twice the width of the respective wheel well protective sheet;
- attaching the back surface of the front windshield protective sheet to the exterior of the front windshield of a vehicle to substantially cover the front windshield of the vehicle with said front windshield protective sheet;
- attaching the back surface of each of the side window protective sheets to the exterior of an associated side window of the vehicle such that one of said side window protective sheets substantially covers the exterior of one side window of the vehicle and another of said side window protective sheets substantially covers the exterior of another side window of the vehicle;
- attaching the back surfaces of the hood protective sheets to the exterior of the hood of the vehicle to such that the center hood protective sheet is substantially covers a central region of the exterior of the hood of the vehicle and the side hood protective sheets cover exterior portions of the hood of the vehicle on either side of the center hood protective sheet;
- attaching the back surfaces of the bumper protective sheets to the exterior of the bumper of the vehicle, one of the bumper protective sheets being positioned towards one side of the vehicle, another of the bumper protective sheets being positioned towards another side of the vehicle;
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- attaching a wheel well protective sheet to each of the wheel wells of the vehicle such that each wheel well protective sheets is positioned in the respective wheel well of the vehicle behind the associated wheel of the vehicle.
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A protective covering system for protecting the exterior of a vehicle, said protective covering system comprising:
- a set of protective sheets;
- wherein each protective sheet has front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter;
- each protective sheet being generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between said front and back surfaces of said protective sheet;
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- said back surface of each of said protective sheet being for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
- wherein a number of protective sheets of said set of protective sheets are tinted such that a portion of the light passing through said protective sheet is blocked by the tinting, wherein said glass surface protective sheets are tinted.
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A protective covering system for protecting the exterior of a vehicle, said protective covering system comprising:
- a set of protective sheets;
- wherein each protective sheet has front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter;
- each protective sheet being generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between said front and back surfaces of said protective sheet;
- said back surface of each of said protective sheet being for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
- wherein an adhesive is provided on said back surface of each of said protective sheets, said adhesive being for adhesively attaching said back surface of said protective sheet to the exterior surface of the vehicle;
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- wherein said back surface of each protective sheet has a nonstick peripheral region extending around said outer perimeter of the respective protective sheet, said nonstick peripheral region defining a central region of said back surface, said adhesive being located on said central region, said non-stick peripheral region being for aiding the peelable removal of the protective sheet from the exterior surface of the vehicle by the finger tips of a user.
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A protective covering system for protecting the exterior of a vehicle, said protective covering system comprising:
- a set of protective sheets;
- wherein each protective sheet has front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter;
- each protective sheet being generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between said front and back surfaces of said protective sheet;
- said back surface of each of said protective sheet being for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
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- wherein said set of protective sheets includes glass surface protective sheets, said glass surface protective sheets including a front windshield protective sheet, and at least two side window protective sheets, wherein said front windshield protective sheet is configured for attachment to the exterior of a front windshield of a vehicle to substantially cover the exterior of the front windshield of the vehicle to protect the exterior front windshield of the vehicle from damage from debris, wherein each of said side window sheets is configured for attachment to the exterior of a side window of a vehicle to substantially cover the exterior of the side window of the vehicle to protect the exterior of the side window of the vehicle from damage from debris.
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A protective covering system for protecting the exterior of a vehicle, said protective covering system comprising:
- a set of protective sheets;
- wherein each protective sheet has front and back surfaces, and an outer perimeter;
- each protective sheet being generally transparent to permit the passage of light therethrough between said front and back surfaces of said protective sheet;
- said back surface of each of said protective sheet being for attachment to an exterior surface of a vehicle;
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- wherein said set of protective sheets includes a plurality of hood protective sheets, said hood protective sheets being configured for covering an exterior portion of a hood of a vehicle such that together said hood protective sheets substantially cover the exterior of the hood of the vehicle to protect the exterior of the hood of the vehicle from damage from debris, said hood protective sheets including a center hood protective sheet and a pair of side hood protective sheets, said center hood protective sheet being generally rectangular in shape and for attachment to the exterior of a central region of the hood of the vehicle, said side hood protective sheets being adapted for attachment to the exterior of the hood of the vehicle on either side of the center hood protective sheet, said side hood protective sheets being quadrilateral in shape having a pair of end edges and a pair of side edges, said side edges converging together towards one of said end edges of the respective side hood protective sheet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.