Window restraint device
OwnerJason Watsoninventor
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Abstract
A window restraint device includes a mesh screen having an upper end and a lower end. The restraint device includes an upper attachment device, such as a clip or strap, coupled to the screen upper end for removable attachment to an automobile door frame. The restraint device also includes a lower attachment device, such as a suction cup, coupled to the screen lower end for connecting the lower end of the screen to an automobile window. Neither the upper or lower attachment devices interfere with normal operation of the vehicle window, nor do they restrict a pet from normal movement within the vehicle. The restraint device may also include a spring-loaded reel from which the screen may be extended from or retracted into. The spring provides tension between upper and lower ends of the screen.
Claims20
A window restraint device for use with an automobile door frame having upper and lower portions and defining an opening therebetween and having a retractable window selectively positioned in the opening and capable of moving upwardly into a closed position and downwardly into an open position, said device comprising:
- a screen having an upper end and a lower end;
- an upper attachment device operatively coupled to said screen upper end for coupling said screen upper end to the upper portion of the automobile door frame whereby the window is permitted to move into the closed position as well as the open position without restriction from the upper attachment device;
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- a lower attachment device operatively coupled to said screen lower end for coupling said screen lower end to the window whereby the window is permitted to move into the closed position as well as substantially into the open position without restriction from the lower attachment device.
A window restraint device for use with an automobile door frame having upper and lower portions and defining an opening therebetween and having a retractable window selectively positioned in the opening and capable of moving upwardly into a closed position and downwardly into an open position, said device comprising:
- a screen having an upper end and a lower end;
- means for alt aching said screen upper end to the upper portion of the automobile door frame whereby the window is permitted to move into the closed position as well as the open position without restriction from the screen upper end attaching means;
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- means for attaching said screen lower end to an element selected from the group consisting of the lower portion of the automobile door frame and the window, whereby the window is permitted to move into the closed position as well as substantially into the open position without restriction from the screen lower end attaching means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.