Side bar device for a sunshade assembly
AssigneeMacauto Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorPaul Lin
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Abstract
A side bar device is adapted to be connected to a retractable shade member of a sunshade assembly. The sunshade assembly includes a housing unit that is formed with a slot. The shade member has a free end portion disposed in the housing unit when the shade member is retracted and adapted to extend outwardly of the housing unit through the slot when the shade member is expanded. The side bar device includes a side bar member adapted to be connected to the free end portion of the shade member, and a cover member having a coupling segment that is coupled removably to the side bar member, and a cover segment that is adapted to be disposed outside the housing unit to cover separably the slot of the housing unit.
Claims8
A side bar device adapted to be connected to a retractable shade member of a sunshade assembly, the sunshade assembly including a housing unit that is formed with a slot, the shade member having a free end portion that is disposed in the housing unit when the shade member is retracted and to extend outwardly of the housing unit through the slot when the shade member is expanded, said side bar device comprising:
- a side bar member adapted to be connected to the free end portion of the shade member, said side bar member has a cover-connecting portion that has a pair of side walls parallel to the slot of the housing unit of the sunshade assembly and define cooperatively an engaging space therebetween;
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- a cover member having a coupling segment that is coupled removably to said side bar member, said coupling segment of said cover member has at least one pair of engaging members extending removably into said engaging space and engaging respectively and removably said side walls of said cover-connecting portion, and a cover segment that is adapted to be disposed outside the housing unit to cover separably the slot of the housing unit when the shade member is retracted.
A side bar device adapted to be connected to a retractable shade member of a sunshade assembly, the sunshade assembly including a housing unit that is formed with a slot, the shade member having a free end portion that is disposed in the housing unit when the shade member is retracted and to extend outwardly of the housing unit through the slot when the shade member is expanded, said side bar device comprising:
- a side bar member adapted to be connected to the free end portion of the shade member, said side bar member has a cover-connecting portion that has a pair of side walls extending parallel to the slot of the housing unit of the sunshade assembly, and an engaging component disposed between said side walls and defining an engaging space therein;
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- a cover member having a coupling segment that is coupled removably to said side bar member, and has an engaging block engaging removably said engaging space, and a cover segment that is adapted to be disposed outside the housing unit to cover separately the slot of the housing unit and the shade member is retracted.
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