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US3214216A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Disposable windshield canopy

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-12-31
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Granted: 1965-10-26
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Expires: 1982-12-31
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr George E Brown

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 23:56
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J11/00; B60J11/06; B60J11/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
A CANOPY FOR APPLICATION TO AN AUTOMATIVE VEHICLE TOP IN POSITION TO OVERHANG THE WINDSHIELD THEREOF, COMPRISING A SINGLE ELONGATE FLEXIBLE SHEET OF PAPERBOARD-LIKE MATERIAL HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS AND OPPOSITE SIDES DEFINING THE SHEET, THE SHEET BEING TRANSVERSELY SCORED AT LOCATIONS NEAR THE ENDS THEREOF TO PROVIDE A PAIR OF END SECTIONS AND AN INTEGRAL MIDDLE SECTIOPN, SAID SCORES BEING IN MULTIPLE AT EACH LOCATION TO INDUCE FOLDING OF THE MATERIAL TO FORM REINFORCING RIBS UPSTANDING UPON A SURFACE OF THE SHEET, AND MEANS REINFORCING THE MIDDLE SECTION AGAINST BENDING AT ONE OF THE SHEET SIDES, THE SECTIONS BEING COLLECTIVELY OF SUCH LENGTH AS TO DISPOSE PORTIONS OF THE END SECTIONS IN POSITION FOR CLAMPING BETWEEN THE FRONT DOORS AND THE DOOR JAMBS OF THE VEHICLE BODY, WHILE THE SECTIONS REST UPON THE VEHICLE TOP IN OVERHANGING RELATIONSHIP TO THE WINDSHIELD.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
A CANOPY FOR APPLICATION TO AN AUTOMATIVE VEHICLE TOP IN POSITION TO OVERHANG THE WINDSHIELD THEREOF, COMPRISING A SINGLE ELONGATE FLEXIBLE SHEET OF PAPERBOARD-LIKE MATERIAL HAVING OPPOSITE ENDS AND OPPOSITE SIDES DEFINING THE SHEET, THE SHEET BEING TRANSVERSELY SCORED AT LOCATIONS NEAR THE ENDS THEREOF TO PROVIDE A PAIR OF END SECTIONS AND AN INTEGRAL MIDDLE SECTIOPN, SAID SCORES BEING IN MULTIPLE AT EACH LOCATION TO INDUCE FOLDING OF THE MATERIAL TO FORM REINFORCING RIBS UPSTANDING UPON A SURFACE OF THE SHEET, AND MEANS REINFORCING THE MIDDLE SECTION AGAINST BENDING AT ONE OF THE SHEET SIDES, THE SECTIONS BEING COLLECTIVELY OF SUCH LENGTH AS TO DISPOSE PORTIONS OF THE END SECTIONS IN POSITION FOR CLAMPING BETWEEN THE FRONT DOORS AND THE DOOR JAMBS OF THE VEHICLE BODY, WHILE THE SECTIONS REST UPON THE VEHICLE TOP IN OVERHANGING RELATIONSHIP TO THE WINDSHIELD.

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