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US4406320A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Protecting cover for automobile windows

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-06-24
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Granted: 1983-09-27
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Expires: 2000-06-24
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Abstract

Abstract Covers for windshields, side windows, and rear windows of automobiles each comprising a covered sheet material resistant to snow, water, ice and sleet of size and shape to overlie the portion of the glass to be protected from accumulations of snow, ice, and sleet when the automobile is left standing outside in stormy and freezing weather, and a band or cord attached to the cover for holding the same in place and adapted to be horizontally disposed outside of the automobile over the area to be protected and having its two ends extending through a door or doors of the automobile with portions of the band or cord pinched between the adjacent door and door frame when said door is closed against said door frame whereby to hold the covers in place with ends of the band fastened in the interior of the automobile whereby when the doors are locked the ends of the holding band are protected against unwanted tampering.

Inventors

  • 👤 Richard Bingham

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 19:14
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J11/00; B60J11/06; B60J11/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 289 words
A cover for side door windows of automobiles comprising a cover of sheet material resistant to snow, water and ice of size and shape to overlie the portion of the glass to be protected and a band for holding the cover adapted to be horizontally disposed outside of the automobile over the area to be protected and having its ends extending between the door and door frame on both sides of the door with portions of the band on both sides pinched between the door and door frame when the door is closed and with the ends of the band fastened in the interior of the automobile whereby when said door is locked, the ends of said band are protected against unwanted tampering, the cover having openings therethrough and the band being threaded through said openings to permit the cover to slide along the band whereby after the ends of the band have been fastened inside the automobile and the automobile doors have been closed said cover may be accurately adjusted to overlie the portion of the window to be protected without reliance on the location of the ends of the band inside the automobile, the cover further having downwardly extending fingers of relatively rigid material attached to its inside surface above the bottom edge thereof, the fingers being adapted to be inserted into the space at the window sill between the outside window surface and the opposed inside surface of the window housing, the portion of said cover below the attachment points of the fingers constituting a depending skirt disposed outside of said door and covering and protecting the space at the window sill between the outside window surface and the opposed inside surface of the window housing.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 289 words
A cover for side door windows of automobiles comprising a cover of sheet material resistant to snow, water and ice of size and shape to overlie the portion of the glass to be protected and a band for holding the cover adapted to be horizontally disposed outside of the automobile over the area to be protected and having its ends extending between the door and door frame on both sides of the door with portions of the band on both sides pinched between the door and door frame when the door is closed and with the ends of the band fastened in the interior of the automobile whereby when said door is locked, the ends of said band are protected against unwanted tampering, the cover having openings therethrough and the band being threaded through said openings to permit the cover to slide along the band whereby after the ends of the band have been fastened inside the automobile and the automobile doors have been closed said cover may be accurately adjusted to overlie the portion of the window to be protected without reliance on the location of the ends of the band inside the automobile, the cover further having downwardly extending fingers of relatively rigid material attached to its inside surface above the bottom edge thereof, the fingers being adapted to be inserted into the space at the window sill between the outside window surface and the opposed inside surface of the window housing, the portion of said cover below the attachment points of the fingers constituting a depending skirt disposed outside of said door and covering and protecting the space at the window sill between the outside window surface and the opposed inside surface of the window housing.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1986-09-26 1987-03-28 1987-09-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1990-09-26 1991-03-28 1991-09-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1994-09-26 1995-03-28 1995-09-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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