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US4475764A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Automobile cover

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-02-23
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Granted: 1984-10-09
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Expires: 2003-02-23
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Abstract

Abstract A cover for the top of an automobile, having a front window, side windows, and a rear window surrounding a passenger compartment of the automobile and where the top of the automobile provides removable, self supporting covers carried by a frame assembly in the top of the automobile and where the edge of the frame adjoining the rear window of the automobile has a lip along a portion of the juncture between the removable covers and the frame where the cover provided by the present is a flexible sheet of material sized to cover the top of the automobile and the openings and includes a front flap at one edge of the cover to extend downwardly over the windshield, opposed side flaps to encroach over the side windows, and a rear edge carrying a flexible, compressible, generally circular cross section seal member, and strap means connected to the rear edge of the cover and extending outwardly therefrom and further where suction cup devices are provided on the side flaps to be secured to the side windows of the automobile, the front flap includes suction cup members to be secured to the windshield of the automobile and the straps include suction cups adjacent the terminal ends thereof to be secured to the rear window so that the cover can be pulled tightly toward the rear of the automobile to form a seal between the circular member and the ledge.

Inventors

  • 👤 Mark R. Hutchinson
  • 👤 David A. Parker

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-27 21:17
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J11/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 227 words
A cover for the top of an automobile, having a front window, opposed side windows, and a rear window, surrounding a passenger compartment of the automobile, where the top of the automobile provides removable, self supporting panels carried by a frame assembly in the top of the automobile above the passenger compartment where the edge of the frame adjoining the rear window of the automobile has a ledge to provide a joint between the removable covers, the frame supporting the removable covers, where the cover includes: a flexible sheet of material sized to cover the top of the automobile and includes front flap means located adjacent a front edge of said cover to extend downwardly over the windshield, opposed side flaps to encroach over the side windows, a rear edge carrying a flexible, compressible, generally circular cross section seal member, and strap means connected to the rear edge of the cover and extending outwardly therefrom, and suction cup means on the side flaps to be secured to the side windows of the automobile, on the front flap to be secured to the windshield of the automobile and on the straps adjacent the terminal ends thereof to be secured to the rear window so that the cover can be pulled tightly toward the rear of the automobile to urge the circular member to sealing relation with the ledge.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 227 words
A cover for the top of an automobile, having a front window, opposed side windows, and a rear window, surrounding a passenger compartment of the automobile, where the top of the automobile provides removable, self supporting panels carried by a frame assembly in the top of the automobile above the passenger compartment where the edge of the frame adjoining the rear window of the automobile has a ledge to provide a joint between the removable covers, the frame supporting the removable covers, where the cover includes: a flexible sheet of material sized to cover the top of the automobile and includes front flap means located adjacent a front edge of said cover to extend downwardly over the windshield, opposed side flaps to encroach over the side windows, a rear edge carrying a flexible, compressible, generally circular cross section seal member, and strap means connected to the rear edge of the cover and extending outwardly therefrom, and suction cup means on the side flaps to be secured to the side windows of the automobile, on the front flap to be secured to the windshield of the automobile and on the straps adjacent the terminal ends thereof to be secured to the rear window so that the cover can be pulled tightly toward the rear of the automobile to urge the circular member to sealing relation with the ledge.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 43 words
The invention of claim 1 including second elongate compressible seal member extending along a portion of said front edge of said cover to be urged to sealing relation with said top of said automobile when said cover is in place on said automobile.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 34 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said strap means extend outwardly from said rear edge of said cover and are connected to said cover and extend throughout the length thereof to said front flap.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 29 words
The invention of claim 3 wherein said suction cups carried by said front flap are also connected to the portion of said strap means extending over said front flap.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

DE1960427A1 Cited
US4290640A Cited
US4330150A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1987-10-09 1988-04-09 1988-10-09 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1991-10-09 1992-04-09 1992-10-09 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1995-10-09 1996-04-09 1996-10-09 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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