US4758042A
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Collapsible sun shade
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1987-09-02
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Granted: 1988-07-19
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Expires: 2007-09-02
Abstract
Abstract A collapsible sun shade includes an upper plate, a lower plate gripping on a lower portion of a window, a serrated shielding element having plural pleated blades consecutively adjoined together and secured between the upper and lower plates, and a coiled spring plate normally resiliently wound on a spindle rotatably mounted in a handle mounted on the upper plate and having its lower end secured with the lower plate so that the upper plate may be lifted to hang on a cupule gripping on an upper portion of a window by extending the spring plate and the shielding element for shielding a sun light.
Inventors
- 👤 Chi-Nan Liu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 05:25
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J1/00; B60J1/20; B60J1/2011; B60J1/2091
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
243 words
A collapsible sun shade comprising: an upper plate having a handle formed with a hollow casing therein and mounted on said upper plate, a hanging hole formed on a central portion of said upper plate, and an upper cupule having a hook portion formed thereon engageable with the hanging hole for gripping said upper cupule and said upper handle on an upper portion of a window; a lower plate having a retaining slot formed thereon, plural brackets securing said lower plate to plural corresponding lower cupules adapted for gripping said lower plate on a lower portion of a window; a serrated shielding means including plural pleated blades consecutively adjoined together to form a serrated shape as viewed from its longitudinal section, having its upper blade secured to said upper plate and having its lower blade secured to said lower plate, each blade formed with a central slot thereon; and a coiled spring plate normally resiliently wound on a spindle rotatably mounted in said hollow casing of said handle from an upper end portion of said spring plate, said spring plate passing through all said central slots on said blades and having a lower end portion of said spring plate passing through said retaining slot of said lower plate to be retained under said lower plate, whereby upon the lifting of said handle, said shielding means is extended for sun shielding purpose as retained between said upper and lower cupules gripping on the window.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
243 words
A collapsible sun shade comprising: an upper plate having a handle formed with a hollow casing therein and mounted on said upper plate, a hanging hole formed on a central portion of said upper plate, and an upper cupule having a hook portion formed thereon engageable with the hanging hole for gripping said upper cupule and said upper handle on an upper portion of a window; a lower plate having a retaining slot formed thereon, plural brackets securing said lower plate to plural corresponding lower cupules adapted for gripping said lower plate on a lower portion of a window; a serrated shielding means including plural pleated blades consecutively adjoined together to form a serrated shape as viewed from its longitudinal section, having its upper blade secured to said upper plate and having its lower blade secured to said lower plate, each blade formed with a central slot thereon; and a coiled spring plate normally resiliently wound on a spindle rotatably mounted in said hollow casing of said handle from an upper end portion of said spring plate, said spring plate passing through all said central slots on said blades and having a lower end portion of said spring plate passing through said retaining slot of said lower plate to be retained under said lower plate, whereby upon the lifting of said handle, said shielding means is extended for sun shielding purpose as retained between said upper and lower cupules gripping on the window.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
A sun shade according to claim 1, wherein an upper cupule is directly secured on a front portion of said handle so that said handle can be optionally lifted to any position of a window for gripping said upper cupule and said handle on the window.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A sun shade according to claim 1, wherein the lower end portion of said spring plate is formed as a bending portion fixed under said lower plate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A sun shade according to claim 1, wherein said spindle of said coiled spring plate is restored in said handle by a restoring spring.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1991-07-19 | 1992-01-18 | 1992-07-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-07-19 | 1996-01-18 | 1996-07-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1999-07-19 | 2000-01-18 | 2000-07-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |