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Car cab cover
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1993-10-18
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Granted: 1995-07-25
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Expires: 2013-10-18
Abstract
Abstract A car cover having tethers passing through holes formed in the cover. Each tether has an anchor in the form of a ball attached thereto. The anchor is larger than the interior diameter of the holes, so that the tether is prevented from being pulled through the hole. The cover is retained on the vehicle by placing at least one anchor inside the vehicle, and closing a door or window over the tether. In alternative embodiments, the vehicle cover has one or more tethers. The tethers may be linear, or may form a closed loop. A tether may pass through just one hole, or more than one hole. The cover is preferably dimensioned and configured to cover only the cab portion of a motor vehicle, that is, that portion of the vehicle having any combination of front, rear, and side windows. The holes are formed in a central panel overlying the vehicle roof, and front, rear, and side panels cover vertical surfaces, attaching to the vehicle body by magnets embedded in the respective panels. The material is preferably a multistratum composite having one reflective side and one water impermeable side. It is therefore highly practical to provide a reversible cover which selectively protects against sun and frozen water, which is compact, light, and easily installed and removed, and which requires no separate or complicated security apparatus.
Inventors
- 👤 Hsi-Ming Chiang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 04:49
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J11/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A vehicle cover comprising: a central panel for covering a roof portion of a vehicle cab; front, rear and two side panels attached to said central panel for covering vertical surfaces of the vehicle cab; said central panel having four holes spaced apart and located at four corners of said central panel, each of the four holes having a permanently attached tether passing therethrough; each said permanently attached tether having two ends, each of said ends having an anchor attached thereto, whereby said vehicle cover, when placed on a vehicle, is secured thereto when said anchor is placed inside the vehicle by closing selectively one of a vehicle door and a window over said permanently attached tether.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
117 words
A vehicle cover comprising: a central panel for covering a roof portion of a vehicle cab; front, rear and two side panels attached to said central panel for covering vertical surfaces of the vehicle cab; said central panel having four holes spaced apart and located at four corners of said central panel, each of the four holes having a permanently attached tether passing therethrough; each said permanently attached tether having two ends, each of said ends having an anchor attached thereto, whereby said vehicle cover, when placed on a vehicle, is secured thereto when said anchor is placed inside the vehicle by closing selectively one of a vehicle door and a window over said permanently attached tether.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
31 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 1, wherein said front, rear, and side panels have magnets embedded therein, whereby said front, rear, and side panels are adhered to the vehicle body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 1, there being four said tethers, each said tether passing through one said hole.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 1, there being two tethers provided for attachment at said holes, one of said two tethers passing through two of said four holes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
55 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 1, each of said holes having a minimum interior diameter, said anchor having a minimum diameter of dimension greater than the diameter of the interior diameter of an adjacent said hole, whereby said tether is prevented from being pulled through said hole and out of engagement with said cover.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 1, wherein said cover is reversible and comprises a reflective top layer and a heat absorbing bottom layer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
81 words
A vehicle cover having: two permanently attached tethers each having anchors located at each end thereof; four holes extending through said cover; and one of said two tethers passing through two of said four holes, said one tether thereby remaining slidably retained within two holes, whereby said vehicle cover, when placed on a vehicle, is secured to the vehicle by closing selectively one of a vehicle door and a window over said tether when said anchors are placed inside the vehicle.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
81 words
A vehicle cover having: two permanently attached tethers each having anchors located at each end thereof; four holes extending through said cover; and one of said two tethers passing through two of said four holes, said one tether thereby remaining slidably retained within two holes, whereby said vehicle cover, when placed on a vehicle, is secured to the vehicle by closing selectively one of a vehicle door and a window over said tether when said anchors are placed inside the vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
44 words
A vehicle cover according to claim 7, said vehicle cover includes a central panel for covering and overlying a generally horizontal roof portion of a cab of the vehicle, said four holes spaced apart and located at four corners of the vehicle roof portion.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
66 words
A vehicle cover according to claim 7, each anchor having a minimum diameter, each one of said holes having a minimum interior diameter, and anchor said anchor minimum diameter being of dimension greater than the dimension of the interior diameter of an adjacent hole, whereby said tether is prevented against being removed from said vehicle cover by interference between a said anchor and adjacent said hole.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
A vehicle cover according to claim 7, further comprising front, rear, and side panels attached to said cover for covering vertical surfaces of the vehicle, said front, rear, and side panels having magnets embedded therein, whereby said front, rear, and side panels are adhered to the vehicle body.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
24 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 7, wherein said cover is reversible and comprises a reflective top layer and a heat absorbing bottom layer.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
84 words
A vehicle cover having: one permanently attached tether forming a closed loop and having at least two anchors located therealong, and a plurality of holes extending through said cover, said tether passing through each one of said holes, said tether thereby remaining slidably retained within said holes, whereby said vehicle cover, when placed on a vehicle, is secured to the vehicle body by closing selectively one of a vehicle door and a window over said tether when said anchors are placed inside the vehicle.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
84 words
A vehicle cover having: one permanently attached tether forming a closed loop and having at least two anchors located therealong, and a plurality of holes extending through said cover, said tether passing through each one of said holes, said tether thereby remaining slidably retained within said holes, whereby said vehicle cover, when placed on a vehicle, is secured to the vehicle body by closing selectively one of a vehicle door and a window over said tether when said anchors are placed inside the vehicle.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
48 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 12, said vehicle including a central panel for covering and overlying a generally horizontal roof portion of a cab of the vehicle, said a plurality of holes includes four holes spaced apart and located at four corners of the vehicle roof portion.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
70 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 12, each one of said at least two anchors having a minimum diameter, each one of said holes having a minimum interior diameter, said minimum diameter being of dimension greater than the dimension of the interior diameter of an adjacent said hole, whereby said tether is prevented from being removed from said vehicle cover by interference between a said anchor and a said hole.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
48 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 12, further comprising front, rear, and side panels attached to said cover for covering vertical surfaces of the vehicle, said front, rear, and side panels having magnets embedded therein, whereby said front, rear, and side panels are adhered to the vehicle body.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
24 words
The vehicle cover according to claim 12 wherein said cover is reversible and comprises a reflective top layer and a heat absorbing bottom layer.
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