Bumper apron
First Claim
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1. In an automobile having a trunk compartment defined in part by an upstanding rear wall, the improvement comprising:
- generally L-shaped rigid upwardly open carrier bracket means secured to said rear wall, adjacent the upper edge thereof;
a bumper apron of thin foldable material having one end thereof secured to said rear wall within said bracket means and being folded in accordion folds with permanent creases therein and seated in said bracket means with the folds thereof extending generally vertical and parallel to said rear wall; and
the other end of said apron comprising a substantially rigid planar end fold having a stiff upper edge portion comprising a narrow flange extending laterally of the plane of said end fold and defining a hand grip whereby said apron may be removed from said bracket by pulling upwardly on said flange and may be readily folded for replacement due to the permanent creases therein.
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Abstract
The invention consists of a bumper apron unit for automobile trunks to protect the clothes when loading or unloading items, in which the apron is foldable in accordion shape and fits in a carrier connected to the trunk wall, to prevent it from taking up space on the trunk floor and from becoming unfolded and getting dirty.
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1. In an automobile having a trunk compartment defined in part by an upstanding rear wall, the improvement comprising:
- generally L-shaped rigid upwardly open carrier bracket means secured to said rear wall, adjacent the upper edge thereof;
a bumper apron of thin foldable material having one end thereof secured to said rear wall within said bracket means and being folded in accordion folds with permanent creases therein and seated in said bracket means with the folds thereof extending generally vertical and parallel to said rear wall; and
the other end of said apron comprising a substantially rigid planar end fold having a stiff upper edge portion comprising a narrow flange extending laterally of the plane of said end fold and defining a hand grip whereby said apron may be removed from said bracket by pulling upwardly on said flange and may be readily folded for replacement due to the permanent creases therein.
- generally L-shaped rigid upwardly open carrier bracket means secured to said rear wall, adjacent the upper edge thereof;
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2. A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said end one of said folds is of thicker material than the other folds.
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Current AssigneeMaurice Pelletier
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Original AssigneeMaurice Pelletier
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InventorsPelletier, Maurice
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Primary Examiner(s)Spar, Robert J.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Weaver, Ross
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Application NumberUS05/420,714Time in Patent Office641 DaysField of Search296/91 280/15RUS Class Current280/727CPC Class CodesB60J 11/06 for covering only specific ...B60R 5/04 arranged at rear of vehicle...
