Protector for a roof and windows of a motor vehicle

• US 4,948,191 A
• Filed: 11/20/1989
• Issued: 08/14/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 11/20/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Dac-Buu Cao
• Original Assignee: Dac-Buu Cao
• Inventors: Cao, Dac-Buu
• Primary Examiner(s): SONG, ROBERT
• Application Number:
  US07/438,242
• Time in Patent Office: 267 Days
• Field of Search: 296/95.1, 296/136, 160/370.2
• US Class Current: 296/95.1
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 11/00 Removable external protective coverings specially adapted for vehicles or parts of vehicles, e.g. parking covers covering of load on vehicles B60P7/00; guard strips for body finishing, identifying or decorating B60R13/04; tents for use as garages E04H15/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60J 11/04 for covering at least the roof of the vehicle, e.g. for covering the whole vehicle

Abstract

A protector for a roof and windows of a motor vehicle is provided and consists of a crown formed from a sheet of flexible waterproof material sized to cover the roof and windows of the motor vehicle. The crown is detachably connected in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle.

Claims

1. A protector for a roof and windows of a motor vehicle, said protector comprising:

(a) a crown formed from a sheet of flexible waterproof material sized to cover the roof and windows of the motor vehicle;

(b) a weighted front brim member affixed to the front edge of said crown to serve as a decorative piece on the hood of the motor vehicle and as a front anchor to keep the front part of said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle;

(c) a pair of elastic loops, each affixed to one side edge of said crown near said front brim member to be hooked onto one side view mirror of the motor vehicle to serve as an auxiliary front anchor to keep the front part of said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle;

(d) an elastic band affixed to the rear edge of said crown to serve as a rear anchor to keep the rear part of said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle.

2. A protector as recited in claim 1, wherein said crown is in a genrally square shaped configuration and the motor vehicle is a truck having a cab portion with the roof and windows on the cab portion of the truck so that said crown can cover and be secured about the roof and windows of the cab portion of the truck.

3. A protector as recited in claim 1, further including an elastic belt having each end affixed to the rear edge of said crown, said elastic belt fits under an upper portion of a trunk lid of the motor vehicle after closing the trunk lid to serve as an auxiliary rear anchor to keep the rear part of said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle.

4. A protector as recited in claim 3, wherein said crown is in a generally rectangular shaped configuration and the motor vehicle is a sedan type automobile so that said crown can cover and be secured about the roof and windows of the sedan type automobile.

5. A protector for a roof and windows of a motor vehicle being a hatchback type automobile, said protector comprising:

(a) a crown formed from a sheet of flexible waterproof material sized to cover tha roof and windows of the motor vehicle;

(b) an elastic hand affixed about all the edges of said crown to serve as an anchor to keep said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle;

(c) four brim members, each extending from one of the edges of said crown;

(d) a pair of elastic loops, each affixed to one side edge of said crown near said front brim member to be hooked onto one side view mirror of the motor vehicle to serve as an auxiliary front anchor to keep the front part of said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle; and

(e) an elastic belt having each end affixed to the rear edge of said crown, said elastic belt fits behind the rear door of the hatchback type automobile after closing the rear door, to serve as an auxiliary rear anchor to keep the rear part of said crown in place over the roof and windows of the motor vehicle.