Car cover

• US 5,029,933 A
• Filed: 11/27/1989
• Issued: 07/09/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vernon A. Gillem
• Original Assignee: Vernon A. Gillem
• Inventors: Gillem, Vernon A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Focarino, Margaret A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): PAPE, JOSEPH
• Application Number:
  US07/441,245
• Time in Patent Office: 589 Days
• Field of Search: 296/136, 296/98, 296/95.1, 150/166, 160/370.2
• US Class Current: 296/136.11
• 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

Abstract

A cover (A) for slowing or reducing the rate of heat build-up in an interior compartment (19) of a vehicle (10) is disclosed. The cover includes a main panel (12) having a rear window panel (14), a roof panel (16), and a front window panel (18) which generally cover the respective portions of the vehicle (10). Auxiliary side panels (20, 22) cover side windows of the vehicle. Front strap (26) envelopes the front end of the car. Rear securing straps (32) secure main panel (12) to the interior of the trunk compartment so that the cover cannot be removed when installed over the vehicle unless it is cut off providing an anti-theft feature. Preferably, the cover is a nonwoven web (44) having a soft nonwoven side (46) and a vinyl cover exterior side (48).

Claims

1. A car cover for slowing the rate of heat build-up in an interior compartment of a vehicle having a front window, a rear window, side windows on first and second vehicle sides, and a rear compartment having a trunk lid pivotally mounted adjacent one end on hinge members to be raisable, said cover consisting of:

a main panel which includes a front window panel, a roof panel, and a rear window panel extending generally over said rear window, roof, and front window of said vehicle;

auxiliary side panels carried by said main panel extending generally over said side windows of said first and second vehicle sides;

said rear window panel including a rear edge, and said front window panel including a front edge, a first edge extending between said rear and front edge, a second edge extending between said rear and front edge, and auxiliary side panels carried by said main panel extending from said first and second edges;

strap means having a first end attached directly to said rear edge of said rear window panel, and a second end removably attachable to said hinge members inside an interior of said compartment of said vehicle so that said cover may be unremovably secured to said vehicle when installed to extend from inside trunk adjacent said one end of said lid over and spaced from said rear window, roof, front window, and side windows of said vehicle;

said front securing means consisting of a closed elastic loop, carried by said front edge of said front window panel, said front securing means being configured to encircle a front end portion of said vehicle and to continuously exert a forward pull on said main panel whereby said cover is continuously held in a taught condition, and said front window panel is held in a position spaced from said front window; and

said cover consists of light weight material having a soft interior side consisting of a non-woven web which prevents scratching of the surface of said vehicle, and an exterior side which includes a waterproof coating carried on said non-woven web.

2. The cover of claim 1 wherein said waterproof coating comprises a vinyl covering.

3. The cover of claim 1 wherein said cover includes an ultraviolet blocking agent added to said material to prevent passage of ultraviolet rays through said cover.