Tight-fitting vehicle cover

• US 5,476,127 A
• Filed: 09/01/1994
• Issued: 12/19/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Vivian Fournier
• Original Assignee: Vivian Fournier
• Inventors: Fournier, Vivian
• Primary Examiner(s): Shoap, Allan N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MCDONALD, CHRISTOPHER
• Application Number:
  US08/300,696
• Time in Patent Office: 474 Days
• Field of Search: 150/166, 150/168, 150/154, 296/136, 383/72
• US Class Current: 150/166
• 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

An apparatus is provided for a unique new cover for the upper portion of a vehicle including the roof and all windshields. The cover is comprised of a top portion that lays flat along the roof of a vehicle, a front and back panel that drape over the respective windshields and two side panels that are attached to the front, back and top panels. Connected to the side panels are fastening devices that allow the cover to adjust to vehicles of many different sizes. Cords stretch from the either the front, the back, or all four edges of the side panels to attatch to the under-side of the wheel wells by means of a hook or other fastening device. A belt is attached to each corner of each side panel. Each belt moves toward the center of the vehicle through a series of loops on the side panel. The two belts on each side meet and are fastened together at approximately mid-vehicle, pulling the cover down to snugly fit the contour of a particular vehicle. The top cover is also comprised of two flaps that are connected with both the edge of the side panel and the edge of the top panel. The flaps hang into the vehicle so that once the doors are shut and locked the cover becomes secured to the car, thereby helping prevent theft.

Claims

1. A removable cover for a vehicle comprising:

a top panel covering a top portion of the vehicle, providing left and right side edges and front and rear edges;

a front window panel integral with and contiguous to the top panel at the front edge thereof, of a size and shape for covering a front window of the vehicle;

a rear window panel integral with and contiguous to the top panel at the rear edge thereof, of a size and shape for covering a rear window of the vehicle;

a pair of side panels integral with and contiguous to the top panel on left and right sides respectively thereof, and further integral and contiguous with left and right sides of the front and rear window panels respectively, of a size and shape for covering the side windows of the vehicle, the side panels each further including a plurality of belt-type loops arranged in a horizontal row thereon, and a pair of front and rear flexible attachment belts having one end fixed to the side panels adjacent the front and rear window panels respectively, the other ends engaging the loops and mutually joined to one another;

a pair of cover locking flaps integral with and contiguous to the top panel on either side thereof, adjacent to the side panels respectively, and of a length adequate to be tucked into a left and right doors respectively, of the vehicle, for locking the cover to the vehicle, each of the side panels laying over the respective locking flap.

2. The cover of claim 1 further including at least one pair of elastic cords extending from the cover on either side thereof, each of the cords terminating with a hook for engaging the vehicle for holding the cover in place thereon.

3. The cover of claim 1 wherein the distal ends of the attachment belts include a joining means providing for mutually joining the attachment belts at a selected tightness around the sides of the vehicle to hold the cover tightly thereto.

4. The cover of claim 3 wherein the joining means is a hook and loop type fastener material.

5. The cover of claim 1 wherein the cover is made of a flexible sheet stock material of a porous nature.

6. The cover of claim 1 wherein the cover is made of a flexible sheet stock material of a water impermeable nature.