Vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade

• US 6,726,277 B1
• Filed: 10/18/2002
• Issued: 04/27/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Thomas J. Samaha
• Original Assignee: Thomas J. Samaha
• Inventors: Samaha, Thomas J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Cuomo, Peter M.
• Assistant Examiner(s): D'Adamo, Stephen
• Application Number:
  US10/274,308
• Publication Number:
  US 20040075309A1
• Time in Patent Office: 557 Days
• Field of Search: 297/219.1, 297/224, 297/225, 297/229, 297/184.1, 297/223, 297/184.11, 297/184.15, 297/184.14, 150/154, 160/349.1, 160/370.21
• US Class Current: 297/184.11
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather
• CPC Class Codes: B60N 2/6009 covering more than only the seat

Abstract

A vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade including a main covering and at least one side panel. The main covering includes a front portion for covering a steering wheel region of a vehicle, a rear portion for covering a seat back region of a vehicle seat, and an intermediate portion between the front portion and the rear portion for covering a seat region of the vehicle seat. The at least one side panel depends from the main covering for providing enhanced covering of the vehicle seat.

Claims

1. A vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade, comprising:

a) a main covering comprising a front portion for attachment to and for covering a steering wheel region of a vehicle, a rear portion for covering a seat back region of a vehicle seat, and an intermediate portion between said front portion and said rear portion for covering a seat region of the vehicle seat; and

b) two side panels, each depending from a respective side of said main covering for providing enhanced covering of the vehicle seat, said vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade being symmetrical about a central longitudinal axis thereof, said front portion and said rear portion having substantially the same dimensions allowing convenient reversible use of the sunshade and wherein said front portion and said rear portion each include elastic along edges thereof to provide snug fits about the steering wheel region and seat back region, respectively.

2. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein said two side panels each depend from a respective side of said intermediate portion.

3. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein said two side panels each depend from a respective side of said intermediate portion, said vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade being substantially saddle-shaped when positioned in a vehicle.

4. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein each side panel has a nearly trapezoidal shape, the sides thereof being curved.

5. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein each side panel includes at least one weight at a distal end to optimize covering of the vehicle seat.

6. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein each said-side panel includes at least one weight at a distal end to optimize covering of the vehicle seat, said weight having a weight in a range of about ½

to about 2 ounces.

7. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein said main covering and each side panel is formed of nylon material.

8. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, further including an elastic storage strap for conveniently consolidating said vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade when not in use.

9. The vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade of claim 1, wherein said front portion of said main covering includes a locking strap to lock the vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade to the steering wheel region.

10. A vehicle seat and steering wheel sunshade, comprising:

a) a main covering comprising a front portion for attachment to and for covering a steering wheel region of a vehicle, a rear portion for covering a seat back region of a vehicle seat, and an intermediate portion between said front portion and said rear portion for covering a seat region of the vehicle seat, said front and rear portions having elastic to provide snug fits about the steering wheel region and the seat back region of the vehicle, respectively; and

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b) two side panels, each depending from a respective side of said intermediate portion for providing enhanced covering of the vehicle seat, each side panel including at least one weight at a distal end to optimize covering of the vehicle seat, said front portion and said rear portion having substantially the same dimensions allowing convenient reversible use of the sunshade and wherein said front portion and said rear portion each include elastic along edges thereof to provide snug fits about the steering wheel region and seat back region respectively.

11. A method for shading seat and steering wheel regions of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:

a) attaching a front portion of a main covering of a sunshade to the steering wheel region of a vehicle; and

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b) attaching a rear portion of said main covering to a seat back region of the vehicle, so that an intermediate portion of the sunshade is suspended over a seat region of the vehicle to provide shading thereof, and wherein two side panels depending from said main covering provide enhanced shading of said vehicle seat, said front portion and said rear portion having substantially the same dimensions allowing convenient reversible use of the sunshade and wherein said front portion and said rear portion each include elastic alone edges thereof to provide snug fits about the steering wheel region and seat back region, respectively.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said step of attaching a rear portion of said main covering comprises suspending said two side panels each depending from a respective side of said intermediate portion.