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US4684165:
Motor vehicle sun screen apparatus
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Becker, Charles E.; Clearwater, FL 33520
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| Assignee: |
None
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| Published / Filed: |
1987-08-04
/ 1986-12-15
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| Application Number: |
US1986000941910
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B60J 11/00;
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IPC-7:
B60J 7/20;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
296/136.12;
135/088.07;
135/088.08;
296/211;
Original:
296/136;
135/088;
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| Field of Search: |
296/136
135/088,102
150/52 K
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| Priority Number: |
| 1986-12-15 |
US1986000941910 |
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| Abstract: |
A cover is draped over a roof rack frame, a front frame and rear frame. Each frame has depending legs terminating in a suction cup that is attached to a surface of a motor vehicle. The edges of the cover have reinforced holes. At least two tie-down members are attached at one end to the holes on each front and rear edge of the cover. The lower edge of the vehicle engages the other end of each tie-down member.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Larson, Herbert W. ;
Mason, Jr., Joseph C. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Song, Robert R.;
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| Family: |
None
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First Claim:
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Having thus described the invention what is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:
1. A portable sun screen cover apparatus for an automotive vehicle body capable of being stored on a roof rack comprising in deployed sun screening mode:
- (a) a cover of sufficient length and width with front, rear and side edges to overlay a top surface of the vehicle and having a plurality of reinforced spaced holes adjacent the edges;
- (b) the roof rack having a base tubular component connected to front and rear elevated tubular frame components integral with a pair of front and rear legs, each leg ending in a means for attachment to a roof surface of the vehicle;
- (c) a front elevated tubular frame member having a heighth and width slightly greater than a front of the vehicle, the front frame member having a pair of integral depending legs each terminating in a suction cup attached to a top surface of a front bumper of the vehicle;
- (d) a rear elevated tubular frame member having a heighth and width slightly greater than a rear of the vehicle, the rear frame member having a pair of integral depending legs each terminating in a suction cup attached to a top surface of a rear bumper of the vehicle;
- (e) the cover draped to overlay the roof rack frame components, the front frame member and the rear frame member, and
- (f) elastic tie-down members engaged to two or more of the holes on each front and rear edge of the cover and elastically stretched to engage a lower edge of the vehicle.
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| Forward References: |
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