Clothes protector for trunk compartment of a motor vehicle or the like

Claim 1

A VEHICLE TRUNK COMPARTMENT INCLUDING AN OUTER, SUBSTANTILALLY VERTICAL WALL OF MAGNETLICALLY-ATTRACTIVE MATERIAL HAVING AN UPPER TRANSVERSE EDGE, AND A SHEETLIKE PROTECTOR DEVICE REMOVABLY SECURED ON AN INNER SURFACE OF SAID WALL WITHIN SAID COMPARTMENT AND DRAPABLE OVER THE UPPER EDGE AND OUTER SURFACE OF SAID VERTICAL WALL, SAID PROTECTOR DEVICE COMPRISING A FLEXIBLE, FOLDABLE BODY MEMBER INCLUDING SPACED PARALLEL TUBULAR SLEEVES AT OPPOSITE TRANSVERSE EDGES THEREOF, AN ELONGATED WEIGHT ELEMENT DISPOSED IN ONE OF SAID SLEEVES, AND A PLURALITY OF INDEPENDENT, MAGNET ELEMENTS SLIDABLY DISPOSED IN SAID OTHER SLEEVE AND REMOVABLY RETAINING SAID OTHER SLEEVE ON THE INNER SURFACE OF SAID VERTICAL TRUNK COMPARTMENT WALL, AND AT LEAST ONE WEDGE ELEMENT SECURED TO AN INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF SAID MEMBER AND HAVING A SURFAC EXTENDING ANGULARLY AND DISPOSED TRANSVERSELY RELATIVE TO ONE OF SAID TUBULAR SLEEVES FOR AIDING IN FOLDING AND STORING SAID FLEXIBLE BODY MEMBER WITHIN SAID TRUNK COMPARTMENT.