US4589459A
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Vehicle protective cover
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1985-01-24
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Granted: 1986-05-20
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Expires: 2005-01-24
Abstract
Abstract Protective covers for use on vehicles. The covers include a front portion having a front panel, attached hood panel and front side panels. The hood panel and front side panels are adapted to allow them to be detachably connected along the outside edge of the hood panel, thereby providing essentially continuous coverage of the hood and lower front side walls of the vehicle. The front side panels extend backwardly beyond the rear edge of the vehicle doors to overlap with a rear portion of the cover. The rear portion of the protective cover includes rear side panels which extend down the rear exterior side walls of the vehicle. The rear side panels are preferably connected together at the rear and provided with adjustment so that the rear side panels can be drawn taut against the vehicle. Intermediate portions can also be included where the vehicle being protected includes four doors. Fasteners can advantageously be used at points about the wheel wells and lower edges of the side panels to help secure the protective cover on the vehicle.
Inventors
- 👤 Larry J. Lantrip
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 02:09
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60J; B60J11/00; B60J11/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
347 words
A protective cover for use on a vehicle having a passenger side with passenger door, driver side with driver door, hood, windshield, front end and rear end; comprising: a front portion for covering and protecting frontal parts of the vehicle; said front portion having a passenger front side panel, a driver front side panel, a hood panel and a front panel; the front panel being integrally connected to the hood panel only along a top edge of the front panel and a front edge of the hood panel; the front panel also being integrally connected to the passenger and driver front side panels only along side edges of the front panel and front edges of the side panels; the hood panel extending continuously rearward from the front edge thereof to a rear edge thereof; the hood panel being unconnected from said front side panels along side edges of the hood panel except at detachable connection means adapted to allow adjustable connection of the hood panel to the front side panels at the rear edge of the hood panel and adjacent the vehicle windshield, to allow adjustable tightening of the hood panel along the rear edge; the passenger and driver front side panels extending rearwardly from the front edges thereof in a continuous protective layer to at least the rear edges of said passenger and driver doors, respectively, passenger and driver front side panels having attachment clips for connection to said doors along said rear edges thereof; a rear portion for covering and protecting rear parts of the vehicle; said rear portion having at least two rear side panels for extending along exterior side walls of the vehicle; rear portion connection means extending across the rear end of the vehicle for detachably connecting the rear side panels together so that the rear side panels can be adjustably drawn taut along the sides of the vehicle; and means for securing front edges of the rear side panels to said vehicle; whereby the front, hood and sides of the vehicle are protected against scratching by brush, rocks, and other objects.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
347 words
A protective cover for use on a vehicle having a passenger side with passenger door, driver side with driver door, hood, windshield, front end and rear end; comprising: a front portion for covering and protecting frontal parts of the vehicle; said front portion having a passenger front side panel, a driver front side panel, a hood panel and a front panel; the front panel being integrally connected to the hood panel only along a top edge of the front panel and a front edge of the hood panel; the front panel also being integrally connected to the passenger and driver front side panels only along side edges of the front panel and front edges of the side panels; the hood panel extending continuously rearward from the front edge thereof to a rear edge thereof; the hood panel being unconnected from said front side panels along side edges of the hood panel except at detachable connection means adapted to allow adjustable connection of the hood panel to the front side panels at the rear edge of the hood panel and adjacent the vehicle windshield, to allow adjustable tightening of the hood panel along the rear edge; the passenger and driver front side panels extending rearwardly from the front edges thereof in a continuous protective layer to at least the rear edges of said passenger and driver doors, respectively, passenger and driver front side panels having attachment clips for connection to said doors along said rear edges thereof; a rear portion for covering and protecting rear parts of the vehicle; said rear portion having at least two rear side panels for extending along exterior side walls of the vehicle; rear portion connection means extending across the rear end of the vehicle for detachably connecting the rear side panels together so that the rear side panels can be adjustably drawn taut along the sides of the vehicle; and means for securing front edges of the rear side panels to said vehicle; whereby the front, hood and sides of the vehicle are protected against scratching by brush, rocks, and other objects.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said means for securing front edges of the rear side panels comprises at least one forward belt means which is connected to front edges of each rear side panel and extends across the vehicle to hold the rear side panels against the side walls of the vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said means for securing front edges of the rear side panels comprises fastener means adapted to releasably secure front edges of the rear side panels to the vehicle.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
The protective cover of claim 1 further comprising bumper tie down means for connecting the front portion to a front bumper of the vehicle.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
71 words
The protective cover of claim 1 wherein the passenger and driver front side panels include flaps which extend beyond the rear edges of the passenger and driver doors so as to detachably overlie front edges of the rear side panels; and further comprising tear away flap connection means for detachably connecting the flaps over front portions of the rear side panels and for automatically detaching when a vehicle door is opened.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective cover of claim 5 wherein the flap connection means comprises mating hook and loop type fastener material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The protective cover of claim 1 wherein the front panel is provided with openings through which air and light may pass.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The protective cover of claim 1 further comprising means for detachably fastening side panels thereof to the vehicle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The protective cover of claim 8 wherein said means for detachably fastening are fasteners adapted to fasten said side panels adjacent to wheel wells of the vehicle.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
37 words
The protective cover of claim 9 wherein said fasteners include spring clips securable upon the vehicle and having one portion of a snap type fastener which mates with a snap type fastener secured in the side panels.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
48 words
The protective cover of claim 1 wherein said means for detachably securing the hood panel along side edges thereof comprises interengageable hook and loop type fastening materials affixed along the side edges of the hood panel and along top edges of the passenger and driver front side panels.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
19 words
The protective cover of claim 1 further comprising intermediate portions adapted for connection to rear doors of the vehicle.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
The protective cover of claim 12 wherein the intermediate portions further comprise rear flaps for overlapping the rear portion; and flap connection means for detachably connecting said rear flaps to the rear portion.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1993-05-19 | 1993-11-18 | 1994-05-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1997-05-19 | 1997-11-18 | 1998-05-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |