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A. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to providing a device which seals the gap often found between the window of a truck and the front of a cab. It further relates to a removable and easily installed device.
B. Prior Art
Prior Art exists which provides a connection between the truck window and the cab. Examples of this include Pols U.S. Pat. No. 5,924,762, Petit U.S. Pat. No. 4,299,422, and LePere U.S. Pat. No. 4,940,278. However, the structure of the present invention is new and different from that found in the prior art.
The present invention is a lightweight, waterproof, and easy to install flexible boot intended to seal and join an open, sliding rear window of a pickup truck to its companion open, sliding camper window. The present invention will seal out all elements. The present invention has a foldable shape and may be installed and removed as the user desires.
The following numbering will be employed:
The present invention is a flexible and foldable boot 5 that is inserted in between the sliding window of a pickup truck and the front of a camper or cab. The boot 5 has four rigid panels 6 which are all of a rectangular shape. FIGS. 1,2,3 The boot 5 also has a zipper 10 located on the edges of two of the panels 6. FIGS. 3,4 When the zipper 10 is zipped, the boot 5 becomes a rigid structure that can be inserted in between the truck window and the camper such as shown in
The boot 5 is made of automotive grade vinyl and uses rigid dowel rods 40 on the edges to maintain the rigidity of the panels 6.
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