Patent Application
20220379698
The present invention relates to car covers and in particular to custom car covers with openings aligned with car windows and doors.
Many vehicle owners desire to protect their vehicles from environmental effects and keep the vehicles clean. In some cases the vehicle owners may desire to camp-out in their vehicles. Known car covers to not allow ventilation through door windows, or access to the interior with the cover in place.
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing a car cover which includes openable panels aligned with windows and/or doors. The panels may include zippers, hook and loop fasteners, or other attachments to hold the panels in position over the windows and doors. Screens may reside with the window panels. The panels may be permanently or semi-permanently attached along bottom edges. The door panel be include separable portions for front and rear doors.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided car cover with openable panels and screens aligned with door windows. The panels include zippers or the like along sides and top. One or more panel may be opened and folded down to allow fresh air into the car. The screens may be opened to allow access to the car interior
In accordance with another aspect of the invention, there is provided car cover with openable panels aligned with car doors. The panels include zippers or the like along sides and top. One or more panel may be opened and folded down to allow access to the car interior.
The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the present invention will be more apparent from the following more particular description thereof, presented in conjunction with the following drawings wherein:
Corresponding reference characters indicate corresponding components throughout the several views of the drawings.
The following description is of the best mode presently contemplated for carrying out the invention. This description is not to be taken in a limiting sense, but is made merely for the purpose of describing one or more preferred embodiments of the invention. The scope of the invention should be determined with reference to the claims.
Where the terms “about” or “generally” are associated with an element of the invention, it is intended to describe a feature's appearance to the human eye or human perception, and not a precise measurement, or typically within 10 percent of a stated value.
A car 10 is shown in
The car 10 covered by a car cover 20 is shown in
The car cover 20 includes openable window panels 22a and 22b, and an openable door panel 24, The door panel 24 may include a vertical separation 26 allowing a portion over one door to be opened separately. Screens 23 may be provided over the door windows 12b and 12c, and may be opened in the same manner as the window panels 22a and 22b are opened.
The car 10 and the car cover 20, with window panels 22a and 22b opened is shown in
First seam closures 30 retain closed window panels 22a and 22b closed, and seam closures 32 retain closed screens 23, are shown in
Flexible rods 40 are shown along top and side edges of the window panel 22a in
A pocket 42 may be attached to the car cover 20 is shown in
While the invention herein disclosed has been described by means of specific embodiments and applications thereof, numerous modifications and variations could be made thereto by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope of the invention set forth in the claims.
