Protective vehicle cover
Patent 6070629 Issued on June 6, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date: 
June 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
June 6, 2017. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3142599 3665355 Windshield covers Inflatable vehicle cover Floatable sheet material and method of making Method of making floatable sheet material Impact car cover Protective vehicle cover Hail inhibiting blanket Windshield cover for motor vehicles InventorApplicationNo. 870819 filed on 06/06/1997US Classes:150/166, For a vehicle exterior296/136.02Impact resistant coverExaminersPrimary: Weaver, Sue A.Attorney, Agent or FirmForeign Patent References
International ClassesB60J 011/00B65D 065/02 AbstractA protective vehicle cover is shown for protecting an outer surface of a vehicle from hail and other falling objects. The cover includes a flexible blanket having an inner ply, an outer ply and bubble-like air pockets which are sandwiched between the inner and outer plies. A fastener is provided for attaching the flexible blanket to the outer surface of the vehicle. Preferably, the air pockets are bubble-like spherical or hemispherical embossments formed on an inner ply of the blanket material, the pockets being generally circular in cross-section with an average maximum diameter of about 1.5 inches or less. An inner thin film plastic backing layer can be laminated to an intermediate film layer which has been embossed to form the air pockets therebetween with an outer cover layer being laminated to the emboss layer to provide an outer, decorative appearance for the vehicle cover. | |
