Open-air car canopy and cover assembly and method of operation
US10457126B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2018 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60J7/1278
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An open-air car canopy and cover assembly and method of operation provides a rearwardly extending canopy that shields an uncovered rear deck of an open-air car from a deployed position, and when in an undeployed position, the panels retract, becoming limp and folding upon themselves. An upper pocket covers the panel folds in the undeployed position by encapsulating the panels and the rotatable supporting bracket. Lateral and rear flaps having fasteners and rear flap fasteners retain the panels out of the rear sight line and side openings of the open-air car. A roof mount detachably attaches the canopy to the roof of the open-air car with a curved flange that hooks over a roof support structure, and metallic tensioned hooks that hook under the roof support structure. A tensioned hinge member is operable with rotatable supporting bracket to retain canopy in a fixed position between deployed and undeployed positions.
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