Patent · US Expired

Collapsible car window canopy apparatus

US4976487A · kind A · utility

14Cited by

17References

6Claims

0Family size

Inventors

Frank Ramos · Ypsilanti, US
Robert Lee · Clinton, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 19, 1989
Grant date	Dec 11, 1990
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 19, 2009

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S160/04
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A collapsible canopy apparatus (10) for use with the window frame (101) of a vehicle (100) wherein the canopy apparatus (10) includes a cover member (30) having an extension flap (33) adapted to be formed into a closed loop around the upper window frame portion (101") and a collapsible framework member (14) having a plurality of telescoping leg members (15) that are operatively secured to one another by a pair of floating hinge elements (16); wherein, a first pair of leg members (15) are operatively connected to the lower window frame portion (101') and a second pair of leg members (15) are operatively attached to the cover member (30).

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