Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Roll-up covers
Patent
1992-12-08
1994-03-15
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Roll-up covers
296136, 160 24, 160243, 242 94, B60J 1100
Patent
active
052941671
ABSTRACT:
An automobile covering device includes a hollow cylindrical member having two closed ends, an axial slot and a water outlet. A U-shaped handle has two ends connected pivotally to the two closed ends of the cylindrical member. A cylinder with an axial shaft is received coaxially and rotatably in the cylindrical member. The axial shaft has two free ends which pass through the two closed ends of the cylindrical member, respectively. Two spiral torsional springs are respectively mounted on the two closed ends of the cylindrical member. Each of the spiral torsional springs has a first end connected to one of the free ends of the axial shaft and a second end connected to one of the closed ends of the cylindrical member. A roll of cover cloth is wound on the cylinder and has a pull end passing through the axial slot of the cylindrical member. Two rollers are rotatably mounted on the two closed ends of the cylindrical member, respectively. A fastening device is provided for fastening the pull end of the cover cloth and the cylindrical member on an automobile.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3680807 (1972-08-01), Fortson
patent: 4718711 (1988-01-01), Rabbit
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