Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Extension
Reexamination Certificate
2010-09-27
2011-12-20
Pape, Joseph (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Extension
C296S152000, C135S088070
Reexamination Certificate
active
08079629
ABSTRACT:
A rain guard assembly for providing shelter to an occupant entering or exiting a vehicle is described. Generally, the retractable rain guard assembly may comprise a housing integrally mounted within a roof of an automobile, a covering retractably held within the housing and having one or more engagement portions positioned along a free end of the covering, and one or more securement members positioned along a door of the automobile and aligned in a manner corresponding to positions of the one or more engagement portions. The one or more securement members are actuatable to engage to corresponding engagement portions such that opening of the door relative to the roof extends the covering therebetween. The covering may be engaged remotely, such as by a key fob, or automatically by a water detection sensor on the automobile.
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Levine Bagade Han LLP
Pape Joseph
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