Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Cover
Patent
1988-02-16
1989-08-15
Song, Robert R.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Cover
150166, B60J 720
Patent
active
048568422
ABSTRACT:
A self-storing, retractable automobile cover apparatus includes a pair of end plates joined in spaced apart disposition by a plurality of rigid tubes. A tubular reel is rotatably secured between the end plates. A cylindrical housing is secured to one of the end plates, enclosing an electric motor operatively connected to the tubular reel through a ratchet drive assembly. A rechargeable battery and recharging circuit, and a receptacle to connect the recharger to AC utility power are also provided in the cylindrical housing. A fabric car cover is adapted to be wound about the tubular reel, with the free end extending between two of the rigid tubes acting as fixed roller guides. Tension applied to the free end of the cover unwinds the cover from the tubular reel, the ratchet drive rotating freely to feed out the car cover. The apparatus is removably secured to one bumper of the auto, and the free end of the deployed cover is extendable to the other bumper. To retract the car cover, the motor is actuated by a switch connected thereto and disposed at the free end of the car cover to rotate and wind the cover about the tubular reel, the cover passing through the fixed guides to control the takeup of the cover onto the tubular reel.
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Harvey Donald R.
Ross Richard E.
Cohen Howard
Song Robert R.
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