Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Cover
Reexamination Certificate
2007-08-14
2007-08-14
Patel, Kiran B. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Cover
C296S136010, C296S136100
Reexamination Certificate
active
11358802
ABSTRACT:
A protective cover and method of covering. The protective cover fastens to a frame of a vehicle while covering portions of the vehicle. The cover comprises a sheet having substantially the general dimensions of the vehicle portions. The sheet has a front, a rear and sides which cover the portions of the vehicle. The sheet further comprises a plurality of fastener assemblies attached to the sheet, each fastener assembly having a fastener sheet member, a fastener connector and a bias member. The fastener sheet member is integrally formed with the sheet, the bias member removeably fastens to the frame of the vehicle and the fastener connector connects the fastener sheet member to the bias member in order to fasten the sheet to the frame of the vehicle. The cover further comprises a plurality of tension assemblies attached to the sheet, each tension assembly having opposing tension sheet members and a connector wherein the connector adjustably connects the tension sheet members in order to reciprocally move the tension sheet members thereby adjusting the tension of the sheet when the sheet is attached to the frame by the plurality of fastener assemblies.
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Patel Kiran B.
Polster, Leider, Woodruff & Lucchesi, L.C.
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