Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Tops – Cover
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-04
2007-09-04
Gutman, H (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Tops
Cover
Reexamination Certificate
active
11154276
ABSTRACT:
The hood cover is constructed from a sheet of elastic, weather-resistant fabric, which allows the hood cover to stretch tightly around the peripheral edges of the vehicle hood and lie flat across the top surface of the vehicle hood. The hood cover is secured to the vehicle hood by a draw string and by two adjustable tension straps. The first tension strap pulls the hood cover tight around rear hood corners. The second tension strap pulls the hood cover tight around the convex leading edge and the concave rear edge of the vehicle hood. The fabric from which the hood cover is constructed prevents the distortion of decorative graphic artwork within certain areas of the hood cover. The blend, weave and sett of the fabric gives the hood cover “sequential elasticity” that allows fabric stretch to be isolated and localized around the periphery of the vehicle hood so that the central area of the hood cover remains primarily “un-stretched.” Consequently, graphics and artwork can be applied and arranged on the hood cover to minimize any distortions caused by stretching the hood cover over any particular vehicle hood.
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Crump R. Tracy
Gutman H
X-Treme Sports Group, LLC.
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