Patent ID: 9556648
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: B60Q,E05B,E05F,Y10T

Claim:
1. A retractable cover assembly for a vehicle door, comprising: a retractable cover comprising first and second pivoting doors each having a side edge that extends perpendicularly from an end at which each of the first and second pivoting doors is pivotally mounted; a support structure for supporting the first and second pivoting doors in closed positions in which the first and second pivoting doors completely cover a vehicle door striker vertically extending from a body; an arrangement for actuating the first and second pivoting doors between open positions, exposing the striker, and the closed positions, completely covering the striker; and first and second light sources, each positioned to be horizontally aligned with a corresponding one of the side edges of the first and second pivoting doors when the first and second pivoting doors are in the closed positions such that the first and second light sources illuminate the side edges of the first and second pivoting doors, and thus illuminate a top surface of each of the first and second pivoting doors.