Patent ID: 6340198
Filing Date: 2002-01-22
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A multi-part and multi-function cover for selective portions of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle has an interior, a pair of rocker panels, a pair of front fenders, a hood, at least one door, a pair of rear quarter panels, a trunk lid, a roof, a front windshield, a rear windshield, and at least one side window, said cover comprising:A) a cover member for covering the selective portions of the vehicle; and B) fastening apparatus associated with said cover member for fastening said cover member on the selective portions of the vehicle, wherein said cover member comprises: i) a lower portion for covering the pair of front fenders of the vehicle, the hood of the vehicle, the at least one door of the vehicle, the pair of rear quarter panels of the vehicle, and the trunk lid of the vehicle; and ii) an upper portion that is independent from said lower portion of said cover member for covering the roof of the vehicle, the front windshield of the vehicle, the rear windshield of the vehicle, and when the vehicle is a convertible and the roof of the vehicle is down, said upper portion of said cover member also functioning as a tonneau cover for protecting the interior of the vehicle, wherein said lower portion of said cover member is substantially crescent-shaped and has: a) a body for covering the hood of the vehicle, the pair of front fenders of the vehicle, the at least one door of the vehicle, and the pair of rear quarter panels of the vehicle; and b) a pair of ends that taper from said body of said lower portion of said cover member for covering the trunk lid of the vehicle.