Patent ID: 6948766
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A protector for vehicles' door openings with hingedly mounted doors with proximate and distal ends that pivot substantially about a vertical axis, comprising: A) at least two frustro-conical roller members each having first and second ends, said first ends having a diameter of a predetermined dimension that is larger than the diameter of said second ends, said first end of one of said roller members being mounted on an upper frame portion for a door of a vehicle that coincides with said distal end and each other roller member is mounted coaxially and contiguously to another roller member having a first end coincide with a distal end, said roller members including spring bias means; B) at least two rollable sheets each having first, second, third and fourth lateral ends, said first lateral end being straight and affixed to one of said at least two frustro-conical roller members, said second lateral end is straight, and said third and fourth lateral ends being cooperatively curved and said third lateral end extending for a predetermined longer distance than said fourth lateral end and further including means for releasably joining said third lateral ends with said fourth lateral ends of contiguous rollable sheets, said spring bias means urging the rolling back of said rollable sheets after being rolled out; and C) means for removably mounting said second lateral end to an upper end of said door so that when said door is swung open said at least two rollable sheets are unrolled substantially covering the area adjacent to said door's opening.