Patent ID: 7464982
Filing Date: 2008-12-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A method for protecting a motor vehicle with a car cover that is selectively stored within a trunk of the vehicle wherein said method comprises: a) providing a car cover within the trunk of the vehicle until deployment is desired where the vehicle has a trunk lid and a body; b) opening the trunk to deploy the car cover; c) grasping a free end of the car cover by a rod-cord; d) feeding the rod-cord and attached car cover through an opening between the trunk lid and the vehicle body; e) extending the car cover toward the front of the vehicle until deployed into an open state; f) closing the trunk; g) releasing a trunk cover from a fastened state with a front cover; h) extending the trunk cover toward the rear of the vehicle until deployed into an open state; i) providing a housing for storing the car cover while not in use; j) providing an axle rotatably positioned within said housing; k) providing an exteriorly positioned foldable crank for rotating said axle; l) having the car cover rotatably mounted on said axle; m) the rod-cord including a rod with the free end of the car cover fixed thereto where the rod has distal ends; n) the rod-cord further including a pliable cord fixed to distal ends of the rod serving as a handhold for manipulating the car cover; and o) the housing including a pair of stand-legs positioned on opposing ends of said housing serving to stabilize the housing during deploying and retracting of the car cover.