Patent ID: 8539874
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: F41H

Abstract:
1. A window cover for a vehicle having a window aperture located in place of a window, said cover comprising: an upper armored plate having a top side, an underside, a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end of said upper armored plate being farther from said window aperture relative to said rearward end, with the underside at least partially extending beyond an upper edge of said viewing aperture; an upper reflector beneath said underside of said upper armored plate and pivotable with respect to said viewing aperture and said upper reflector pivotable with respect to said upper armored plate, said upper reflector having a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end of said upper reflector being farther from said window aperture relative to said rearward end of said upper reflector, said forward end of said upper reflector being higher than said rearward end of said upper reflector; a lower armored plate spaced below said upper armored plate, positioned in front of said viewing aperture, said lower armored plate constituting means for stopping or deflecting a projectile; and a lower reflector having a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end of said lower reflector being further from said window aperture relative to said rearward end of said lower reflector, said forward end of said lower reflector being higher than said rearward end of said lower reflector, said lower reflector being pivotable with respect to said viewing aperture and said lower reflector being pivotable with respect to said lower armored plate, said lower reflector being positioned beneath said upper reflector so that light reflected from said upper reflector strikes said lower reflector, said lower reflector being behind said lower armored plate, said lower reflector being connected to said upper reflector with a linkage so that pivoting said lower reflector causes said upper reflector to pivot.