Patent ID: 7300096
Filing Date: 2007-11-27
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. Emergency vehicle blind apparatus comprising: a vehicle having at least one distinctive vertical side wall to be, while attending to an emergency adjacent a traffic lane, positioned facing the traffic lane, the side wall having a central main area bordered by top, bottom, front and back border areas; an elongated housing mounted along the bottom boarder area having side and end walls, configured with a curtain chamber, one side wall being formed with an opening facing upwardly toward the central main area; a retractor reel mounted in the chamber; a curtain on the reel and extendable through the opening to covering relationship covering at least the main central area and having a free extremity; a retractor for rotating the reel to retract the curtain; an anchor device disposable on the opposed boarder area for receiving the free end of the curtain when extended to hold it in covering relationship over the at least main central main area; and the anchor device including at least one elongated post pivotally mounted on one extremity adjacent the bottom border area for pivoting of the post from a retracted horizontal position to and erect position, the post having a free extremity including a fastener for selectively attaching to the free extremity of the curtain.