Patent ID: 6491335
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An automobile body cover for use with an automobile, the automobile having a front end, a front middle section, a rear middle end, and a rear end, the front end having a pair of wheel wells and front headlights, the front middle section having a pair of side windows and a front windshield, the rear middle end having a pair of side windows, and the rear end having a pair of wheel wells, a rear windshield, and rear brake lights comprising:a plurality of covers for placement over the automobile, including a front cover for placement over the automobile front end, a front middle cover for placement over the automobile front middle section, a rear middle cover for placement over the automobile rear middle section, and a rear cover for placement over the rear end, the covers each having an open bottom end, a bottom edge, an inner layer, and an outer layer, the inner layer positioned against the automobile body when the covers are in place over the automobile, the layers are bound together at the bottom edge of the covers, each cover further having a plurality of magnets, a valve stem, and a valve stem cover, the magnets positioned along the bottom edge of each cover, between the inner layer and the outer layer, said magnets securing the covers in place against the automobile body, and the valve stem allowing air trapped between the inner and outer layers of the covers to be evacuated from the covers; wherein the front cover and the rear cover each have a plurality of screens strategically positioned on said covers so as to be aligned with the front headlights and the rear brake lights of the automobile respectively when the covers are in place over said automobile, and the covers further have wheel well cutouts to accommodate the automobile wheel wells; wherein the front middle cover, the rear middle cover, and the rear cover each have cutouts strategically positioned on said covers so as to be aligned with the front windshield, the side windows, and the rear windshield of the automobile when the covers are in place over said automobile; and a plurality of C-shaped hooks positioned along the bottom edge of each cover for securing the covers to the automobile body.