Patent ID: 7431375
Filing Date: 2008-10-07
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A cover for protecting the forward cab portion of an automobile having a roof, a front windshield, a front passenger side window, and a front driver side window, the cover comprising: a roof panel having a top surface, an opposing bottom surface, a front side, an opposing back side, a right side, and an opposing left side, the front, back, right and left sides all form the perimeter of the roof panel, the roof panel being sized to substantially cover the roof of the automobile; a front panel removably attached along the front side of the roof panel using a releasable attachment means, the front panel being sized to substantially cover the front windshield of the automobile; a passenger side panel removably attached along the left side of the roof panel using a releasable attachment means, the passenger side panel being sized to substantially cover the front passenger side window of the automobile; a driver side panel removably attached along the right side of the roof panel using a releasable attachment means, the driver side panel being sized to substantially cover the front driver side window of the automobile; at least one strap attached to each of the front panel, the passenger side panel, and the driver side panel, wherein the at least one strap is coupled with at least one magnet for attaching the at least one strap to the automobile; a first Y connection strap having a first end, a second end and a first portion of a locking mechanism coupled to the second end, the first end further comprising two ends attached to separate corners of the bottom surface of the roof panel and adjacent the right side of the roof panel; and a second Y connection strap having a first end, second end and a second portion of a locking mechanism coupled to the second end, the first end further comprising two ends attached to separate corners of the bottom surface of the roof panel and adjacent to the left side of the roof panel, wherein the second end of the first Y connection strap and the second end of the second Y connection strap each comprise a mating portion of the locking mechanism for releasably coupling the first Y connection strap to the second Y connection strap within an interior portion of the automobile.