Patent ID: 6598653
Filing Date: 2003-07-29
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
A windshield covering system comprising:a flexible panel formed of a semi-resilient plastic material that is rolled along a longitudinal axis and is resistant to being rolled up along a transverse axis of the panel; a handle coupled to said panel, said handle including a pair of side portions extending outwardly from an edge of said panel, said handle further including a gripping portion extending between distal ends of said side portions, said pair of outwardly extending side portions and said gripping portion forming a loop for positioning a portion of a user's hand therein; said flexible handle having a free end opposite said edge of said panel whereby said flexible panel is adapted for facilitating positioning of said flexible panel against an arcuate windshield in a selectable orientation; said handle being planar for facilitating rolling up of said panel and said handle into a storage position; said handle having a substantially rigid reinforcement portion, said reinforcement portion extending outwardly from proximal ends of said side portions, said reinforcement portions extending along a length of said edge of said panel for facilitating manipulation of said panel and facilitating rolling up of said panel; said reinforcement portion having a medial portion extending between said proximal ends of said side portions for facilitating positioning of said side portions in spaced relationship to each other; said panel having a folded portion for forming said edge of said panel from which said handle extends said edge having a slot, said slot being positioned in a medial portion of said edge, said reinforcement portion being positioned in an interior space formed by said folded portion and said side portions extending through said slot such that said gripping portion is positioned in parallel spaced relationship to said edge of said panel; a storage container having a generally circular closed end, a generally circular open end, and a solid elongated perimeter wall extending between said closed end and said open end, said open end being for receiving said panel and said handle when said panel is already in a rolled position for facilitating storage of said panel; a lid removably couplable to said storage container for covering said open end whereby said panel and handle are held within said storage container; said lid including a lip extending around a perimeter edge of said lid; said storage container having a circumferential groove extending around an outer surface of said storage container proximate said open end for receiving said lip of said lid whereby said lid is removably engaged to said storage container.