Patent ID: 8419107
Filing Date: 2013-04-16
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
1. A retractable vehicle shade for vehicles comprising a front glass pane, a rear glass pane and side glass panes, the shade comprising: (a) a hollow central box mounted on a rooftop of the vehicle, said box comprising a covered top portion and two covered side portions with front and rear end of the box having end to end slots configured to allow smooth sliding movement of a front sliding panel and a rear sliding panel respectively; (b) the front sliding panel slidingly fitted into said box through the slot at the front end, said front sliding panel being configured to cover at least front glass pane and adapted to be extended out from and retracted back into said box; (c) the rear sliding panel slidingly fitted into, said box through the slot at the rear end, said rear sliding panel being configured to cover at least rear glass pane and adapted to be extended out from and retracted back into said box; and (d) a water-proof stretchable fabric member having a central portion and two ends, said central portion being detach-ably attached to top portion of said box and said two ends being detach-ably connected to outer ends of said front and rear sliding panels respectively for providing a detachable layer over respective panels and central box, said fabric member having one or more elastic members, causing it to fold up along the end portions of the sliding panels on the top of box, when said panels are retracted backwards into said box.