Patent ID: 6742305
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: A62C,E04B,E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
A fireproof cover apparatus for shielding a structure during wildfire conditions, the apparatus comprising:a fireproof material having sufficient size when unfolded and deployed to cover a significant section of the structure in a deployed configuration, the fireproof material including at least a first edge; an elongated rigid circular element wherein the fireproof material is coupled to the rigid circular element along the first edge, the rigid circular element being adapted to support the fireproof material when the fireproof material is rolled up on to the rigid circular element in an undeployed configuration; and a generally rigid housing, the housing enclosing the rigid circular element and the fireproof material in the undeployed configuration, and the housing adapted for being mounted to the structure, the housing further including a plurality sides, at least three sides of the plurality of sides being configured to collapse and lay substantially flat against a surface of the structure when in the deployed configuration; and wherein the rigid circular element is rotatably coupled with the housing.