Patent ID: 6318789
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: B60J

Abstract:
An automatic automotive window screen device for blocking sunlight entering a windshield of an automobile, the windshield having a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge, said device comprising:a rod, said rod being elongate and having a first end and a second end, said first end being rotatably coupled to an inside portion of the automobile and positioned substantially adjacent to a first upper corner of the windshield;a turning means for rotating said rod, said turning means being mounted to an inside portion of the automobile and positioned substantially adjacent to a second upper corner of the windshield, said second end of said rod being mechanically coupled to said turning means;an actuating means for turning on said turning means in a first or second direction, said actuating means being operationally coupled to said turning means;a power supply for supplying power to said turning means, said power supply being operationally coupled to said actuating means;a panel, said panel having a first edge and a second edge, said first edge being fixedly coupled to said rod such that said panel may be wound about said rod;a bar, said bar being elongate, said bar being fixedly coupled to said second edge said panel, said bar having a first end and a second end; anda locking assembly for locking said panel in a closed position, said locking assembly comprising a pair of male members and a pair of female members, each of said male members comprising a lug, each of said lugs being integrally coupled to a bottom edge of said bar, each of said lugs being located generally adjacent to one of the ends of said bar, each of said female members comprising a block having an aperture therein for removably receiving said lug, each of said blocks having a tab thereon having an opening therein for receiving a fastening means for fastening said female members to a dashboard of the automobile, said female members being positioned such that said female members may receive said male members.