Patent ID: 7125064

Claim:
A method of covering a vehicle windshield, said method comprising the steps of: providing a front window of a vehicle, said front window having a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge; providing a housing mounted within said vehicle and positioned adjacent to said first lateral edge, said housing having a vertical first slot and a vertical second slot extending therein, a spindle being rotatably mounted in said housing, said spindle being generally aligned with said first slot; providing a flexible first panel being attached to and wound around said spindle, said first panel being opaque, a free end of said first panel extending outwardly of said housing through said first slot; providing a first coupler configured to releasably secure said free end of said first panel to the vehicle adjacent to said second lateral edge; releasably coupling said free end of said first panel adjacent to said second lateral edge with said first coupler and covering said front window; providing a second panel being attached to and wound around said spindle, said second panel being opaque, a free end of said second panel extending outwardly of said housing through said second slot; providing a second coupler attached to said free end of said second panel; and extending said second panel over a side window of the vehicle and releasably coupling said free end of said second panel to said vehicle when said second panel is extended over the side window.