Patent ID: 6959752

Claim:
A collapsible automobile shade comprising: a body comprising at least one material portion, the body having a front side, and back side, and a peripheral portion defining outer side edges that extend along a circumference of the material portion; said body being formed of approximate halves, each approximate half of the body capable of pivoting at a midpoint, approximately 180° degrees, to allow each half to be folded over upon itself into a collapsed configuration where both halves, when contracted, are disposed in adjacency and engaged for holding the shade in its closed condition, and wherein each approximate half of the body is capable of being unfolded 180° degrees into its opened configuration, with the side edge of each half being in adjacency; at least one closure apparatus attached to the adjacent side edges of each body half, the closure apparatus being positioned along a midline of the body between approximate halves and extending between the outer side edges of the body; wherein the closure apparatus is adapted to support the body in an opened configuration when the closure apparatus is in an engaged position, to hold the shade in an expanded condition, and wherein the closure apparatus is adapted to allow the body to be in a collapsed configuration, when the closure apparatus is in an unengaged position.