Patent ID: 7337793

Claim:
Sun shade apparatus for a vehicle, said vehicle comprising a vehicle body with a roof, front and rear roll down windows on opposed sides of the vehicle, a storage trunk, and a trunk latch for holding said trunk in a closed position, said apparatus comprising: (a) a canopy housing; (b) an elongated sun shade canopy retractable within said housing and extendable from said housing to an extended position over said roof; and, (c) a first pair of support stands positionable on said roof in a forward position for holding said canopy away from said roof when said canopy is extended over said roof, and a first strap extendable through said first pair of support stands for strapping said first pair of support stands to said roof in said forward position; and, (d) a second pair of support stands positionable on said roof in a rearward position for holding said canopy away from said roof when said canopy is extended over said roof, and a second strap extendable through said second pair of support stands for strapping said second pair of support stands to said roof in said rearward position, wherein each of said support stands comprises a canopy hook for releasably engaging said canopy when said canopy is extended over said roof, and wherein said canopy includes a first plurality of openings spaced along a first side region of said canopy and a second plurality of openings spaced along a second side region of said canopy, each of said canopy hooks being engageable with a selected one of said openings.