Patent ID: 7073840

Claim:
A protective covering device for a pick up truck for easily securing to a front bumper and a cab of the pick up truck, thereby protecting the pick up truck from overexposure to the elements, the pick up truck having a roof, hood and two or four doors, each door having a bottom edge, comprising: a plurality of integrally attached sections including a plurality of substantially triangular sections, a substantially rectangular section and a substantially elongated section, the elongated section having a lower end, each section having a perimeter for connecting the sections together in order to cover the pick up truck, the triangular sections being attached to the rectangular section along their respective perimeters, the rectangular section being flat against the hood of the pick up truck, the elongated section and the rectangular section being attached along their respective perimeters, and the elongated section covering the front bumper, cab, and doors of the pick up truck; a tie holding the plurality of triangular sections together and allowing the triangular sections to extend downwardly therefrom along the roof of the pick up truck; an elastic fastener extending around a portion of the perimeter of the elongated section near the lower end for holding the sections of the protective covering device securely to the pick up truck and hugging a bottom edge of both the front bumper and doors; a plurality of rivets spaced near the perimeter of the elongated section on the lower end; and a plurality of clasps extending through the rivets for securely holding the lower end of the elongated section securely to the pick up truck.