Patent ID: 7905160

Claim:
A protective cover comprising: at least two protective-cover elements arranged one after the other in the direction of movement of the protective cover, each protective-cover element including at least one frame element, which is provided with at least two frame sections that are offset with respect to one another, and at least one lamella element coupled to each frame section, wherein the lamella elements of the frame elements are arranged directly one after the other, overlapping and sliding over one another in a telescopic manner to form a substantially closed cover, and wherein each frame section of each frame element is provided with a separate lamella element, wherein a first lamella element on a first frame section includes a tab, wherein the tab includes a curved portion and a flat portion, wherein the curved portion overlaps an offset region between a first frame section and a second frame section and the flat portion extends to a flat, second frame section of the same frame element, wherein the flat portion of the tab engages behind a second lamella element on the second frame section such that the tab of the first lamella element can be moved relative to the second lamella element during the movement of the protective cover, and wherein the second lamella element does not include a tab with a curved portion.