WO2002042580A1

WO2002042580A1 - Vehicle cover for leisure

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Publication number: WO2002042580A1
Application number: PCT/KR2001/000652
Authority: WO
Inventors: Dae-Bum Lee; Jae-Hwang Lee
Original assignee: Lee Dae Bum; Lee Jae Hwang
Priority date: 2000-11-25
Filing date: 2001-04-19
Publication date: 2002-05-30
Also published as: AU2001252737A1

Abstract

A vehicle cover for leisure is disclosed, in which with the vehicle cover installed on the car, a driver and riding persons can conveniently get in and get out of the car, and the vehicle cover can be connected to the car to form a shade. The vehicle cover includes a first cover (10), a second cover (30) and a third cover (50). Further, a plurality of fastening means (61-64, 66, 67) and (110) are included. The first cover (10) has a trapezoidal shape and covers the front windshield, and the second cover (30) covers the roof of the car. The third cover (50) consists of two side cover nets, and covers the side windows of the front side doors. The plurality of the fastening means (61-64, 66, 67) and (110) are for fastening the vehicle cover to the vehicle.

Description

VEHICLE COVER FOR LEISURE

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a vehicle cover. Particularly, the present invention relates to a vehicle cover for leisure, in which with the vehicle cover installed on the car, a driver and riding persons can conveniently get in and get out of the car, and the vehicle cover can be connected to the car to form a shade.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Automobiles are diversely classified. That is, there are compact cars in which only 5 persons or less can be ridden. Further, there are vans in which 6 persons or more can be ridden. Still further, there are trucks by which cargos can be transported.

Such automobiles can. be parked in indoor parking lots, but if there are no parking lots, or if the automobile is too large, then the automobile has to be parked at outdoor parking lots. In the case where the outdoor parking lots are used, the automobiles can be influenced by the surrounding environment.

That is, in summer seasons, the internal temperature of the automobile rises to such a degree that any liquified fuel cans or a lighter left within the car may be exploded. On the other hand, in winter seasons, the automobile may be frozen due to the lowered air temperature, or frost is deposited on the windshield and on the side window glasses.

Accordingly, it is desirable that the automobile be wrapped with a vehicle cover, so that the automobile should become less sensitive to the surrounding environment.

That is, in summer seasons, the rise of the internal temperature of the automobile is alleviated by putting a vehicle cover on the automobile. On the other hand, in winter seasons, the deposition of frost and snow directly on the veliicle surface can be prevented by doing the same. Further, the automobile can be maintained clean even with infrequent cleaning.

The conventional veliicle cover is made by sewing up many pieces of opaque water-proof cloth. Accordingly, with the vehicle cover installed on the car, the driver or riding persons cannot enter into the car.

Therefore, if the car is to be used, the total vehicle cover has to be removed. Further, the conventional vehicle cover covers the entire vehicle surface, and therefore, its bulk is voluminous, with the result that the installing and removing of the veliicle cover are very troublesome.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is intended to overcome the above described disadvantages of the conventional techniques.

Therefore it is an object of the present mvention to provide a vehicle cover for leisure, in which with the vehicle cover installed on the car, persons can easily get on and get off, the bulk of the vehicle cover is compact so as to make it convenient to store and install, and the vehicle cover can be used as a shade forming sheet by connecting it to the car.

In achieving the above object, the vehicle cover for leisure according to the present invention includes: a first cover having a trapezoidal shape; a second cover having a rectangular shape, and sewed to a short edge of two parallel edges of the first cover; a pair of third covers respectively sewed up along the inclined edges of the first cover, and sewed up along two edges of the second cover, these last two edges extending beyond the inclined two edges of the first cover; and a plurality of fastening means secured to the joining points where the first, second and third covers are sewed up. In the present invention, the first cover covers the front wind shield of the vehicle, the second cover covers the roof of the vehicle, and the pair of the third covers cover the windows of the front side doors of the vehicle.

Or in the present invention, the first cover covers the front wind shield of the vehicle, the second cover covers the roof of the vehicle, and the pah of the third covers cover the windows of the front side doors and half of the windows of the rear side doors of the vehicle.

Further, each of the plurality of the fastening means includes: a rubber band with its one end secured to the joining points of the first, second and third covers; a plurality of suction means respectively secured to another ends of the rubber bands; and a plurality of permanent magnets respectively secured within the suction means, whereby the vehicle cover is attached to the surface of a car by a suction force of the suction means and the attracting force of the permanent magnets.

Or each of the plurality of the fastening means includes: a rubber band with its one end secured to one of the joining points of the first, second and third covers; and a hook secured to another end of the rubber band, whereby the hook is engaged to a body of a car.

In the present invention, the hook includes: an S shaped hook; and a flat hook having a thickness of 2mm or less so as to engage the flat hook between a closed vehicle door and the car body.

Further, the portion of the third cover for covering the side doors is cut for being suited to the curve of the side doors of the vehicle, and to this cut part, there is installed a slide fastener.

Further, in the present invention, the slide fastener includes: two sliders; and a fastener for being opened-closed by being connected or detached to and from the two sliders. According as the two sliders become remote from each other, so much the fastener is closed. According as the two sliders come close, so much the fastener is opened. Further, in the present invention, each of the third cover includes a cut part for being suited to a side mirror of the car. The side mirror passes through the cut part of the third cover. Further, the cut part is provided with a slide fastener to open-close the cut part. Further, in the present invention, a cut line of the cut part is bent rectangularly at the middle, and a slider fastener is installed at each of the straight cut lines. According as the sliders of the slide fastener become remote from each other, so much the cut part is opened. According as the sliders of the slide fastener come close to each other, so much the cut part is closed. Further, in the present invention, a sack is attached to a joining portion of the first and second covers, for storing the first, second and third covers and the fastening means.

Further, in the present invention, a transparent window is formed in the first cover. Further, in the present invention, a cut part is formed along the two inclined edges and the long edge of the two parallel edges of the first cover, slide fasteners are installed to the cut part, so that the cut sections of the inclined edges of the first cover can be opened or closed.

Further, in the present invention, a plurality of rings are installed on the edges of the first and second covers to inert poles. Thus the poles are inserted into the rings, and the lower end of the poles are connected to securing pins, so that the vehicle cover can be used as a shape forming sheet.

Further, in the present invention, the plurality of the rings are installed at the four corners of the second cover, and at both ends of the long edges of the two parallel edges of the first cover.

Further, among the four rings of the second cover, the two of them which are positioned close to the first cover are annular rings which pierce the second cover. Meanwhile, among the four rings, another two of them and the two rings of the first cover are O-rings. Connecting strap loops which are secured to the first and second covers pass through these O-rings, Meanwhile, the annular rings are covered by protecting covers which are sewed to the second cover.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The above object and other advantages of the present invention will become more apparent by describing in detail the preferred embodiment of the present invention with reference to the attached drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is a plan view of the vehicle cover in a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the connecting rubber band and hook of the vehicle cover of FIG. 1; FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a case in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is put on a car;

FIG. 4 schematically illustrates the side cover net of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a state in which the vehicle side mirror is inserted into a first cut part of the side cover net of FIG. 3; FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another case in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on a car;

FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an O-ring and an insertion pin of a roof cover of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another case in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on a car; FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is put into a sack;

FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a transparent window which is formed in a front windshield cover of FIG. 1 ; FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state h which the vehicle cover of

FIG. 1 is installed on an omnibus;

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on a truck;

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is connected to a car to use it as a shade forming sheet;

FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 and poles are used as a shade forming sheet;

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the vehicle cover in a second embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the suction means of the vehicle cover of FIG.

15; and

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 15 is installed on a car.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

The present invention will be described in detail referring to the attached drawings.

[Example 1] FIG. 1 is a plan view of the vehicle cover in a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the connecting rubber band and the hook of the vehicle cover of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a case in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is put on a car. FIG. 4 schematically illustrates the side cover net of FIG. 3. FIG. 5 schematically illustrates a state in which the vehicle side mirror is inserted into a first cut part of the side cover net of FIG. 3. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing another case in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on a car. FIG. 7 schematically illustrates an O-ring and an insertion pin of a top cover of FIG. 1. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing still another case in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on a car. FIG. 9 is a schematic view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is put into a sack. FIG. 10 is a schematic view showing a transparent window which is fomied in a front windsliield cover of FIG. 1. FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on an omnibus. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is installed on a truck. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 is connected to a car to use it as a shade forming sheet. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 1 and poles are used as a shade forming sheet.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle cover according to the present invention includes: a front windshield cover 10 for covering a front windshield of a car 1; two side cover nets 50 for covering the windows of front side doors 3 and more than half of windows of rear side doors 4; and a roof cover 30 for covering the roof of the car.

The front windshield cover 10 has a trapezoidal shape which is similar to the shape of the front windshield.

The roof cover 30 is sewed to a short edge of two parallel edges of the front windshield cover 10, and has a rectangular shape. An opposite edge of the roof cover 30 is concave having a certain radius of curvature. Further, each of the side cover nets 50 is sewed to the side edges of the front windshield cover 10 and the roof cover 30. The portions of the side cover nets 50, which are not sewed to the covers 10 and 30, have arcuate shapes.

Accordingly, when the front windshield cover 10, the roof cover 30 and the two side cover nets 50 are sewed up, the overall shape is like a hat. Thus the final edges of the total vehicle cover 100 are composed of the longest edge of the front windshield cover

10, the concave edge of the roof cover 30 and the arcuate portions of the side cover nets 50.

If this vehicle cover 100 is installed on a car, then the front windshield cover

10 covers the front windshield, and the roof cover 30 covers the front half of the roof of the car.

Further, the side cover nets 50 cover the entire windows of the front side doors 3 and more half of the windows of the rear side doors 4.

Further, in this vehicle cover 100, there are secured four connecting rubber bands 61-64. As shown in FIG. 2, an S shaped hook 67 is secured to an end of each of the connecting rubber bands 61 and 62, while a flat hook 66 and an S shaped hook 67 are secured to an end of each of the connecting rubber bands 63 and 64.

If the hooks 66 and 67 of the connecting rubber bands 61-64 are fastened to the body of the car, then the vehicle cover 100 covers the front windshield, more than half of the roof of the car, the entire windows of the front side_, doors, and more half of the wmdows of the rear side doors. In this state, the vehicle cover 100 closely covers the car

1 owing to the connecting rubber bands 61-64.

Accordingly, wind can be prevented from intruding into between the car body and the vehicle cover.

Of the four connecting rubber bands 61-64, the first and second connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 are secured by sewing to the front ends of the side cover nets 50 to which the front windsliield cover 10 is sewed up. The rest of them, i. e., the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 are secured by sewing to the ends of the side cover nets 50.

As shown in FIG. 3, the first and second connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 are made to be engaged to fenders 5 which surround the front wheels of the car by hooking the hooks 67 of the connecting rubber bands 61 and 62.

The third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 are made to be engaged to fenders 6 surrounding the rear wheels or to the lower edges of the rear side doors 4 by hooking the hooks 66 and 67 of the connecting rubber bands 63 and 64.

Because the hooks 66 and 67 are fastened to the car body, the vehicle cover 100 closely adheres to the car body owing to the elasticity of the connecting rubber bands 61-64.

Whether the rear side doors 4 can be opened or not is decided by whether the S shaped hooks 67 of the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 are engaged to the fenders 6 of the rear wheels (refer to FIG. 3), or whether the flat hooks 66 are engaged to the rear side doors 4 (refer to FIG. 6). This will be described in detail later when the installation is described.

As shown in FIGs. 4 and 5, each of the side cover nets 50 includes: a first cut part 51 for allowing a side mirror 2 of the car to pass through; and a second cut part 56 for allowing persons to go into and out of the car.

When the vehicle cover 100 is installed on the car, the first cut part 51 is formed in the side cover net 50 with a rectangularly bent form to receive the side mirror 2.

In the first cut part 51, two slide fasteners 52a and 52b are sewingly secured to the two straight segments of the rectangularly bent cut part, and if the two sliders 53a and 53b become remote from each other, then the first cut part 51 is opened.

On the other hand, if they come close, then the first cut part 51 is closed. Accordingly, after making the side mirror 2 pass through the first cut part 51, if the two sliders 53a and 53b are made to come to close to each other, then the first cut part 51 is closed. Accordingly, any intrusion of insects or the like through the first cut part 51 can be prevented.

Meanwhile, the second cut part 56 is formed at the rear of the first cut part 51 and at a position which corresponds to the window of the front side door. The second cut part 56 is formed curvedly along the curved portion of the window of the front side door, starting from the lower edge of the side cover net 50 upwardly inclinedly curvedly like the curved part of the window of the front door. Further, a slide fastener 57 is installed along the second cut part 56.

Further, the slide fastener 57 is provided with two sliders 55a and 55b. If the two sliders 55a and 55b become remote from each other, then the second cut part 56 is gradually closed. On the other hand, if they come close to each other, then the second cut part 56 is opened.

Further, the sliders 55a and 55b are provided with grips on their both sides, and therefore, the slide fastener 57 can be opened and closed on the inside and outside of the vehicle cover 100.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIGs. 6 to 8, the front windshield cover 10 has a third cut part 11.

The third cut part 11 is formed along three edges of the front windshield cover 10, except the short edge of the parallel two edges of the front windshield cover 10. Along the segments of the third cut part 11 corresponding to the inclined two edges, there are respectively installed fasteners 15, while a slider 16 is installed on each of the slide fasteners 15.

Under this condition, if the slider 16 moves from the longer edge of the two parallel edges toward the shorter edge, then the third cut part 11 is opened. On the other hand, if the slider 16 moves toward the longer edge, then the third cut part 11 is closed.

Further, the front windshield cover 10 includes a transparent window. Further, an accommodating sack 20 is sewed up to the sewing line between the front windshield cover 10 and the roof cover 30, so that the vehicle cover 100 can be stored into the sack 20 after folding the veliicle cover 100.

As to the two hooks 66 and 67 which are secured to the ends of the connecting rubber bands 63 and 64, the hook 67 is an S shaped hook which is thick in its thickness compared with the flat hook 66 which has a thin thickness of 2mm or less so as to engaged between the rear side door 4 and the car body.

The S shaped hook 67 is secured on the end of each of the connecting rubber bands 63 and 64. while the flat hook 66 is installed at an intermediate position of each of the connecting rubber bands 63 and 64. Meanwhile, the other connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 have only the S shaped hook 67 on their ends.

The connecting rubber bands 61-64 are each provided with a length reducing device 68, while there is also provided with a shouldering 65 for aligning the ends of the connecting rubber bands when their lengths are adjusted.

Meanwhile, O-rings 80a are installed at both ends of the longer edge of the two parallel edges of the front windshield cover 10. That is, the O-rings 80a are positioned at the bottom of the front windshield cover 10. Further, at both ends of the straight front edge of the roof cover 30, there are installed pole securing rings 80b.

Further, at both ends of the concave edge of the roof cover 30, there are installed O-rings 80c. Here, the O-rings 80a and 80c are made of a plastic material, and connecting strap loops 82 which are inserted into the O-rings 80a and 80c are sewed to the bottoms of the front windshield cover 10 and the roof cover 30. The pole securing rings 80b are made of a metal, and are secured to the roof cover 30 by piercing the roof cover 30 and by being press-fixed. Further, at the bottom of the pole securing ring 80b (that is on the bottom of the roof cover 30 corresponding to the position of the pole securing ring), there is covered a protecting cover 85 which is large enough to cover the bottom of the pole securing ring 80b, so that any scratch on the roof of the car can be prevented.

Further, at a side of each of the two O-rings 80c, there is installed an insertion pin 40. The insertion pin 40 has a through hole at an intermediate position, so that the connecting loop 82 can pass through the through hole of the connecting pin 40, before being sewed to the roof cover 30. Alternatively, the insertion pin 40 may be installed at the third cut part 11 of the front windshield cover 10.

Now the vehicle cover according to the present invention will be described as to its installation method. For the vehicle cover for leisure according to the present invention, first the installation of the vehicle cover without any rider present within the car will be described, and in this case, the installation of the vehicle cover is aimed at preventing the rise of the internal temperature of the car, and at protecting the car from the formation of frost and the like. Second, the installation of the vehicle cover will be described in which the driver and riding persons can take rest within the car, and arbitrarily can go out and get into the car. Third, there will be described the installation of the vehicle cover in which the vehicle cover can be used as a shade foπning sheet.

First, in the installation for protecting the windows, the vehicle cover 100 is_. made to cover the outside surface of the vehicle with all the doors of the vehicle closed as shown in FIG 3.

That is, the front windshield cover 10 is made to cover the entire front windshield, the roof cover 30 is made to cover the roof of the vehicle, and the both of the side cover nets 50 are made to cover the windows of the front and rear side doors 3 and 4. In this state, the connecting rubber bands 61 ~ 64 are pulled to extend them, and the S shaped hooks 67 of the connecting rubber bands are fastened to the fenders 5 and

6 which surround the front and rear wheels. Thus the vehicle cover 100 is made to closely adhere to the vehicle by the elasticity of the four connecting rubber bands 61 ~ 64.

Then the two sliders 53 a and 53b of the first cut part 51 are moved to open the first cut part 51. Then the side mirror 2 of the vehicle 1 is made to pass through the first cut part 51 , and then, the two sliders 53a and 53b are moved to close the first cut part 51.

Thus the side mirrors 2 are exposed to the outside by passing through the vehicle cover 100, and then, the sliders are moved so that the slide fasteners 57 and 15 of the second and third cut parts 56 and 11 would be closed.

Thus the vehicle cover 100 covers the front windshield and the windows of the side doors 3, and therefore, the ultraviolet rays and the directly incoming visible light are shielded, with the result that the internal temperature of the veliicle 1 is prevented from rising, and that the windows of the vehicle are protected from contaminating materials. Accordingly, the internal temperature of the vehicle does not have to be intentionally raised to remove the frost, and the idle operations of the engine need not be carried out for the same purpose.

Second, the installation of the vehicle cover 100 for the purpose of making the driver and the riding persons freely enter and come out of the vehicle will be described.

As described above, after the front windshield cover 10 and the roof cover

30 and the side cover nets 50 are made to cover the front windshield and the windows of the front and rear side doors 3 and 4, the S shaped hooks 67 of the first and second connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 are fastened to the fenders 5 which surround the front wheels.

Then the flat hooks 66 of the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 are fastened to the curved lower portions of the rear side doors 4. The flat hook 66 has a thin thickness, and therefore, with the flat hooks 66 fastened to the rear side doors 4, the rear side doors 4 can be opened and closed. Further, if the sliders 55a and 55b of the second cut part 56 of the side cover nets 50 are moved to open the second cut part 56, and then, if the front side doors are opened, then each of the side cover nets 50 is positioned between one of the front side doors 3 and the interior of the vehicle. In this state, the driver or the riding person can enter into the car through the second cut part 56 thus opened. Then if the sliders 55a and 55b of the second cut part 56 are moved to close the second cut part 56, and then if the front side door 3 is closed, then the side cover net 50 is positioned on the inside of the vehicle.

Under this condition, generally the locks (not illustrated) of the sides doors 3 and 4 are positioned at intemiediate positions of the door frames, and therefore, the locks are not contacted to the side cover nets 50.

In this situation, even if the driver or the riding persons pull down the front side windows, insects or the like cannot intrude into the car, because the side cover nets covers in place of the lowered window glasses. Accordingly, the driver and the riding persons can rest in a comfortable manner.

Under this condition, if the driver or the riding person wants to get out of the car, then a reverse procedure is carried out. That is, the sliders 55a and 55b of the second cut part 56 are moved to open the second cut part 56, the corresponding front side door 3 is opened, and the person can get out of the car through the second cut part 56 which has been thus opened.

Meanwhile, in order to get on or get out of the rear seat of the car, if the rear side door 4 is opened, then the riding person can freely get on or get out of the rear seat of the car without adjusting the third and fourth rubber bands 63 and 64, because the third and fourth rubber bands 63 and 64 have been fastened to the lower portions of the rear side doors by the flat hooks 66. Further, as shown in FIG. 8, if the driver and the riding persons are to watch a movie within the car in a drive-in theater, then the front windsliield cover has to be removed.

Under this condition, the two sliders 16 of the third cut part 11 of the front windshield cover 10 are moved upward i. e., back to the roof of the vehicle 1, so that the portion of the front windshield cover inside the third cut part 11 is made to be placed upon the roof of the vehicle 1.

Thus the two O-rings 80a of the front windshield cover 10 come to be disposed near the insertion pins 40 of the roof cover 30. Thus if the insertion pins 40 respectively pass tlirough the O-rings 80a, then the portion of the front windshield cover 10 which has been folded back to the top of the vehicle 1 is maintained in the folded state, so that the driver and riding persons can watch the movie in the drive-in theater.

Meanwhile, in the case where the insertion pins 40 are installed in the third cut part 11 of the front windshield cover 10, the insertion pins 40 can be secured into the O- rings 80a of the roof cover 30, with the portion within the third cut part 11 being disposed on the roof of the vehicle 1.

Thus the driver of a vehicle can get in and out of the vehicle even with the vehicle cover installed. Further, in summer seasons, even if the side doors of the car are brought down, insects can be prevented from intruding into the car, because the side cover nets are closing in place of the side windows.

Further, when driving over a short distance, the vehicle cover 100 needs not be removed, but only the front windshield cover 10 can be folded back to the car roof, and the insertion pins 40 have only to be fastened into the O-rings 80a, to drive over the short distance. Third, the installation of the vehicle cover 100 for the purpose of preparing a shade forming sheet will be described referring to FIGs. 13 and 14. When the shade forming sheet is to be formed, there can be used two methods. One of them is the installation method of FIG. 13 in which a shade is formed by utilizing the poles 93 and the vehicle 1. The other is the installation method of FIG. 14 in which only the poles 93 are used. First, the method of utilizing the vehicle 1 will be described. That is, the flat hooks 66 of the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 are fastened to the upper portion of the front and rear side doors 3 and 4 of one side of the vehicle 1.

Then the poles 93 are installed to the pole securing rings 80b of the roof cover 30 and to the O-rings 80c of the front windshield cover 10. Then the length reducing devices 68 of the first and second rubber bands 61 and 62 are adjusted to extend the lengths of the first and second rubber bands 61 and 62.

Then the S shaped hooks 67 of the first and second rubber bands 61 and 62 are fastened to the securing pins 95 which have been buried into the ground. Thus the poles 93 which have been secured to the O-rings 80c and the pole securing rings 80b can be made to upstand upon the ground.

Meanwhile, the installation for forming a shade without utilizing the vehicle 1 will be described referring to FIG. 14.

The poles are made to upstand by utilizing the O-rings 80c and the pole securing rings 80b of the roof cover 30, and then, the length reducing device 68 is adjusted to adjust the lengths of the first, second, third and fourth connecting rubber bands 61-64.

Then the S shaped hooks 67 of the connecting rubber bands 61-64 are fastened to the four securing pins 95 which have been buried into the ground, thereby making the four poles 93 upstand upon the ground. Thus there is formed a space which can accommodate persons. Under this condition, the concave portion of the roof cover 30 becomes the entrance of the shade forming sheet. Therefore, as can be seen in FIG. 14, if the shade is formed by using the vehicle cover on a fishing ground, when the fishing man casts a fishing rod or lifts it up, the roof cover 30 does not interfere into the mentioned actions. Accordingly, the actions of the fishing man are not restricted. In the above, the first installation as a basic installation method was described, the second installation for easily getting in and out of the vehicle was described, and the third installation for forming a shade was described.

Besides the above methods, two sets of the vehicle cover 100 can be combinedly used to cover even the rear windshield, so that the entire windows of the vehicle can be protected.

In this installation method, the S shaped hooks 67 of the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 of the rear vehicle cover 100 are fastened to the fenders 5 of the front wheels of the vehicle, while the S shaped hooks 67 of the first and second connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 are fastened to the fenders 6 of the rear wheels. In the above, descriptions were made for the cars. Now, descriptions will be made for vans, omnibuses and small trucks.

As shown in FIG. 11, a van can accommodate a larger number of persons compared with the general compact car, and a van has a sliding door 4' so that people can get on and get out of the van conveniently. For a van, the vehicle cover 100 is installed in a manner same as that for the general compact car.

That is, the first and second connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 are made to extend down to the front bumper, and the S shaped hooks 67 of the first and second connecting rubber bands 61 and 62 are fastened to the bottom of the front bumper. Further, one of the S shaped hooks 67 of the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 is fastened to an inner vehicle frame, with the slide door 4' being open. The remaining one of the S shaped hooks 67 is fastened to a bent portion where the side frame and the bottom frame of the vehicle meet together.

Meanwhile, in the case where the vehicle cover 100 is installed on a truck, the installation is carried out in a manner same as that for the van, as shown in FIG. 12. That is, the S shaped hooks 67 of the third and fourth connecting rubber bands 63 and 64 are fastened to under the frame of the cargo loading box.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 9, the vehicle cover 100 is not in use, the front windshield cover 10, the roof cover 30 and the side cover nets 50 can be folded up to be inserted into the sack 20 which is sewed to the sewing line between the windshield cover 10 and the roof cover 30. With the folded vehicle cover inserted into the sack 20, this thing can be used as a cushion.

Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the front windshield cover 10 has a transparent window 18, and a message supporting frame 19 is attached on the transparent window 18.

Thus an advertisement or an other message can be inserted into between the message supporting frame 19 and the transparent window, so that the message can be read from outside the vehicle cover 100, that is, from the outside of the vehicle.

[Example 2]

The second example is similar to the first example, except the hooks of the connecting rubber bands. Therefore, the elements wliich are common to both the first and second examples will be assigned with the same reference codes. Further, the descriptions on the common elements will be skipped.

FIG. 15 is a plan view of the vehicle cover h a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 16 is a schematic view of the suction means of the vehicle cover of FIG. 15. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a state in which the vehicle cover of FIG. 15 is installed on a car. As shown in FIGs. 15 and 16, the vehicle cover includes: a front windshield cover 10, a roof cover 30 and two side cover nets 50, which are sewed up together.

Further, four connecting rubber bands 61 — 64 are sewingly attached, and at the ends of the four connecting rubber bands 61 —64, there are respectively secured a suction means 110 in each of which there is installed a permanent magnet 115.

Thus as shown in FIG. 17, the windshield cover 10, the roof cover 30 and the two side cover nets 50 of the second example are installed on the relevant portions of the vehicle, and the suction means 110 of the connecting rubber bands 61 ~64 are attached to the lower portions of the veliicle body. The permanent magnets 115 reinforce the adhering forces of the suction means 110.

According to the present invention as described above, the vehicle cover does not cover the entire surface of the vehicle, but only the windows of the veliicle. Accordingly, the bulk of the vehicle cover is greatly reduced, and therefore, the vehicle cover is convenient to install.

Further, with the vehicle cover installed on the car, persons can get on or get out of the car. Further, with the vehicle cover installed on the car, persons within the car can watch the outside view.

Further, with the vehicle cover installed on the car, even if the side windows are open, insects or the like cannot intrude into the car, and therefore, the riders can enjoy the pleasant situation.

Further, the vehicle cover can be used as a shade foirning sheets in an open field.

Further, the vehicle cover according to the present invention has the advantage that it can be applied to the general cars, vans, omnibuses, and trucks. Further, with the vehicle cover installed on the car, the driver can perform a short distance running, and therefore, the vehicle cover needs not be removed when driving over a short distance.

In the above, the present invention was described based on the specific preferred embodiments and the attached drawings, but it should be apparent to those ordinarily skilled in the that various changes and modifications can be added without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention which will be defined in the appended

Claims

CLAIMSWhat is claimed is:

1. A vehicle cover for leisure, comprising: a first cover having a trapezoidal shape; a second cover having a rectangular shape, and sewed to a short edge of two parallel edges of the first cover; a pair of third covers respectively sewed up along inclined edges of the first cover, and sewed up along two edges of the second cover, these last two edges extending beyond the inclined two edges of the first cover; and a plurality of fastening means secured to joining points where the first, second and third covers are sewed up.

2. The vehicle cover as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cover covers a front windshield of a vehicle, the second cover covers a roof of the vehicle, and the two third covers respectively cover windows of two front side doors.

3. The vehicle cover as _.claimed in claim 1, wherein the first cover covers a front windshield of a vehicle, the second cover covers a roof of the vehicle, and the two third covers respectively cover windows of two front side doors and more than half of windows of rear side doors.

4. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the plurality of the fastening means comprise: a plurality of rubber bands with ends of them secured to edges of the first, second and third covers; a plurality of suction means secured to other ends of the rubber bands; and a plurality of permanent magnets respectively secured within the suction means, whereby the plurality of the suction means with reinforced forces of the permanent magnets are attached onto a vehicle body.

5. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the fastening means comprise: a plurality of rubber bands with ends of them secured to edges of the first, second and third covers; and a plurality of hooks secured to ends of the rubber bands, whereby the hooks are fastened to the vehicle body.

6. The vehicle cover as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a plurality of flat hooks, each of them having a thickness of 2mm or less and being secured to an intermediate position of each of the rubber bands.

7. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 3, further comprising: a cut part formed in the third cover, and formed starting from a lower edge of the third cover to above in a curved form like a curved form of a side window of the vehicle; and a slide fastener to open or close the cut part.

8. The vehicle cover as claimed in claim 7, wherein the slide fastener has two sliders and a fastener, and as the two sliders become remote from each other, so much the fastener is closed, and as the two sliders approach to each other, so much the fastener is opened.

9. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein a portion of the third cover corresponding to a side mirror is cut so as to make the side mirror pass through, and a slide fastener is installed on the cut part.

10. The vehicle cover as claimed in claim 9, wherein the cut part of claim 9 is L-shaped and rectangularly bent, and a slide fastener is installed in each of straight portions of the L shaped cut part, the cut part being opened upon making sliders of the slide fastener remote from each other, and the cut part being closed upon making the sliders of the slide fasteners approach to each other.

11. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 2 to 3, further comprising: a sack sewed to a sewing line between the first and second covers, for storing the first, second and third covers and the fastening means. =

12. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a transparent window formed in the first cover.

13. The vehicle cover as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: another cut part formed along two inclined edges and along a longer edge of two parallel edges of the first cover; and a slide fastener installed in each of cut sections along the two inclined edges of the cut part so as to open or close the first cover along the cut part.

14. The vehicle cover as claimed in claim 9, further comprising: a plurality of rings for receiving a plurality of poles respectively, the poles being secured to a plurality of securing pins respectively so as to make the poles upstand upon a ground, the securing pins being buried into the ground, whereby the first, second and third covers are used as a shade forming sheet.

15. The vehicle cover as claimed in claim 14, wherein the plurality of the rings are installed at four comers of the second cover, and at both ends of the longest edge of the first cover; two rings (proximal to the first cover) of the four rings of the second cover are annular rings and are piercingly installed on the second cover; another two rings of the second cover and the two rings of the first cover are O-rings and are installed by means of strap loops to the second and first covers; and the annular rings of the second cover are covered by protecting covers respectively.