Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
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SUM~RY OF THE IN~IENTIOM
- This invention relates to a windoil cover assemhly
having a flexible integrally formed magne~ized frarne for
selective mounting against a magnetically at-tractive surface
defining the window opening of a vehicle or a building
structure. The window cover member attached to and co-
extensive with the magnetized frame can selectively consist
of flexible screen material or of rigid, semi-rigid or flex-
ible solid sheet materials such as glass, flexible clear
or solar shade plastic, one-way mirror material, canvas and
the like.
Associated integIally formed flexible magnetized and
adhesive backed mounting strips or frames are provided for
use in selectively mounting the window cover assembly on
surfaces which are not magnetically attractive such as wood,
aluminum, plastic and the like.
The window cover assembly having a flexible integrally
formed masnetized frame can be selectively mounted over corres--
ponding window or door openings of vehicles such as passenger
cars, vans, trucks, recreational vehicles, mobile homes and
the like. The window cover assembly can also be used on all
types of boats, such as cabin cruisers and the like. The
window cover assembly can also be used in connection with
windows of portable and/or fixed building structures such as
cabins, portable toilets, barns, ski chalets and the like.
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requirement is that the window opening to be covered must
have a magnetically attractive peripheral edge surface or
frame to which the magnetized frame of the window cover
assembly can be attracted to so as to achieve a secure
continuous sealable attachment thereto.
In operative use environments where the
peripheral edge surface is not magnetically attractive,
such as wood, aluminum, plastic and the like, associated
integrally formed flexible magnetized and adhesive backed
mounting strips or frames are provided for use in
selectively mounting the portable window cover assembly
thereon. Such structures would be plastic and aluminum
vehicles, such as recreational vehicles, aluminum cars,
traile}s and the like, and portable and/or fixed building
structures fabricated from wood, plastic and the like. The
mounting strips or frames would be configured to match the
configuration of the magnetized frame of the window cover
assembly that is to be magnetically affixed in covering
register with respect thereto. By a method well known in
the art the magnetic pattern of the frame of the portable
window cover assembly is designed so that it is
magnetically attracted to the magnetized mounting frame so
as to be magnetically retained thereagainst.
None of the window cover structures of the known
prior art show or otherwise anticipate a portable window
cover assembly having a flexible integrally formed one-
piece unitary magnetized frame for selective continuous
sealable mounting over windows of vehicle orbuilding
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structures. Further, nowhere in the prior art is there
shown the use of associated integrally forming flexible
magnetized and adhesive backed mounting strips or frames
whereby the portable window frame assembly can be used on
surfaces which are not magnetically attractive.
It is therefore an object of this invention to
provide a portable window cover assembly having a flexible
integrally formed magnetized frame for selective sealable
mounting in covering register with windows of vehicles and
portable or fixed building structures.
Another object of this invention is to provide a
portable window cover assembly consisting of a flexible
screen having a flexible integrally formed magnetized frame
for selective sealable mounting in covering register with
windows of vehicles and portable or fixed building
structures.
Yet another object of this invention is to
provide a portable window cover assembly consisting of
rigid, semi-rigid or flexible sheet materials, such as
glass, flexible clear or solar shade plastic, canvas and
the like, having a flexible integrally formed magnetized
frame for selective sealable mounting in covering register
with windows of vehicles and portable or fixed building
structures.
Another object of this invention is to provide an
associated integrally formed flexible magnetized and
adhesive backed mounting frame for selective sealable
mounting around a window provided through a non-magnetic
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surface and which is adapted to magnetically matingly
engage the flexible magnetized frame of a portable window
cover assembly so as to maintain the portable window cover
assembly in sealed covering register with the vehicle
and/or building structure window.
Another object of this invention is to provide a
portable window cover assembly having a flexible integrally
formed magnetized frame for selective sealable mounting in
covering register with a vehicle and/or building structure
window and which can be selectively removed from the window
and easily rolled up when not in use to facilitate storage
thereof.
Other objects and advantages found in the
construction of the invention will be apparent from a
consideration of the following specification in connection
with the appended claims and the accompanying drawings.
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IN THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a right perspective view of the portable
window cover assembly in covering sealable register with a
window.
E~igure 2 is a right perspective view of the portable
window cover assembly showing the flexible integrally formed
magnetized frame.
Figure 3 is a schematic view end view of the portable
window cover assembly in its rolled storage positionO
Figure 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a
window and of the portable window cover assembly in spaced-
apart register therefrom.
Figure 5 is a right perspective view of the associated
integrally formed adhesive-backed flexible magnetized mounting
frame in position around a window provided in non-magnetic
wall surface and further showing a portable window cover
assembly in spaced-apart register therefrom.
Figure 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a
window in a non-magnetic wall and showing in spaced-apart
register therefrom the associated adhesive-back mounting frame
and the portable window cover assembly.
DESCRIPTION
As shown generally in the drawings, a portable window
cover assembly 11 is provided consisting of a flexible
integrally formed magnetized frame 12 having a flexible window
cover member 13 attached thereto and coextensive therewith.
The window cover member 13 may selectively be attached to the
frame 12 along the peripheral edge portions thereof by use of
stitching or stapling. Further, the window cover member 13
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can be selectively glued to the frame 12, or, if desired, it
can be heat bonded thereto by heat bonding techniques well-
known in the art. In the embodiment of the invention shown in
Figures 1 and 2, the flexible window cover member 13 is a
screen material which prevents insects and the like from
entering a window over which it is placed while permitting
ventilation air to pass therethrough into the interior of the
vehicle or building structure. In another embodiment of the
invention, the flexible window cover member 13 can be solar
shade plastic sheet material which is well known in the art so
as to prevent the sun rays and heat from entering a window over
which i~t is mounted or it can be a one-way mirror material
that is also well kncwn in the art. It is also within the
scope of the invention that the flexible window cover member 13
can consist of a canvas material, glass or a clear plastic
sheet material so as to prevent rain, snow or sleet from
entering the window over which it is mounted. While the
portable window cover assemblv described herein is generally
mounted on the interior of the vehicle or building structure,
it is within the scope of the invention to provide a portable
window cover assembly having a solid cover member for use in
preventing build-up of ice and snow on the exterior of windows
such as windshields.
As shQwn in Figures 1 and 4, the portable window cover
assembly 11 can be selectively mounted in a matter of seconds
over a window opening provided in a vehicle door 14 without
the need of ancillary connecting elements such as snaps and
the like. Generally the door 14 is metallic and magnetically
attractive and thus, the magnetized frame 12 of the portable
window cover assembly 11 adheres thereto thereby maintaining
the window cover member 13 in a completely taut sealable
covering register across the window opening. In use, the door
window 15 can be selectively opened and closedwl~ile the window
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cover assembly 11 remains in place as shown in Figure 1.
When not in use, the flexible portable window cover assembly 11
can be almost instantaneously detached from the door 14 and
rolled up for storage purposes as shown in Figure 3.
It has becn found that windows in some vehicles, mobile
homes and portable and/or fixed building structures do not
have frames or wall surfaces contiguous therewith that are
magnetically attractive. Hence, the portable window cover
assembly 11 described heretofore cannot be utilized therewith.
It has thus become necessary to provide an associated flexible
magnetized mounting frame 16 having an adhesive layer 17
provided on one side thereof so as to provide for easy sealable
engagement with the non-magnetic surface.
As shown in Figure 5, the associated magnetized
mounting frame 16 is easily sealably affixed to the non-
magnetic surface 18 around the window 19. This is easily
accomplished because the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer 17
adheres to the panel 18 and thus retains the magnetized mount-
ing frame 16 in a sealed position around the window 19. Thus
positioned, the mounting frame 16 can receive the portable
window cover assembly 11 thereagainst and magnetically retain
it in covering register over the window 19.
The relative positioning of the window 19 and associated
non-magnetic surface 18, the associated adhesive-backed
magnetized mounting frame 16 and the portable window cover
assembly 11 is shown in the cross-sectional schematic exploded
view in Figure 6.
In fabricating the portable window cover assembly,
the flexible screen material or solid sheet material is cut to
size so as to be coextensive with the flexible integrally
formed magnetized frame and is affixed thereto as previously
described. In fabricating the associated adhesive backed
magnetized mounting frame, it can be custom-cut to form its
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desired one piece integral configuration or it can be formed
by elongated adhesive backed magnetized strips into the
desired configuration by stitching, stapling and the like.
It is also within the scope of the invention that
elongatc adhesive-backed magneti~ed mounting strips be
positioned along each side of a window located in a non-magnetic
surface of a vehicle or building structure in place of the
previously described magnetic frame 16. Thus positioned, the
mounting strips can receive the portable window assembly 11
thereagainst. Further, although the magnetized frame 12 of
the portable window cover assembly 11 is shown as an integrally
formed unitary member, it is within the scope of the invention
to be forrncd by use of individual elongate magnetized extruded
strips mitered and connected at their ends by use of staples
and/or appropriate connecting means so as to form an appropriate
frame configuration as shown in the drawings.
It should be noted that the flexible magnetized frames
and strips shown and described herein are well known in the
art and will not be described in detail herein. Suffice it to
say that the material utilized generally comprises permanent
magnetic particles dispersed in a flexible non-magnetic matrix.
Such material is commercially available in whatever polarity
and magnetic patterns are desired and in any desired extruded
strip and/or sheet configuration and custom cut parts as
required.
It is thus seen that portable window cover assembly
having a magnetized frame is provided having versatility in
use in vehicles,such as automobiles, station wagons,
recreational vehicles, boats, trucks, vans, mobile homes and
the like. Further, the use of the adhesive-backed magnetized
mounting frame expands the use of the portable window cover
assembly to vehicles and portable and/or fixed building
structures having non-magnetic surfaces with which the
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portable window cover assembly could not normally be used.
Although the use of the portable window cover assembly has
been described for use in connection with windows that open
and close, it is considered to be within the scope of the
invention that the portable window cover assembly can be
used in connection with sealed windows such as those
located in vans and boats. In such applications the window
cover per se can consist of both rigid and flexible plastic
materials such as glass, Plexiglas* (a clear transparent
thermoplastic material? solar shade, one-way mirrored film
and the like.
Thus, a portable window cover assembly and the
associated adhesive-backed magnetized mounting frame are
provided which can be selectively used to not only provide
ventilation along with protection against insects but also
to provide privacy and protection against the sun's rays
and the elements such as rain, snow and the like. Further,
the use of the fully integrally formed magnetized frames
provide complete 100% continuous sealing engagement against
the surface to which they are affixed and which do not in
any way damage the surface. This is not found in the
devices of the prior known art.
It is thus seen that a unique portable window
cover assembly is provided consisting of a flexible
in~egrally formed magnetized frame which is adapted for
selective sealable mounting against a surface defining a
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window openingA A window cover member is sealably attached
to the magnetized frame so as to be coextensive therewith.
The window cover member is adapted ~o be in covering
register with the window over which the frame is mounted.
The window cover member can selectively consist of a
flexible screen, a flexible solar shade sheet, a clear
plastic sheet, a glass panel, a canvas sheet, a one-way
mirror film and the like.
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Another embodiment of the portable window cover
assembly is provided which consists of a first flexible
integrally formed magnetized mounting frame which is adapted
for selective sealable mounting against a surface defining a
window opening. The first mounting frame is provided with a
pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one side thereof
so as to permit tlle selective sealable mounting of the mounting
frame against a non-magnetic surface. A second flexible
integrally formed magnetized frame is provided coextensive
with the first mounting frame. The second magnetized frame
is adapted for selective magnetic sealable attached register
with the first mounting frame, a window cover member is
sealably attached to the second magnetized frame so as to be
coextensive therewith. The window cover member is adapted
to be in covering register with the window over which the
first frame is mounted. The window cover member can
selectively consist of materials as previously described.
Various other modifications of the invention may be
made without departing rom the principle thereof. Each
of the modifications is to be considered as included in the
hereinafter appended claims, unless these claims by their
language expressly provide otherwise.
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