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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Rein S. Randmae, Fort Salonga, NY (US);
Assignee:
William J. Weiner, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/34 ; E04H 1/536 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E04B 1/34 ; E04H 1/536 ;
Abstract
An improved inflatable protective fabric enclosure for an automobile. The enclosure has a base frame for stabilizing and locating the enclosure. The improvement includes the following features. One or more hoops support the fabric. Each hoop has two ends. Frame clips attach the hoop ends to the base frame. Each frame clip has a pintle for engaging each end of the hoop. An upper portion of fabric of the enclosure has hoop loops, for locating and stabilizing the hoop at a top of the hoop's arc.