U.S. patent application number 13/063903 was filed with the patent office on 2011-07-14 for rear view mirror protective cover.
Invention is credited to Henry Hsu, Jimmy Wan.
Application Number | 20110168309 13/063903 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 40476011 |
Filed Date | 2011-07-14 |
United States Patent
Application |
20110168309 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Wan; Jimmy ; et al. |
July 14, 2011 |
Rear View Mirror Protective Cover
Abstract
A rear view mirror protective cover includes a main body (11)
made of an elastic material and a trimmed edge (12) arranged at one
end of the main body that is folded towards the inside of said
cover. Another end of the main body opposite to the trimmed edge is
in the shape of a circular arc. The main body includes a mirror
opening (13), also formed with a trimmed edge (14), that is
arranged to accommodate a rear view mirror. Securing bands (15) are
arranged on the trimmed edge (14). The elastic material is nylon,
lycra or latex. The mirror opening (13) is square or elliptic in
shape. The protective cover is suitable for various kinds of rear
view mirror due to its use of elastic material. The trimmed edge
(12) can effectively prevent the cover from sliding from the rear
view mirror. The cover can effectively protect the rear view mirror
from external scuffing and damage caused by collision.
Inventors: |
Wan; Jimmy; (Longhua
Shenzhen, CN) ; Hsu; Henry; (Longhua Shenzhen,
CN) |
Family ID: |
40476011 |
Appl. No.: |
13/063903 |
Filed: |
August 24, 2009 |
PCT Filed: |
August 24, 2009 |
PCT NO: |
PCT/CN09/73447 |
371 Date: |
March 14, 2011 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
150/154 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B60J 11/06 20130101;
B60R 1/06 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
150/154 |
International
Class: |
B65D 65/02 20060101
B65D065/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Sep 12, 2008 |
CN |
200810149599.X |
Claims
1. A rear view mirror protective cover, characterized by comprising
a main body made of elastic material, wherein a trimmed edge folded
towards the inside of the protective cover is provided at one end
of the main body, the other end of the main body opposite to the
trimmed edge is of an arc shape; the main body has a mirror surface
opening for the rear view mirror, and the mirror surface opening is
provided with a trimmed edge.
2. The rear view mirror protective cover according to claim 1,
wherein the elastic material is nylon, lycra or latex.
3. The rear view mirror protective cover according to claim 1,
wherein the shape of the mirror surface opening is rectangle or
ellipse.
4. The rear mirror protective cover according to claim 1, wherein
securing bands are provided on the trimmed edge.
5. The rear view mirror protective cover according to claim 1,
wherein the trimmed edge is formed by 3 to 5 needles overlocked
stitches using an elastic thread.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] PCT Application No. WO2010028569 filed Mar. 18, 2010
People's Republic of China Application No. 200810149599.X filed
Sep. 12, 2008
FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH OR DEVELOPMENT
[0002] Not Applicable
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF MATERIAL SUBMITTED ON A COMPACT
DISK
[0003] Not Applicable
[0004] The present application claims the benefit of priority to
Chinese patent application No. 200810149599.X titled "REAR VIEW
MIRROR PROTECTIVE COVER", filed with the Chinese State Intellectual
Property Office on Sep. 12, 2008. The entire disclosures thereof
are incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The invention relates to a protective cover, in particular
to a rear view mirror protective cover.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0006] The current design of rear view mirrors of various types
equipped on vehicles all extends out of the bodies of vehicles, as
such the rear view mirrors are easily scraped. To avoid this
problem, a protective cover is mounted on the rear view mirror, so
as to prevent it from being scraped.
[0007] Current protective covers are mainly formed in three forms:
1) hard shell housing having a fixed shape, 2) sticking film and 3)
fabric cover. Each of them has disadvantages. For the hard shell
housing having a fixed shape, since the different types of vehicles
have different rear view mirrors, it is necessary to have a custom
designed mold for each type of rear view mirror, resulting in a
high cost and a difficulty in mounting and removing, and lacking
the universality. For the sticking film, since the surface of the
rear view mirror housing is generally of an arc shape, the sticking
film may be poorly attached to the mirror surface with a feeling of
roughness, and stains which are difficultly removed may be left on
the mirror housing surface after the sticking film is tore down.
For the fabric cover, it is necessary to design a special paper
pattern and make a special cut for each type of rear view mirror.
Due to the lack of the universality, one protective cover cannot
match with rear view mirrors having various sizes, and it may even
cover a portion of a mirror surface, resulting in a potential
safety problem.
[0008] In sum, the above three solutions of a protective cover all
have the disadvantage of lacking the universality.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] In view of this, the present invention provides a side-view
mirror protective cover which can solve the problem of lacking the
universality.
[0010] In order to solve the above problems, the present invention
provides a rear view mirror protective cover, which includes a main
body made of elastic material. A trimmed edge folded towards the
inside of the protective cover is provided at one end of the main
body. The other end of the main body opposite to the trimmed edge
is of an arc shape. The main body has a mirror surface opening for
the rear view mirror, and the mirror surface opening is provided
with a trimmed edge.
[0011] Preferably, the elastic material is nylon, lycra or
latex.
[0012] Preferably, the shape of the mirror surface opening is
rectangle or ellipse.
[0013] Preferably, the dimension of the trimmed edge at the opening
may be larger than or equal to that of the opposite arc end.
[0014] Preferably, securing bands are provided on the trimmed
edge.
[0015] Preferably, the trimmed edge is formed by 3 to 5 needles
overlocked stitches using an elastic thread.
[0016] The protective cover according to the present invention may
be applied to rear view mirrors of various types of vehicles due to
its use of elastic material. The trimmed edge at the mirror opening
of the protective cover may effectively prevent the protective
cover from sliding off the rear view mirror housing. The protective
cover may effectively avoid the rear view mirror from being damaged
by the external scraping, collision and various accidents.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0017] FIG. 1 is a front view of an embodiment; and
[0018] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] Hereinafter, the technical solutions of the present
invention will be described in details by means of the preferred
embodiment described below and in conjunction with the
drawings.
[0020] Referring to FIG. 1, FIG. 1 is a front view of an
embodiment, viewing from the front of a protective cover. A main
body 11 of the protective cover has an opening at one end thereof,
and a trimmed edge 12 is provided at the opening. The trimmed edge
12 is formed by folding towards the inside of the protective cover.
The other end of the main body 11 of the protective cover is of an
arc shape so as to match with the contour of the mirror housing. A
mirror surface opening 13 having the shape of ellipse is provided
on the main body 11, and a trimmed edge 14 is provided at the
mirror opening 13. The mirror opening 13 may also be of a
rectangular shape so as to match with the shape of the mirror
surface of the rear view mirror of a vehicle. The trimmed edges 12
and 14 are formed in a special manner, that is, the trimmed edges
are made by 3 to 5 needles overlocked stitches using an elastic
thread.
[0021] FIG. 2 is a rear view of the embodiment, viewing from the
rear of a protective cover. The front and rear parts of the main
body 11 may be of an integral structure. Alternatively, the main
body 11 may be composed of two separate front and rear parts that
are seamed together.
[0022] The material of the protective cover may be a variety of
elastic material, such as nylon, lycra, latex and the like.
[0023] Securing bands 15 are provided on the trimmed edge 14. The
number of the securing bands 15 may be two or more. Due to the
elastic material of the protective cover, when the protective cover
is mounted on the rear view mirror, the trimmed edge 14 can be
easily pulled inside the gap between the mirror frame and the
mirror housing under the guiding of the securing bands 15, so as to
make the main body 11 of the protective cover abut against the
housing of the rear view mirror closely. The two securing bands 15
on the trimmed edge 14 allow the excessive portion of the
protective cover which may otherwise cover the mirror surface to be
drawn inside the gap between the mirror frame and the mirror
housing, which can solve the problem that the mirror surface is
covered.
[0024] The protective cover according to the present invention may
be applied to rear view mirrors of various types of vehicles due to
elastic material. The trimmed edge 12 at the mirror opening of the
protective cover may effectively prevent the protective cover from
sliding off the rear view mirror. The protective cover may
effectively avoid the rear view mirror from being damaged by the
external scraping, collision and various accidents. A
propagandistic design may also be printed on the protective cover,
so that the rear view mirror of vehicle may become a platform for
displaying messages and graphics.
[0025] Any modification, equivalent, improvement and the like made
to the rear view mirror protective cover according to the
embodiment of the invention within the sprits and principles of the
present invention should be deemed to fall into the protection
scope of the present invention.
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