Channeled retractable vehicle cover
View Patent ↗Improvements in a retractable vehicle cover is disclosed. The cover can be sized and fabricated to provide protection to a number of different vehicles including cars, trucks, motorcycles and bicycles. The vehicle cover provides a fairly rigid shell to protect from objects falling on the cover and also to protect from snow loads. It uses a telescoping enclosure that retracts to occupy a small footprint when the vehicle is not in the cover. It may also include a side access door to allow a person to access the driver and or passenger door when the enclosure covers the vehicle. A power mechanism can extend and retract the cover. Seal not only protect from wind, snow, sand storm, extreme temperature or weather and rain, but also from rodents and insects that can accumulate in a vehicle if it is left unattended for a period of time.
1. A retractable vehicle cover comprising:
at least two panel sections that are configured to telescope within each other and within said at least one static panel section;
said at least one static section and said at least two moving panel sections progressively interconnect with interlocking rounded sections;
said at least two panel sections telescope together and further includes flashing on a top surface and both side surfaces;
said flashing shields adjacent panels when said retractable vehicle cover is extended, and
said adjacent panels have engaging male and female elements that track and guide said at least two panel sections and said interlocking rounded sections includes opposing male sections and female sections.
2. The retractable vehicle cover according to claim 1 , wherein said at least one static section and said at least two moving panel sections are insulated.
3. The retractable vehicle cover according to claim 1 , wherein said cover is overlapping rigid sections.
4. The retractable vehicle cover according to claim 3 , wherein said overlapping rigid sections are clad are clad in a group of materials selected from a group consisting of polyethylene, polycarbonate, polymer, cardboard, composites, ABS, PVC, fiberglass, fabric, glass and aluminum and metal.
5. The retractable vehicle cover according to claim 1 , wherein said cover includes an air conditioner and or a heater.
6. The retractable vehicle cover according to claim 1 , covers cars, trucks, boats, ATV's, motorcycles, bicycles, personal self-enclosure or recreational vehicles.
7. The retractable vehicle cover according to claim 1 , further includes a seal between sides of said at least two panel sections.