IP Library Granted Patent US 11,738,593
Granted Patent B2
US 11,738,593 · App. 17/532,820 · Granted Aug 29, 2023

Cover assembly for a garage door

Inventor: William Gardiner Webster, III (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA)
B44C1/20B44C1/28E06B3/7001E06B2003/7044
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Patent No.
US 11,738,593
App. No.
17/532,820
Granted
Aug 29, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A cover for a garage door which includes a front portion adapted to cover a street facing surface of the garage door, and a pair of rear portions adapted to be arranged covering a garage facing surface of the garage door. The cover also includes at least four collars adapted to be arranged at corners of the garage door. Each collar defines a cutout extending inwardly from an edge of the cover to facilitate an extension of an associated corner of the garage door outside the cover, a first coupling portion extending along the rear portion from the cutout to a lateral edge of the cover, and a second coupling portion extending from the cutout in a direction opposite to the first coupling portion. The first coupling portion is adapted to engage with the second coupling portion.

Claims (38)

1. A cover for a garage door, the cover comprising:

a front portion adapted to cover a street facing surface of the garage door;

a pair of rear portions adapted to be arranged covering a garage facing surface of the garage door, the front portion being arranged between the pair of rear portions; and

at least four collars adapted to be arranged at corners of the garage door and arranged at interfaces of the front portion with each of the pair of rear portions, wherein each of the collars defines

a cutout extending inwardly from an edge of the cover and adapted to facilitate an extension of an associated corner of the garage door outside the cover,

a first coupling portion extending along one of the rear portions from the cutout to a lateral edge of the cover, and

a second coupling portion extending from the cutout in a direction opposite to the first coupling portion and along a portion of a length of the front portion, wherein the first coupling portion is adapted to engage with the second coupling portion to removably engage the cover on the garage door.

2. The cover of claim 1 , wherein each of the collars includes a reinforced hem.

3. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the front portion of the cover includes at least one decorative illustration.

4. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the cover is made of an elastic fabric.

5. The cover of claim 1 wherein the edge includes a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge arranged opposite to the first longitudinal edge, wherein the collars are defined along the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge.

6. A cover assembly for a garage door, the cover assembly comprising:

a cover including

a front portion adapted to cover a street facing surface of the garage door,

a pair of rear portions adapted to be arranged covering a garage facing surface of the garage door, the front portion being arranged between the pair of rear portions, and

at least four collars adapted to be arranged at corners of the garage door and arranged at interfaces of the front portion with the pair of rear portions, wherein each of the collars defines

a cutout extending inwardly from an edge of the cover and adapted to facilitate an extension of an associated corner of the garage door outside of the cover,

a first coupling portion extending along one of the rear portions from the cutout to a lateral edge of the cover, and

a second coupling portion extending from the cutout in a direction opposite to the first coupling portion and along a portion of a length of the front portion, wherein the first coupling portion is engaged with the second coupling portion to removably engage the cover on the garage door.

7. The cover assembly of claim 6 further including a plurality of couplers to engage the first coupling portion of each of the collars with the second coupling portion.

8. The cover assembly of claim 7 , wherein the coupler is a zipper.

9. The cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein each of the collars includes a reinforced hem.

10. The cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the front portion of the cover includes at least one decorative illustration.

11. The cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the cover is made of an elastic fabric.

12. The cover assembly of claim 6 , wherein the edge includes a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge arranged opposite to the first longitudinal edge, wherein the collars are defined along the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge.

13. A cover assembly for a garage door, the cover assembly comprising:

a cover made of an elastic fabric, the cover including

a front portion adapted to cover a street facing surface of the garage door,

a pair of rear portions adapted to be arranged covering a garage facing surface of the garage door, the front portion being arranged between the pair of rear portions, and

at least four collars adapted to be arranged at corners of the garage door and arranged at interfaces of the front portion with the pair of rear portions, wherein each of the collars defines

a cutout extending inwardly from an edge of the cover and adapted to facilitate an extension of an associated corner of the garage door outside of the cover,

a first coupling portion extending along one of the rear portions from the cutout to a lateral edge of the cover, and

a second coupling portion extending from the cutout in a direction opposite to the first coupling portion and along a portion of a length of the front portion; and

a plurality of couplers to engage the first coupling portion of each of the collars with the second coupling portion to removably engage the cover on the garage door.

14. The cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein the coupler is a zipper.

15. The cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein each of the collars includes a reinforced hem.

16. The cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein the front portion of the cover includes at least one decorative illustration.

17. The cover assembly of claim 13 , wherein the edge includes a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge arranged opposite to the first longitudinal edge, wherein the collars are defined along the first longitudinal edge and the second longitudinal edge.

Continuity (2)
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