Abstract: The covering of the invention is made in separate cover sets of tough and strong flexible material, each set being made up of separate pieces for attachment to a longitudinal side of an automotive vehicle, normally a pick-up truck, in serial arrangement to extend from bottom to top of panels thereof. The pieces are attached by fasteners including marginal pockets in the sheet material for engaging parts of the vehicle, sets of snap fasteners, and strip fasteners of rigid or semi-rigid material most of which are of hook formation. Strip fasteners of flat formation are provided for tucking into the doors of the vehicle along the windows thereof.

Abstract: A new and unique car utility apron is presented having a soft flexible outer layer with a number of pockets spaced on the two sides of the apron. The front of the apron has the upper half cut out and replaced with webbing so that the radiator can take air in if the engine is running while the apron is in place. One side of the auto apron has an air power connecting hose while the opposite side has an electrical power connecting hose. The auto apron is attached about the engine compartment of a car by hooks at the top and an elastic band and another set of hooks at the bottom. Tools may be placed in the pockets when not in use or in convenient slots near the upper portion of the apron while temporarily not in use. Electrical or air power may be connected through to the engine compartment simply by connecting the appropriate hose or electrical cord at the bottom of the auto apron. When the apron is not in use it may be folded or rolled into a small package to hold the tools.

Abstract: A disposable vehicle cover constructed of a porous flexible sheet material, optionally consisting of porous and non-porous layers, adapted to conform generally to the shape of a vehicle body and optionally includes at least one removable, tear-out section, adapted to expose a predetermined portion of a vehicle, and optionally also includes at least one impact absorbing, foam strip which is positioned longitudinally along a side of a vehicle when the cover is in use.

Abstract: A storable cover for covering the cabin portion of a vehicle carries storage means secured thereto to be disposed in the trunk of the vehicle or other suitable compartment in a manner anchoring the trailing edge of the cover when the cover is disposed onto the vehicle. The storage means is affixed firmly inside the trunk of the vehicle so as to locate part of the cover assembly within a locked compartment. The cover is deployed by being taken out of the storage means and fed from the trunk through the opening which is created between the raised trunk lid and the rear windshield or body of the vehicle.

Abstract: A cover system for an automobile includes a flexible cover, preferably of nylon, having leading, trailing and side edge portions and of a suitable dimension to fit over the entire car body from the rear bumper to the front bumper and sides thereof. The flexible cover includes an elastic leader segment attached at a first end to the cover and spaced from the trailing edge thereof. A second end of the leader segment is attached to a rotatable spool housed in a containment tube. The spool is rotated for storing in the cover by a motor, by a spring-biased shaft arrangement or by a manually turnable crank, or combinations thereof. The containment tube may be pivotally mounted by straps within the interior of the trunk for storage therein and is adapted to be pivotally swung outwardly from the trunk to an operable position at the rear of the trunk lid. After the cover is applied to the automobile, the containment tube is swung back to the trunk compartment for safe storage.

Abstract: A cover for a vehicle (such as a motor vehicle) is disclosed. The cover is comprised of a multiplicity of panels, at least two of which have different colors. These differently colored panels assist the user of the cover in orienting the cover upon the vehicle to be covered.

Abstract: A flexible protective cover for an automotive vehicle is provided with an anchorage mechanism that is inserted through a door opening or trunk opening. When the door or trunk lid is closed and locked, the anchorage mechanism is trapped within the vehicle interior space so that it cannot be pulled out to remove the cover from the vehicle. The anchorage mechanism is preferably a hollow air-filled structure having a whistle or siren mounted in such a position that when an external pulling force is exerted on the anchorage mechanism air is forced out of the air-filled structure through the whistle or siren, thereby producing an audible alarm signal.

Abstract: A single ply convertible top fabric comprising a sateen woven fabric using a blend of solution dyed polyester and cotton yarn coated with a PVC vinyl.

Abstract: A dirt and grease protective cover for the outer rear panel of the trunk of an automobile and its rear bumper. The cover is formed of a flexible sheet of material having a plurality of first hook and loop fastener strips attached to its rear surface adjacent its top edge and a plurality of second hook and loop fastener strips attached to its rear surface adjacent its bottom edge. The flexible cover sheet is mounted in the trunk of a vehicle so that it may fold out and cover the rear of the automobile with the rear surface of the cover sheet and this rear surface would be folded against itself when in its retracted position in the trunk.

Abstract: A cover which covers the top and glassed area of a vehicle and includes hard, impact resistant panels to cover windows of the vehicle against breakage. The cover may be associated with bars which are stowed beneath the doors of the vehicle and which are movable upwardly to a position outwardly of the sides of the vehicle. When in the upper position, the bars protect the sides of the vehicle and prevent the doors from being opened. Controlling the bars are cables which are motor driven. Brackets extend outwardly from the cables to mount the bars. A locking latch may also ride within slits in the door and door jam to prevent the door of the vehicle from being opened when the system is in the operative position. With the protection bars in the up position, the cover may be attached thereto.

Abstract: Respectively disclosed is a method of temporarily protecting a surface of a top coating of a coating finished automobile, which method comprieses (A) adhering a plastic film having a releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to a body surface of the coating finished automobile and/or (B) heating a heat-shrinkable plastic film to be shrinked so as to fit to an intended shape and to cover the body surface of the coating finished automobile; which method comprises applying to the body surface of the coating finished automobile a plastic film prepared by intermittently coating a releasable pressure-sensitive adhesive layer to cover the body of the coating finished automobile; which method comprises covering the body surface of the coating finished automobile with a plastic film having a rough surface on a side contacting with a coating surface, and fixing a terminal of the film and heating, when needed, to cover in conformity with a body shape; and which method comprises subjecting a plastic film to vacuum for

Abstract: A system for protecting the exposed glass surfaces of a vehicle including external mirror covers and window covers. The mirror covers comprise bag-like enclosures of weather resistant material which totally enclose the mirror preventing the formation of ice, frost or snow buildup. The window covers comprise sheets of flexible material having fasteners at the perimeter for securing the cover adjacent the outer side of the window. The fasteners include magnets and hooks.

Abstract: A fabric cover is disclosed which is adapted to removably engage and protect the wooden rail of a powerboat or sailboat. The cover comprises a sheet of fabric material having a plurality of longitudinally spaced apart pockets on one side of the fabric sheet, and a resilient ring of generally C-shaped cross sectional configuration positioned in each of the pockets. The rings cause the fabric sheet to assume a conforming C-shaped outline, and they may be manually expanded to permit the pockets to be disposed about the wooden rail, so that they then collapse and encircle the rail upon the release of the expanding force.

Abstract: Vehicle cover apparatus including a cover for covering the vehicle, a housing for attachment to the vehicle for storing the cover when it is not being used to cover the vehicle, and a closure for the housing which exerts a pulling force on the cover when the cover is on the vehicle to tighten the cover relative to the vehicle.

Abstract: A battery powered electric motor driven rewinding and storing apparatus for flexible protective covers for vehicles. The apparatus has a framework enclosed by a flexible vinyl covering with an axle extending therethrough for winding a vehicle cover upon. One end of the axle attaches to a manual crank and the other to a gear box. A direct current electric motor drives the gear box from a low voltage battery. The gear box can be disengaged to unwind the cover or to facilitate manual rewinding. The apparatus includes an adjustable strap which allows attachment to different locking mechanisms in different automobile trunks when the apparatus is resting on the automobile bumper. Elastic straps are used to hold the apparatus in place on the bumper.

Abstract: A releasable slip cover for covering a tractor bearing plate to protect the bearing plate from abrasive residue when the tractor is driven detached from the trailer.

Abstract: Cushioned packaging and protecting with laminate of a thin resilient resin foam layer adhered to a strong supporting sheet. Laminate may also have metal foil or metallized layer, and/or water-repellent surface layer, and/or antistat surface layer and/or volatile corrosion inhibitor and/or a cohesive-nonadhesive surface coating or a low-tack pressure-sensitive adhesive coating. Automatic packaging of a series of articles between long webs of wide cushioning laminates having faces of heat-sealable foam. One web is fed foam-face-up across a table, the articles to be packaged placed on it in spaced locations, heat applied to foam edges to just about melt the foam there, and a second web applied foam-face-down over the spaced articles and heat-sealed to the lower web at its edges. Tranverse heat sealing and severings are effected between successive articles. The heat sealings can be set by cold pressings. Web backings can be made relatively non-porous to minimize bleed-through of melted foam.

Abstract: A flexible automobile bra securable to the exterior surface of an automobile is constructed of at least one panel which absorbs mechanical impact, provides mechanical stabilization to inhibit flapping under windy or high-speed conditions, faciltates water drainage, and limits temperature rise of covered portions of the vehicle. The bra comprises at least one panel having a first, non-abrasive layer; a second thermal radiation reflective layer which is also preferably a thermally conductive, radar reflective metal; a third layer of elastomeric reticulated foam, which can be a radar-absorbing type; and a fourth layer of water impervious material which is preferably water vapor permeable. In an alternative embodiment, the reflective second layer is eliminated.

Abstract: A cover assembly for an automobile has a case and a rotary shaft mounted within the case. The case can form an integral component of the automobile bumper and can be either curved or straight. The rotary shaft onto which a cover is rotated can also be straight or curved. The cover assembly includes an operating mechanism which features an assembly for curving the rotary shaft and devices for extending or shortening the rotary shaft. The operating mechanism also includes a bearing assembly that provides the shaft with freedom of movement in a vertical direction and in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction. A cap is pivotably supported to the case and the cover assembly includes a locking device for securing the cap in place. The cover has a main sheet and an auxiliary sheet, with the auxiliary sheet designed for securement with the locking device such that the main sheet can cover above and below the case.

Abstract: A shading cover for motorcycles is to provide a box, a winding device and a canvas. The box being set on the rear seat of a motorcycle has an upper cover, a T-shaped block and a spring buckle. The winding device being inside the box is composed of a U-shaped block, a fixed shaft sleeve, a reel with a canvas, a spring, a left shaft sleeve, a right shaft sleeve, a cross bar and a push bar. The improvement is in the canvas which is rolled up onto the reel, and has a long flexible band sawn on the lower edge of the canvas, a long zipper with an additional canvas piece sawn on the upper front of the canvas, two short zippers with bags and rainhats sawn on the upper middle part of the canvas, and two canvas sleeves with short flexible bands placed on both sides of the canvas so that the canvas can be used as a sun shade and a raincoat.

Abstract: A covering apparatus is disclosed which is adaptable to cover any one of a plurality of similarly positioned motor vehicle compartment closures, for example engine compartment hoods, where such closures are of unlike size and/or shape such as would be the case on vehicles of different manufacture, model year or the like. The apparatus includes a pliable cover having preselected dimensions so that when the cover is positioned on the outwardly facing surface of the closure to be covered portions of the cover extend independently of one another substantially beyond the edges of the closure.

Abstract: A cover for a trailer hitch, to prevent inadvertent injury to personnel when the hitch is not being used. An upstanding dome is provided for use with hitches of the type having a ball. The dome incircles the ball, and in addition provides a clearance space above the top of the ball, such that the cover can yield when jarred by the knee or leg of a person, thereby preventing injury. The cover has a base which is preferably oversize with respect to the dimensions of the hitch bar, and is provided with internal ribs or other cushinong structures that are yieldable. The ribs engage the surface of the bar such that when the cover is inadvertently bumped, the ribs yield, again preventing injury to the leg of a person. The cover also serves to protect parts of the hitch from corrosion.

Abstract: A kit is provided which has a number of protective covers of a generally U-shaped cross section to be frictionally snapped about the decorative molding, trim, or other component of an automobile, to protect the textured decorative trim components from an application of wax when the car is waxed, for protection and beautification. Additional plastic protection covers are provided for door handles, antenna well, and similar components where the introduction of wax or other foreign material would adversely affect the appearance and/or performance of the component.

Abstract: A support post system for a flexible cover that is attached around its periphery to ground, e.g., a cover for a boat. The system includes, in preferred form, a collar with throughbore that is attached to the cover. A support post is inserted in telescoped relation through the collar's bore from above the cover, one end of the support post being supported on ground and the other end of the support post extending above the cover. In one preferred embodiment a flexible tension member, e.g., a rope, is fixed at one end to the collar, and is trained over a guide head fixed to the post above the cover. In use, the rope is manually pulled downwardly by a person from above the cover so as to lift the collar up the post. This simultaneously lifts the cover to a desired location above ground at which it is taut so that rainwater does not puddle on it. After the collar and cover are lifted to the preferred elevated location, the rope is tied off on the collar so as to maintain tautness of the cover.

Abstract: A cover (A) for slowing or reducing the rate of heat build-up in an interior compartment (19) of a vehicle (10) is disclosed. The cover includes a main panel (12) having a rear window panel (14), a roof panel (16), and a front window panel (18) which generally cover the respective portions of the vehicle (10). Auxiliary side panels (20, 22) cover side windows of the vehicle. Front strap (26) envelopes the front end of the car. Rear securing straps (32) secure main panel (12) to the interior of the trunk compartment so that the cover cannot be removed when installed over the vehicle unless it is cut off providing an anti-theft feature. Preferably, the cover is a nonwoven web (44) having a soft nonwoven side (46) and a vinyl cover exterior side (48).

Abstract: A Pitot static tube cover made out of a rigid material skeleton covered with a ceramic braid. A cross-bar with holes is provided so that the Pitot static tube cover may be mounted or dismounted by a pole from the ground.

Abstract: A disposable vehicle cover constructed of a porous flexible sheet material, optionally consisting of porous and non-porous layers, adapted to conform generally to the shape of a vehicle body and optionally includes at least one removable, tear-out section, adapted to expose a predetermined portion of a vehicle, and optionally also includes at least one impact absorbing, foam strip which is positioned longitudinally along a side of a vehicle when the cover is in use.

Abstract: An apparatus for covering selected portions of a vehicle body is disclosed having a plurality of cover sections with each section being configured to cover different selected portions of the vehicle body, for example portions of the front fenders, bumper area, engine compartment hood, and headlamp housings of an automobile. Some cover sections are provided with resilient securing and conforming cords engageable with the covers, with the cords being adjustable in overall length to provide for the continued ability to secure and conform the covers to the vehicle body over time. The cover sections are quickly and simply securable to the selected portions of the vehicle body utilizing a minimum of direct attachments thereto.

Abstract: A sun shade is provided which protects the rear window shelf and upper back seat areas of an automobile from harmful sun rays without noticeably obstructing sound from speakers or airflow from ventilation ducts mounted in the rear window shelf. The sun shade is comprised of a relatively opaque sound and air transmissive mesh material connected to a fully opaque material. The mesh material is releasibly mounted in the rear window shelf via cooperating pieces of hook and loop material respectively carried by the mesh material and the shelf. The fully opaque material extends over the upper portion of the back seat and may be made to match the color, material and style of the interior of the automobile.

Abstract: A truck bed liner having a flexible protective flap supported by a frame mounted on the bed of a pickup truck. The flap is movable between a first stowed position within the bed of the truck and a second extended position in which the flap may be draped over at least a portion of the exterior surface of the truck bed.

Abstract: A fabric automobile cover is connected by elastic cords to used plastic bottles that have been refilled with water, to hold it down.

Abstract: An all-seasons cover for enclosing the roof and windows of a passenger vehicle or the like. A flexible sheet of material, when laid out completely flat, defines a generally rectangular center section substantially conforming to the roof area; and front, rear and side sections foldable downward to cover the windows. The front margins of the side sections are indented to receive appendages of the side mirrors. The corners of adjacent sections overlap when installed on the vehicle, and fasteners fixed to the panels extend across the corners to secure the cover.

Abstract: The present invention comprising a car tarpaulin and a storing bag, wherein a snap hole is provided to the lower edge on each of left and right sides of car tarpaulin, a snap belt is provided in keeping with the snap hole, a removable wheel cover for covering the tire is provided to the car tarpaulin corresponding to each of the positions of four car wheels, the storing bag is an equipment for containing the tarpaulin, a rectangular hole is provided to the annular lateral side of the storing bag, and the bag is provided with a receptacle to engage with a water collecting bottle.

Abstract: A cart for carrying baseball equipment featuring a protective cover is disclosed. The cart is formed of a rigid cylindrical member having an open upper end. Clips are provided to retain a plurality of baseball bats around the member. The cover is adapted to surround the cart in an unfurled use configuration and stored in non-use furled configuration in a spiral column projecting outwardly from the cylindrical member.

Abstract: A cover is disclosed for preventing impingement of solar radiation, rain, sleet, snow, and dust upon the contents of a shopping cart and which in addition provides glow-in-the-dark advertising indicia disposed on the cover. The cover comprises a trapeloidal sheet member having a first top edge and a second top edge interconnected by a third top edge. The top member has connected to it first and second rectangular sheet members connected to the first and second top edges respectively, the first and second sheet members being interconnected by a third rectangular sheet member attached to the third edge of the trapeloidal sheet member. The first and second sheet members are disposed on opposite sides of the shopping cart and have attached thereto strips of a material such as Velcro or a string or a rope material, for example, which are connected so as to secure the cover to the shopping cart.

Abstract: A cover for a trailer hitch, to prevent inadvertent injury to personnel when the hitch is not being used. An upstanding dome is provided for use with hitches of the type having a ball. The dome encircles the ball, and in addition provides a clearance space above the top of the ball, such that the cover can yield when jarred by the knee or leg of a person, thereby preventing injury. The cover has a base which is preferably oversize with respect to the dimensions of the hitch bar, and is provided with internal ribs or other cushioning structures that are yieldable. The ribs engage the surface of the bar such that when the cover is inadvertently bumped, the ribs yield, again preventing injury to the leg of a person. The cover also serves to protect parts of the hitch from corrosion.

Abstract: A reversibly expandable vehicle cover is a generally rectangular cover body which is folded along transverse folding scores into an accordion pleated hinged series of panels terminating in front and end panels. Extending slidably through receiving openings in the panels and extending beyond the front and rear end panels are adjustable length elastomeric guide cords that fasten at the front and rear ends of the cover body with end panel cords that are themselves fastened by one end to the front and rear end panels of the cover body. Upon extending the cover over the vehicle, the cover is secured to the front and rear ends of the vehicle by couplers associated with the termini of the cords.

Abstract: A protective cover snugly fits over an automobile having a cleaned polished surface and protects same while the automobile is in the open. The cover includes flared side panels, a bumper panel, hood panel, windshield panel, roof panel, rear window panel and tail panel all connected together by seams and closely fitting the corresponding surfaces of the automobile. In particular the seams are non-coincident with corners of the automobile so that stress on the seams is avoided. Also, the cover has a flap in one side panel, especially on the driver's side which can be opened to permit access to the automobile, in such case windows are included in the cover so that the automobile can be operated with the cover fitted thereon. The cover particularly has a water-proof outer layer and an air permeable, polishing inner layer.

Abstract: A tube made of flexible tarpaulins or sheeting as a covering for relatively large objects for the purpose of long-term storage. The tube is provided on the outer circumference with attachments for the application of force to enable the tube to be raised to its proper shape, thus allowing entry of the object. The tube then only requires to be closed at its ends by means of removable clamps.

Abstract: A composite flexible planar material suitable for an automotive convertible top is made from fabric and chain mail. The chain mail consists of a regular array of interlocking stainless steel rings. An automotive convertible top formed of such composite flexible planar material is highly puncture and tear resistant. If the chain mail is disposed to the exterior then such a convertible top is visually distinctive.

Abstract: An automobile side protector is provided for attachment alongside an automobile. The side protector is fabricated from a flexible sheet form member which is conformable to the body shape of the automobile. The sheet form member has a front and rear flap, with the front flap capable of insertion into a hood seam for retention therein and a rear flap having a relatively nondeformable object secured thereto which restrains the separation of the sheet form member from the automobile when the relatively nondeformable member is positioned within the interior of the automobile. Additional retention means which extend downwardly from each flap secure the bottom of the flaps to the automobile. The center portion of the sheet form member has supplemental retention means to aid in the securing of the center portion of the protector to the automobile.

Abstract: A collapsible protective canopy useful as both a sunshade and frostshield for motor vehicles is made of a sheet of corrugated cardboard, laminated cardboard, vinyl, leather, nylon, plastic, synthetic, or combinations thereof, or any other material in which fold line impressions, indentations or creases can be made to define parallel folds which can be stretched and compressed like the bellows of an accordion, the sheet including a center portion and two side portions provided with belts on opposite ends of the sheet for securing the canopy to a car body. The sheet is alternately foldable to a compact package for convenient handling and storage.

Abstract: A fender cover is provided including an upper marginal portion specifically designed to afford frictional, mechanical, and magnetic connections with the upper marginal edge and depending mounting flange portion of an underlying associated vehicle fender.

Abstract: A cover for covering a selected exterior portion of a vehicle is disclosed. The cover includes at least one layer of flexible material having a relatively even surface with a plurality of raised portions projecting outwardly from the surface. The raised portions are sized and spaced from each other to prevent the layer of flexible material from collapsing between the raised portions. The raised portions are also sized and spaced to prevent non-pooled liquid water lying on the surface of the vehicle from making contact with the even surface of the cover. As such, non-pooled water lying on the vehicle's surface is incapable of sticking to the even surface when it freezes. Accordingly, the only portions of the cover capable of freezing and sticking to the vehicle's surface are the raised portions. Thus, the cover is easy to pull off the car even when its raised portions are frozen to the car.

Abstract: A cover (12) for covering the cab of a motor vehicle (10) includes a shell (15) of flexible sheet material and at least two flaps (48, 50) attached to an interior surface (40) thereof along seams (52, 54) which respectively extend from portions of the shell for approximately covering lower corners (56, 58) of a front windshield (16) to portions of the shell for approximately covering top edges (60) of doors (62) of the motor vehicle. The flaps can be used for simultaneously pulling the shell tightly about the windshield and across the motor-vehicle top and can then be clamped between the doors and a motor vehicle body for holding the shell tightly about the windshield and the top.

Abstract: A self-storing, retractable automobile cover apparatus includes a pair of end plates joined in spaced apart disposition by a plurality of rigid tubes. A tubular reel is rotatably secured between the end plates. A cylindrical housing is secured to one of the end plates, enclosing an electric motor operatively connected to the tubular reel through a ratchet drive assembly. A rechargeable battery and recharging circuit, and a receptacle to connect the recharger to AC utility power are also provided in the cylindrical housing. A fabric car cover is adapted to be wound about the tubular reel, with the free end extending between two of the rigid tubes acting as fixed roller guides. Tension applied to the free end of the cover unwinds the cover from the tubular reel, the ratchet drive rotating freely to feed out the car cover. The apparatus is removably secured to one bumper of the auto, and the free end of the deployed cover is extendable to the other bumper.

Abstract: This tire protection cover is designed to prevent paint from being sprayed onto tires of an automobile when the automobile is being painted. Primarily, the device is a shell that covers the tire to block paint spray, and the shell is further provided with pivotal chocks for wheel rolling prevention. In one embodiment a pocket secured to the shell also provides for the placement of work sheets, etc. In another embodiment the tire protection cover comprises a thin flexible sheet of plastic material having an annular elastic band fixedly secured in a rim portion.

Abstract: A cover for the cab portion of an automobile is provided to prevent the interior thereof from heating up when left standing in the sun. The cover comprises a four sided structure. When the cover is placed over the roof of an automobile, a tubular member on the bottom of the front portion thereof which lies over the windshield has the windshield wipers placed thereover and pockets formed on either side thereof are snugly fitted over external side view mirror units typically provided on an automobile. A rear tubular member on the bottom of the back portion of the cover which lies over the rear window is inserted into the opening provided on the hinged end of the open lift door of the trunk of the automobile. Upon pulling the rear tubular member into the trunk and then closing and locking the lift door, the cover is tautly held over the roof in a secure manner.

Abstract: A cover assembly designed specifically to removably cover and thereby protect the exterior exposed surface of a housing or support for an exteriorly mounted mirror on an automobile or like vehicle commonly known as rear-view mirrors or side mirrors thereby protecting the finish of the exposed surface of the mirror mount from blemishes, stains, scratches, and generally the harsh environment to which such surface is subjected during the normal travel of a vehicle without detracting from the appearance of the mirror mount or the vehicle itself.

Abstract: A vertically extensible cover assembly for the bed of a pick-up truck having a 5th wheel trailer hitch mounted in the bed thereof for allowing a trailer to be coupled, uncoupled and towed by the truck with the cover assembly mounted on the truck. The cover assembly includes a rigid cover which is mountable on the truck's bed by means of folding arms which allows the cover to be vertically extended for access to the truck's bed. A central opening is formed in the rigid cover through which the trailer hitch tongue during trailer towing operations and which is closed by a hatch during non-towing use of the truck. An open channel is provided in the rigid cover through which the trailer hitch tongue is movable during coupling and uncoupling of a trailer, with the open channel being closed by a lid structure when coupling and uncoupling operations are not being accomplished.