Magnetic Fender Securing Devices Patents (Class 293/DIG6)
  • Patent number: 5799992
    Abstract: A device for protecting the outer side surface of a vehicle comprising a protective sheet attached to a rod with the rod being attached to hangers disposed on the windows of the vehicle, wherein the rod is foldable so as to make for compactness and be easily stored when the sheet is then rolled around the folded rod. When the protective sheet is next to the car door, for example, when parked, any externally applied force, such as exerted by a neighboring parked car, will be absorbed by the device. The hanger comprises a hooked end connected to an elongated base which can be readily retracted into a horizontal or parallel position with the hook end being fitted over a window of the vehicle to the rod in a stored position, and into a vertical or perpendicular position in the operated position, so that compactness is enhanced and simplicity is maintained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1998
    Inventor: Kimberly Kojima
  • Patent number: 5370430
    Abstract: A bumper assembly for attachment to a vehicle body, The bumper assembly includes at least one elongate bumper member about as long as a width of the vehicle body. The bumper member is attached to a surface of the vehicle body facing a direction of travel of the vehicle. Also included is at least one magnet member. The magnet member includes a magnetic housing member and a magnetic keeper plate member. The housing member is attached to a frame of the vehicle facing the direction of travel of the vehicle. The keeper plate member is attached to the bumper member co-axially with the housing member. The keeper plate member and the housing member are separated by a gap and repel each other when the bumper assembly is attached to the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1994
    Inventor: Mehdi Mozafari
  • Patent number: 5312145
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting the side of a vehicle comprises a sheet of impact absorbing material such as foam which is bonded to a sheet of magnetic material, such as magnetic material embedded in a thin flexible polymer matrix. The apparatus is encased in a cover and is cross stitched to form a series of panels which are separated by fold lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 1993
    Date of Patent: May 17, 1994
    Inventor: Robert A. McNeil
  • Patent number: 5267763
    Abstract: A protective guard for demountable attachment to the side of a vehicle comprising a single panel unit fabricated of a light weight material, such as cellular polystyrene, formed generally in the shape of an elongated triangle having one internal wall section and two approximately equal converging sidewalls. The interior wall is generally flat along the longitudinal edge portions and includes a channel formed down the center from one end of the panel to the other. The end portions of the panel are slightly tapered from a pre-determined point near each end of the panel where the two side walls converge. Imbedded in the interior wall of the panel are a plurality of encapsulated magnets that are used to attach and secure the panel to the vehicle's surface. Each capsule, which is generally conical in shape, includes an annular flange disposed about the wider, open end of the capsule. The opposite, narrower end of the capsule is permanently sealed and supports therein a generally thin disc shaped magnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1993
    Inventor: Robert J. Klein
  • Patent number: 4294478
    Abstract: An improved detachable protector for steel objects such as automobile doors, appliance doors, file cabinets, or any object which is subject to being struck by anything which would dent or deface the object, the protector being an elongated body composed of magnetic plastic material which adheres by magnetic attraction to ferrous metal, the body being defined in cross-section by a flat part having an upper surface and a bottom surface, the bottom surface being adapted to adhere to the steel object to be protected and the cross-section being further defined by an arcuate portion which extends from the upper surface of the flat part, the width of the arcuate portion being less than the flat part to leave portion of the flat part extending along each side of the arcuate part, and a thin elongated flat metal member positioned within the arcuate part and in engagement with the upper surface of the flat part to enhance the magnetic action of the body and, in the preferred arrangement, having a layer of adhesive on t
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Inventor: Russell C. Marquette
  • Patent number: 4201000
    Abstract: A snow plow attachment includes a first part for engagement with a bumper of a stalled vehicle and detachably attachable to the blade of the snow plow and a rearwardly disposed second part engageable with the central portion of the blade, vertically considered, to brace the first part in its bumper-engaging position. In one embodiment of the invention, the attachment is secured to the upper portion of the plow blade and in another, the attachment is secured to both upper and lower portions thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 6, 1980
    Inventor: George H. Stanford
  • Patent number: 4014583
    Abstract: An automobile bump protector having a plurality of force-absorbing body portions with the body portions being flexibly joined together and being foldable relative to each other to form a compact package. The body portions in their unfolded state provide a side area having a length that covers the "bump area" of an automobile side panel and a width which is sufficient to shield the outward extremities of an automobile side panel from impact.The bump protector includes a plurality of hanger straps such that the body portions may be suspended in an unfolded state adjacent to an automobile side panel to shield the side panel from physical contact. Magnetic members are associated with each of the body portions and the magnetic members of adjacent body portions are positioned to provide mutual attraction between adjacent body portions when the body portions are folded together to form a compact package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1977
    Inventor: Arthur A. Forbes