Abstract: A carrier attachment assembly comprising a rigid base member, a rigid shelf member hingedly connected at a first end thereof to the base member, a rigid end member hingedly connected to a second end of the shelf member, and an attachment member connected to the base member for attaching the base member to an automotive vehicle.

Abstract: An automobile shelter comprising a housing, the housing including a front portion having an opening therein and being adapted to receive an engine compartment portion of an automobile, a floor portion adapted to receive wheels of the automobile, side portions adapted to extend along either side of the automobile engine compartment, a roof portion adapted to overlie the automobile engine compartment, and a back portion enclosing one end of the housing, and a heat supply source connected to the housing and adapted to raise the ambient temperature of the automobile engine compartment.

Abstract: A prop for bracing against a door, so as to prevent opening by an intruder, the present patent application including two designs of the invention, each design including a channel secured to a door under the door knob and a brace pivotably supported from the channel, and in order that a lower end of the brace reaches the floor for bracing thereagainst, one design includes slots in the channel along which a pivoted end of the brace is slidable while the other design has the brace made telescopic.