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Guys,
What do you think about a car cover, that is fixed in your car, all you have to do is press a button, it will cover the car completely and press another button, and this will remove the cover. Please give me your feedback on this one.
Thnx
SAP
Like this, [longshot]?
http://www.pulltarp...ages/main-image.jpg
[half, Apr 05 2005]
now, couldn't this one cope with a drop of rain?
Car_20Umbrella
[po, Apr 05 2005]
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It's obviously a good idea. All that's missing is a way to implement it without:
A) trashing the looks of the car
B) adding excessive cost
C) adding excessive weight
D) stowing water, mud, snow, etc. along with the cover
E) introducing safety hazards |
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I agree with half. //All that's missing is a way to implement it.// ?!? |
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I think it's a good notion, but can you describe the mechanism? |
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A roller built into the back bumper. You press the button and a centered roller moves up and over your car until it reaches a locking position in the front bumper. A button on the front would reverse the process, winding the cover back into its case on the back bumper. (A scraper on the case would clear off any snow that had built up on the cover during the interim.) |
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Got a rough idea of the diameter of the rolled up cover plus a core of suffient diameter to support the weight? |
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Large gonflable car cover rises from the boot whilst seamed at the sides of said car, folds back over and remains fixed. |
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When you wish to use car again, press remote and the car will shake like a dog scattering rain water and debris off to the sides and de-gonflable.Or some/nothing like that. |
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half- I don't know what the diameter of the rolled up cover would be, but if we take the rolled up awnings used on RV's as a rough guideline then it's not too big. The car version would have to be a little bigger than the awning version because we'd have to add enough material to unfold and cover the sides. I'd guess about a 4-6 inch diameter. |
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Actually, after looking at your picture, I'm thinking the centered roller should be replaced by a side roller on each side of the bumper. Would make it easier to design in flanking covers. |
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[Po] - what an unfriendly thing to say to
a newbie. |
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hey, I didn't mean it like... |
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can you get out?
po, Apr 05 2005 |
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Can you get in?
skinflaps, Apr 05 2005 |
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For some odd reason, this reminds me of Dyna-Moe-Humm, by Frank Zappa. |
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Oh...Car Tarps..
I envision a lizard-car, with a growing skin covering. It molts on command whenever it gets too ratty, and the skin is biodegradable. |
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I think the Batmobile has this feature. |
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For some reason [moPuddin], I had the same thought when I was reading the idea for the first time and glanced at [skinflaps]' anno. |
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//I envision a lizard-car, with a growing skin covering// And if you sound your horn at it, the exhaust falls off? |
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