Automobile sunshade

Abstract

A sunshade for use with an automobile includes a plurality of housings which can be mounted on the roof of the automobile. Each of the housings contains a flexible sunshade which is mounted on a roller. The sunshades can be unrolled to protect the front windshield, the side windows, the rear window and the roof of the automobile. Magnets are provided on the outer edges of the sunshades for attachment to the body of the automobile.

1 . An automobile sunshade for an automobile having a roof, a body front windshield, a rear windshield and a pair of side windows, said automobile sunshade comprising: 
 a first housing;    a first roller mounted in said first housing;    a first flexible sunshade having a first position rolled onto said first roller and a second position unrolled from said first roller, with said first flexible sunshade having an outer edge;    first attachment means comprising a suction cup for attachment of said first housing to the roof of an automobile, and second attachment means comprising magnets for attachment of said outer edge of said first flexible sunshade to the body of an automobile, and    wherein the outer edge of said first flexible sunshade comprises a leading edge and a pair of side edges the leading edge and the side edges each having magnets for attachment to the automobile.    
     
     
         2 . (canceled)  
     
     
         3 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said second attachment means comprises a plurality of magnets attached to said outer edge of said first flexible sunshade.  
     
     
         4 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  wherein said first flexible sunshade has an outer surface and further comprising a reflective coating disposed on said outer surface.  
     
     
         5 . (canceled)  
     
     
         6 . (canceled)  
     
     
         7 . (canceled)  
     
     
         8 . (canceled)  
     
     
         9 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  in which said first housing comprises at least one curved panel.  
     
     
         10 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  in which said first housing comprises an aperture portion for passage of said first sunshade.  
     
     
         11 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  in which said first housing further comprises a cover.  
     
     
         12 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a plurality of housings each substantially identical to said first housing.  
     
     
         13 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a second housing, with said second housing substantially identical to said first housing and containing a second flexible sunshade, with said second housing disposed parallel to and spaced away from said first housing and with said first and said second housings disposed in a transverse orientation relative to said roof of said automobile, with said first sunshade disposed to cover said front windshield in said unrolled position and with said second sunshade disposed to cover said rear windshield in said unrolled position.  
     
     
         14 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising: 
 a third housing, and  
 a fourth housing, with said third and said fourth housings each substantially identical to said first housing and containing a third and a fourth flexible sunshade respectively, with said third housing disposed parallel to and spaced away from said fourth housing and with said third and said fourth housings disposed in a longitudinal orientation relative to said roof of said automobile, with said third and said fourth sunshades disposed to cover said side windows in said unrolled position.  
 
     
     
         15 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a fifth housing substantially identical to said first housing and containing a fifth flexible sunshade with said fifth housing disposed parallel to said first housing, with said fifth flexible sunshade disposed to cover said roof of said automobile, in said unrolled position.  
     
     
         16 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 13  further comprising connection means disposed connecting said first, second, third and fourth housings.  
     
     
         17 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 14  further comprising electric motor means for extending said fifth flexible sunshade from said first position to said second position to cover said roof  
     
     
         18 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 16  further comprising battery means for powering said electric motor means.  
     
     
         19 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 16  further comprising rechargeable battery means for powering said electric motor means.  
     
     
         20 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 1  further comprising solar panel means for recharging said rechargeable batteries.  
     
     
         21 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 14  further comprising guide means for guiding motion of said fifth sunshade.  
     
     
         22 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 16  further comprising power-off brake means mounted on said electric motor means for maintaining the position of said fixed flexible sunshade.  
     
     
         23 . An automobile sunshade according to  claim 14  further comprising thermal means and electrical connection means with said electrical connection means connecting said thermal sensor means and said electric motor means for operation of said electric motor means responsive to sensing of pre-selected thermal conditions by said thermal sensor means.  
     
     
         24 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 13  wherein said second housing is disposed parallel to and adjacent to said first housing.  
     
     
         25 . An automobile sunshade as claimed in  claim 1  further comprising a second housing, with said second housing substantially identical to said first housing and containing a second flexible sunshade, with said second housing disposed parallel to and adjacent to said first housing and with said first and said second housings disposed in a transverse orientation relative to said roof of said automobile, with said first sunshade disposed to cover said front windshield and a portion of said roof in said unrolled position with said second sunshade disposed to cover said rear windshield and a portion of said roof in said unrolled position.  
     
     
         26 . (canceled).