A panel of sheet material dimensioned to overlie a vehicle windshield is provided with loop forming hems in its bottom and end edges. An elongated strip of pliable buoyant material is contained by the bottom hem for insertion into a vehicle windshield wiper well. An elongated rod is inserted through the respective panel end hem for removably receiving, at its respective ends, a length of resilient material connected, intermediate its ends, with a clip for gripping an adjacent lateral edge surfac...

A cake cover comprising a bottom portion and a foldable top portion. The top portion comprises a central quadrilateral portion having first, second, third and fourth flaps extending from the periphery thereof. The flaps are foldable to a flat condition adjacent the underside of the central portion. The top portion may be unfolded from its flat condition to an assembled condition and is maintained in its assembled condition by a plurality of snap-tab fastener elements. The bottom portion comprise...

A cover arrangement for closing at least part of the opening of a wheel well for a retractible landing gear of an aircraft. The cover arrangement has one or more units, each incorporating a cover plate and an engaging arm which extends generally at right angles to the plane of the cover plate. The unit is pivotably mounted at the edge of the opening for movement between open and closed positions. In the closed position, the arm extends into the wheel well and the cover plate closes at least part...

In a mold cover for use in combination with an elongated open-ended mold, such as may be used in molding meat loaves and other food products, means are provided for maintaining a movable pressure plate in predetermined transverse relation to the sides of the mold as the plate is biased for movement longitudinally into the mold.

A fastener for connecting two parts together including a flat body formed with a slot adjacent one edge for use in accepting a retaining slot on one part, a retaining groove on the opposite edge of the body for accepting a retaining tongue also on said one part, an opening in the center of the body with a pair of retaining arms adapted to accept and exert pressure on a ball stud connected to the other part.

A tension bar for securing an article to an abutment and including a coiled tension spring and two oppositely facing U-shaped members enclosed by the spring. A loop or one member at a first end of the bar secures the bar to a fixed abutment and wedge-like attaching member at a second end of the bar securing the article to a second member. The opposite ends of the members are secured at the ends of the spring which is put under tension when the members are pulled in opposite direction.

The vehicle cover of this invention comprises a framework assembly carried in stake pockets provided in truck body beds and a canopy slidably carried thereby. The canopy includes latching means operable to engage the opposite sides of the truck body to hold the canopy under tension over the framework assembly to the truck body bed. The canopy is operable to slide over the framework assembly much like a roll top desk to provide access to a truck body bed at respective sides thereof.

A one piece cover for a container with a hand actuatable tearstrip portion to provide a pour opening and to form a closure for the opening. The cover is adapted to be semi-permanently attached to and thus ordinarily difficult to remove from the container. The tear sections which define the pour opening and the tearstrip portion seal the contents of the container and make it possible to ascertain that the container had not been previously opened, and the closure forms the means for re-closing the...

A cover structure for use with a storage battery. The cover includes a plurality of depending vent plugs adapted to have fitted engagement with the top wall of the battery in the fill openings thereof and includes depending wall means for protecting the space about the vent openings and means for protectively overlying the battery terminals. Further, where the battery is provided with a data indicating means on the top wall thereof, the cover structure may include a depending wall means for prot...

A sheet of material which can be bent to enclose a tape cassette, engaging means coupled to the material, and, if desired, positioned to pass through the centers of the tape spools of the cassette to lock the bent material to the cassette to form an enclosure. The sheet of material can be composed of plastic and molded having lines of reduced thickness which provide bending of the plastic along defined lines.