Portable flood-proof garage

Abstract

A portable flood-proof garage includes a plastic or rubber base trough, a plastic or rubber upper cover, an upper and lower zipper assembly, a waterproof seal zipper band, a suction tank, a longitudinal fastening belt and ring, a transverse fastening belt and ring as well as a stabilizing rope.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] Automobiles have become indispensable transportations. In advanced countries with developed technology, industry and business, almost every family owns an automobile. The “economic miracle” in Taiwan has comprehensively modernized the civilian life and enhanced the popularity of owning a personal automobile as the transportation for work, outing or traveling. It is not a rare situation that some families own the second or even the third automobile. Actually, the street is crowded with cars and the parking lot is hard to find. To have a garage included in a house purchase package is a must. However and unfortunately, the routine checkup and maintenance for an automobile are the major problem for a car owner. More especially, natural calamities, such as flood, might cause severe damages to the automobile and trouble the owner a lot. As a matter of fact, unceasing floods and typhoons in the past years had already flooded more than ten thousands cars a...

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Benefits of technology

[0003] The present invention adapted structure similar to a conventional automobile cover. However, the canvas fabric of the prior art is substituted by a waterproof plastic or rubber material; furthermore, a base trough is added to form a bag shape unit with zippers; not too many additive objects are attached. Therefore, comparing with the conventional car cover, to carry the present invention causes no excessive burden or trouble. The present invention can be used as a regular cover for a car body to prevent the dust by only using the top part thereof while the lower part is rolled to pile up in the car. As a typhoon approaches, the upper and the lower halves are assembled to form a bag for preventing the car from the flood. The present invention is light and small, easy to operate and transportable by the car. It can be used at any place at any time. It is capable of not only tightly preventing the water from permeating into the car, but also anchoring the car to avoid any undesired movement cause by the water.

Problems solved by technology

Actually, the street is crowded with cars and the parking lot is hard to find.

However and unfortunately, the routine checkup and maintenance for an automobile are the major problem for a car owner.

More especially, natural calamities, such as flood, might cause severe damages to the automobile and trouble the owner a lot.

As a matter of fact, unceasing floods and typhoons in the past years had already flooded more than ten thousands cars and even more motorcycles.

However, its functionality and lifespan is thereby reduced.

Therefore, to solve or prevent the flooding problem is a very urgent issue.

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