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The automobile protection system for a multiple car garage comprises a cushion positioned between parking spaces of the garage, which cushion is suspended and sized to extend at least along the length of doors of cars parked in the spaces to keep the door of one car from striking the adjacent car wh

The automobile protection system for a multiple car garage comprises a cushion positioned between parking spaces of the garage, which cushion is suspended and sized to extend at least along the length of doors of cars parked in the spaces to keep the door of one car from striking the adjacent car when opened. Further, the cushion is suspended in a manner so as not to interfere with operation of an overhead door of the garage.

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1. An automobile protection system for a multiple car garage having multiple car parking spaces, a roof, sidewalls and an overhead door opening, and an overhead door for closing said overhead door opening, said overhead door opening and overhead door being sized to permit multiple cars to pass, comp

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An automobile protection system for a multiple car garage having multiple car parking spaces, a roof, sidewalls and an overhead door opening, and an overhead door for closing said overhead door opening, said overhead door opening and overhead door being sized to permit multiple cars to pass, comprising a support structure extending downward below the garage roof, said support structure being located between the multiple car parking spaces and extending toward the overhead garage door and with at least a portion of said support structure beneath the overhead door when in its open position, said support structure being located to permit said overhead garage door to be put in fully open position without contacting said support structure, a cushion extending downward beneath and from said support structure and with at least a portion of said cushion beneath the overhead when in its open position, said cushion being sized to extend along the length of the doors of cars parked in the parking spaces and a substantial distance toward said door opening and with at least a portion of said cushion beneath said overhead door when in its open position, said support structure being of a height sufficient to not interfere with a person entering a parked car, said support structure maintaining said cushion in position without movement when said overhead door is moved between its open and closed positions, said cushion being flexible in a horizontal direction to accommodate and be moved by opening a door of one of said parked cars, with said moving cushion and not said opening door striking the adjacent parked car, whereby two or more cars may be parked in said multiple parking spaces without the opening door of one car contacting the other car. 2. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, further comprising flexible means for supporting said cushion from said support structure. 3. An automobile protection system as in claim 2, wherein said flexible means is detachable from one of said support structure and said cushion. 4. An automobile protection system as in claim 3, wherein said flexible means is detachable from the other of said support structure and said cushion. 5. An automobile protection system as in claim 2, wherein said flexible means is one of rope, string, chain and ribbon. 6. An automobile protection system as in claim 3, wherein said flexible means is one of rope, string, chain and ribbon. 7. An automobile protection system as in claim 4, wherein said flexible means is one of rope, string, chain and ribbon. 8. An automobile protection system as in claim 3, wherein said flexible means includes detachable cooperating portions for one of said support structure and cushion. 9. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, wherein said support structure includes at least two support members, said first support members being spaced apart at least 25% the length of the automobile to be parked therein, said first support member being closest to the overhead door and being spaced a few feet or less behind the open overhead door when in its open position, the second support member being at least three feet behind the first support member, a third support member carried by the other two support members and extending from at least the support member and beyond the first support member towards the overhead door when in the closed position and beneath the overhead door when in its open position, said third support member at its end nearest the garage door extending at least one foot under the overhead door when in its open position, whereby the support structure can support a cushion extending beneath the open overhead door and not interfere with the opening of the overhead door. 10. An automobile protection system as in claim 9, wherein said first and support members extend generally vertically from and are attached to the roof of the garage. 11. An automobile protection system as in claim 10, wherein said roof of the garage is the exterior roof of the garage, and said first and second support members are attached to the interior of said exterior roof of the garage. 12. An automobile protection system as in claim 10, wherein said roof of the garage includes an interior ceiling of the garage, and said first and second support members are attached to said interior ceiling of the garage. 13. An automobile protection system as in claim 10, wherein said roof of said garage includes structural members supporting said roof, and wherein said first and second support members are attached to said structural members supporting the roof of said garage. 14. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, wherein said support structure is made of one of metal pipe, PVC pipe, metal shapes and wood. 15. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, wherein said support structure is made of one of metal pipe and PVC pipe, and said pipes are threaded together. 16. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, wherein said support structure is made of PVC pipe, and said pipe is bonded together. 17. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, including means for guiding each of said cars into the proper position with respect to said cushion. 18. An automobile protection system as in claim 17, wherein said means for guiding comprised spaced indicia in said garage. 19. An automobile protection system as in claim 17, wherein one of said indicia is spaced near the windshield of the car to be parked when in the parked position, and the other of said indicia is in front of the car when in the parked position. 20. An automobile protection system as in claim 18, including means to indicate wherein to stop the car. 21. An automobile protection system as in claim 19, including means to indicate wherein to stop the car. 22. An automobile protection system as in claim 19, wherein said first indicia is also said means to indicate wherein to stop the car. 23. An automobile protection system as in claim 19, wherein said first indicia and said means to indicate wherein to stop the car is a ball or the like which hangs in front of and immediately adjacent the windshield of the car when in the parked position. 24. An automobile protection system as in claim 23, wherein said cushion includes a flexible element which is relatively rigid vertically and flexible horizontally for holding said cushion in vertical alignment but yet permitting the cushion to deflect horizontally relative to itself when contacted by an opening door. 25. An automobile protection system as in claim 1, wherein said cushion includes a flexible element which is relatively rigid vertically and flexible horizontally for holding said cushion in vertical alignment but yet permitting the cushion to deflect horizontally relative to itself when contacted by an opening door. 26. An automobile protection system as in claim 25, wherein said cushion has means for receiving said flexible element. 27. An automobile protection system as in claim 26, wherein said means for receiving is a pocket formed in the top of said cushion. 28. An automobile protection system as in claim 27, wherein said flexible element is formed by strip of one of a spring steel, plastic and composite material. 29. An automobile protection system as in claim 24, wherein said flexible element is formed by strip of one of a spring steel, plastic and composite material. 30. An automobile protection system as in claim 9, wherein said first and second support members are generally vertical and said third support member is generally horizontal. 31. An automobile protection system as in claim 30, further comprising an additional angled support running from said first support member to adjacent the end of the third support member closest to the overhead door opening. 32. An automobile protection system as in claim 31, wherein said additional angled support runs at an angle to the horizontal and upwardly from said third support member toward said first support member . 33. An automobile protection system as in claim 9, wherein said third support is generally horizontal and comprising an additional angled support running from said first support member to adjacent the end of said third support member closest to the overhead door opening and further including a pair of spaced indicia for each of the multiple cars, of each pair of indicia being located in front of the windshield of each of the multiple cars and its associated indicia of its pair being located in front of said car, said indicia locating the car relative to the cushion and indicating where to stop the each of the cars. 34. An automobile protection system as in claim 9, further comprising and additional angled support comprises a flexible member detachably secured to at least one of the first support member and third support member.