COLLAPSIBLE SHELTER FOR MOUNTING ON A TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE

• US 3,742,966 A
• Filed: 03/10/1971
• Issued: 07/03/1973
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1971
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Erwin F. Franzen
• Original Assignee: Erwin F. Franzen
• Inventors: Franzen, Erwin F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bell, J. Karl
• Application Number:
  US05/122,768
• Time in Patent Office: 846 Days
• Field of Search: 135/1A,4A
• US Class Current: 135/88.16
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/38 Sleeping arrangements , e.g. living or sleeping accommodation on the roof of the vehicle
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/06 Tents at least partially supported by vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 135/904 Separate storage means or housing for shelter

Abstract

A collapsible shelter which is mountable on a transportation vehicle and is carried by the vehicle. The shelter includes a rigid receptacle having a substantially flat bottom and a plurality of side walls secured to the outer periphery of the bottom. A pair of parallel support walls is fixed to the bottom interiorally of the side walls. A bow is pivotedly mounted on the support walls. The bow has its axis of pivoting adjacent to one end of the receptacle, and the length of the bow is less than the length of the receptacle to allow the bow to be positioned in the receptacle in a stored position but extend beyond the end of the receptacle in a raised position. A flexible roof is connected to the receptacle and to the bow, whereby the bow releasably supports a portion of the roof above the receptacle and a portion of the roof extends beyond the receptacle.

Claims

1. A collapsible shelter adapted for mounting on a vehicle, including, a rigid receptacle, a bow pivotedly mounted on the receptacle, said bow having its axis of pivoting adjacent to one end of the receptacle, said bow being positionable in the receptacle in a stored position and being pivotal from the stored position to extend beyond the one end of the receptacle, a flexible roof supported by the bow above the receptacle and beyond the one end of the receptacle, and a stand connected to said receptacle adjacent to said one end, said stand being adapted to be stored in said receptacle, said stand includes an arm having one end connected to the receptacle, a seat connected to the arm, and a platform connected to the other end of the arm adapted for being supported on the vehicle.

2. A collapsible shelter adapted for mounting on a vehicle, including, a receptacle having a bottom and a plurality of side walls secured to the bottom, a pair of rigid support walls fixed to the bottom interiorally of said side walls, a bow pivotedly mounted on the support walls, said bow having its axis of pivoting adjacent to one end of the receptacle, and a flexible roof connected to the receptacle and the bow, whereby the bow releasably supports a portion of the roof above the receptacle and a portion of the roof extending beyond the receptacle.

3. A collapsible shelter as defined in claim 2, including, a second bow pivotedly mounted on the support walls having its axis of pivoting adjacent to the other end of the receptacle, said second bow having a length less than the length of the first-mentioned bow.

4. A collapsible shelter as defined in claim 3, including, a third bow positioned between the first-mentioned bow and the second bow and connected to the roof for supporting the roof, said support walls each having a reduced portion adjacent to the other end to receive the bows therein.

5. A collapsible shelter adapted for mounting on a vehicle as defined in claim 2, including, a cover having one edge fixed to the receptacle at the end adjacent to the axis of pivoting of the bow, said cover having the remainder of its edges releasably connectable with the receptacle.

6. A collapsible shelter adapted for mounting on a vehicle as defined in claim 2 wherein the support walls each have a reduced portion adjacent to the other end of the receptacle to receive the bow therein for storing the bow.

7. A collapsible shelter adapted for mounting on a vehicle, including;

a rigid receptacle having a flat bottom and a rectangular shape, a pair of longitudinal walls formed integral with opposite edges of the bottom, a front end wall formed integral with one edge of the bottom and formed integral with the longitudinal end walls, and a rear end wall formed integral with the bottom and with the longitudinal wall;

a cover fixed to the rear end wall and releasably connected to the longitudinal walls and the front end wall;

said receptacle including a pair of support walls formed integral with the bottom and extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal walls between the front end wall and the rear end wall;

each of said support walls having a recess adjacent to the front end wall;

a bow pivotedly connected to the support walls adjacent to the rear end wall and being positionable in the recess of the support wall to be stored therein;

a second bow pivotedly connected to the support walls adjacent to the front wall and being positionable in the recess to be stored therein;

a roof having one edge secured to the front end wall and connected to the second bow and to the first-mentioned bow;

a pair of side panels connected to the roof and extending to the receptacle; and

a stand pivotedly connected to the receptacle;

said stand having one arm pivotedly connected to the receptacle, a platform pivotedly connected to the other end of the arm, and a support connected to the platform for connection to the vehicle to be supported thereby.