Tent system for a pick-up truck

• US 5,419,607 A
• Filed: 12/10/1993
• Issued: 05/30/1995
• Est. Priority Date: 12/10/1993
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: John C. Oliveira
• Original Assignee: John C. Oliveira
• Inventors: Oliveira, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Pedder, Dennis H.
• Application Number:
  US08/164,820
• Time in Patent Office: 536 Days
• Field of Search: 296/159, 296/156, 296/161, 296/164, 296/165, 135/88
• US Class Current: 296/159
• CPC Class Codes: B60P 3/341 comprising flexible elements

Abstract

A tenting system for use in association with the bed of a pick-up truck comprising a container having a separable, generally rectangular piece of hard material constituting a floor outside of the truck bed when deployed and positionable within the container when in storage, the floor being fabricated of a rigid material and configured to be essentially the same size as that of the container; a rigid lid of a size to cover the container with a hinge coupled to the forward edge of the lid, fabric material located between the side edges of the container and the parallel edges of the lid adjacent to the hinge and transverse to the hinge with an adjustable rod for support; and a tent having parallel sidewalls transverse to the hinge and a rear wall with an entry flap and an open forward end positionable over the upper rear extent of the lid when deployed to allow for communication between the interior of the tent and the interior of the pick-up, the tent having poles for support when deployed and associated tie down members at the leading upper edge of the tent for coupling with respect to the raised lid.

Claims

1. A tent system for use in association with the bed of a pick-up truck comprising, in combination:

a container including a separable, generally rectangular piece of hard material constituting a tent platform outside of the truck bed when deployed and positionable within the container over the wheel wells of the truck when in storage, the container being fabricated of a rigid material and configured to be of a slightly smaller size than that of the truck bed and having a raised floor, the region beneath the floor forwardly of the wheel wells constituting a region for the storage of mattresses and the like, the region under the floor between the wheel wells constituting a location for the storage of clothing and gear and the region beneath the floor rearwardly of the wheel wells for the storage of a cooler, stove and supporting equipment, the region immediately above the floor constituting a region of the storage of tents and poles;

a rigid lid of a size to cover the bed of a pick-up truck at a lower elevation with a hinge coupled to the forward edge of the lid and the forward edge of the container, fabric material with screens located between the side edges of the container and the parallel edges of the lid adjacent to the hinge and transverse to the hinge, the lid and fabric material adapted to be raised to an angled elevated orientation during deployment with an adjustable rod for support and adapted to be rested upon the upper edges of the container during storage to seal the contents of a the bed;

a tent having parallel sidewalls transverse to the hinge and a rear wall with an entry flap and an open forward end at a raised location and positionable over the raised upper rear extent of the lid when deployed to allow for communication between the interior of the tent and the interior of the pick-up, the tent also having poles for support when deployed and associated tie down members at the forward upper edge of the tent for coupling with respect to the raised lid; and

a fabric section positionable over the tail gate of the pickup with a depending section to shield the interior of the tent from the space beneath the tail gate, the fabric section having pile-type fasteners at its lateral edges for coupling with the adjacent sides of the tent.