U.S. patent application number 14/576140 was filed with the patent office on 2015-06-25 for pop up shelter for sheltering a neighboring vehicle.
The applicant listed for this patent is Daniel Caron. Invention is credited to Daniel Caron.
Application Number | 20150176300 14/576140 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 50071181 |
Filed Date | 2015-06-25 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150176300 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Caron; Daniel |
June 25, 2015 |
Pop up shelter for sheltering a neighboring vehicle
Abstract
A pop up shelter for sheltering a neighboring vehicle has a
rectangular base frame adapted to be securely attached to the roof
of a vehicle and includes at least one cross support member, an
elongated rotating frame having an axis point rotating member
attached at a center portion thereof and adapted to be connected to
the base frame at a center portion thereof and rotatable thereon.
The rotating frame further includes a sleeve and holding member at
each opposite end thereof and adapted to hold a plurality of
telescoping sheath sections therein. An extendable sheath formed
from the plurality of telescoping sheath sections, each having
opposite cylindrical insertable end portions that are formed
successively smaller in diameter than an adjacent sheath section
and adapted to fit within each of the adjacent sheath section to
thereby form the sheath, and wherein a first sheath section has end
portions that are larger in diameter than the other sheath sections
end portions and are adapted to support the other adjacent sheath
section end portions.
Inventors: |
Caron; Daniel;
(Sainte-Therese, CA) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Caron; Daniel |
Sainte-Therese |
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CA |
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Family ID: |
50071181 |
Appl. No.: |
14/576140 |
Filed: |
December 18, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
135/88.07 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04H 6/025 20130101;
E04H 15/08 20130101 |
International
Class: |
E04H 15/08 20060101
E04H015/08; E04H 15/30 20060101 E04H015/30; E04H 6/42 20060101
E04H006/42; E04H 6/02 20060101 E04H006/02; E04H 6/04 20060101
E04H006/04 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Dec 19, 2013 |
GB |
1322632.9 |
Claims
1. A pop up shelter for use upon a vehicle, said pop up shelter
comprising a rectangular base frame adapted to be securely attached
to the roof of said vehicle and includes at least one cross support
member; an elongated rotating frame having an axis point rotating
member attached at a center portion thereof and adapted to be
connected to said base frame at a center portion thereof and
rotatable thereon, said rotating frame further including a sleeve
and holding member at each opposite end thereof and adapted to hold
a plurality of telescoping sheath sections therein; an extendable
sheath formed from said plurality of telescoping sheath sections
each having opposite cylindrical insertable end portions that are
formed successively smaller in diameter than an adjacent sheath
section and adapted to fit within each said adjacent sheath section
to thereby form said sheath, and wherein a first sheath section has
end portions that are larger in diameter than the other sheath
sections end portions and are adapted to support the other adjacent
sheath section end portions, and wherein said end portions are
connected to corresponding end portions on the opposite side of
said rotating frame by a connecting member; and wherein said first
sheath section end portions are adapted to be securely releasably
held within and upon respective said sleeve and holding members of
said rotating frame; and a pair of support posts each adapted to be
attached to an end portion of a last sheath section to support said
pop up shelter when extended, such that said extendable sheath can
be rotatably attached to said roof of said vehicle and extended
outwardly such that said vehicle and a second vehicle can be
covered at the same time by said pop up shelter.
2. The pop up shelter of claim 1, further comprising a canvas skin
adapted to attach to and cover said extendable sheath.
3. The pop up shelter of claim 2, wherein said canvas skin includes
a top section adapted to cover said sheath and three wall sections
adapted to hang downwardly from said sheath and form an enclosed
area between said three walls and an exterior surface of said
vehicle.
4. The pop up shelter of claim 1, wherein said base frame, said
rotating frame, and said sheath are elongated in length and adapted
to cover the length of most commonly sized vehicle roofs.
5. The pop up shelter of claim 1, wherein said pair of support
posts are formed from a plurality of telescoping post sections.
6. The pop up shelter of claim 1, wherein said plurality of
telescoping sheath sections are formed from a material chosen from
a group of materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, and
fiberglass.
7. The pop up shelter of claim 1, wherein said base frame and said
rotating frame are formed from a material chosen from a group of
materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, fiberglass, iron, and
steel.
8. A combination of a vehicle and a pop up shelter for use upon
said vehicle, said combination comprising a vehicle having a roof;
and a pop up shelter comprising a rectangular base frame adapted to
be securely attached to said roof of said vehicle and includes at
least one cross support member; an elongated rotating frame having
an axis point rotating member attached at a center portion thereof
and adapted to be connected to said base frame at a center portion
thereof and rotatable thereon, said rotating frame further
including a sleeve and holding member at each opposite end thereof
and adapted to hold a plurality of telescoping sheath sections
therein; an extendable sheath formed from said plurality of
telescoping sheath sections each having opposite cylindrical
insertable end portions that are formed successively smaller in
diameter than an adjacent sheath section and adapted to fit within
each said adjacent sheath section to thereby form said sheath, and
wherein a first sheath section has end portions that are larger in
diameter than the other sheath sections end portions and are
adapted to support the other adjacent sheath section end portions,
and wherein said end portions are connected to corresponding end
portions on the opposite side of said rotating frame by a
connecting member; and wherein said first sheath section end
portions are adapted to be securely releasably held within and upon
respective said sleeve and holding members of said rotating frame;
and a pair of support posts each adapted to be attached to an end
portion of a last sheath section to support said pop up shelter
when extended, such that said extendable sheath can be rotatably
attached to said roof of said vehicle and extended outwardly such
that said vehicle and a second vehicle can be covered at the same
time by said pop up shelter.
9. The combination of claim 8, further comprising a canvas skin
adapted to attach to and cover said extendable sheath.
10. The combination of claim 9, wherein said canvas skin includes a
top section adapted to cover said sheath and three wall sections
adapted to hang downwardly from said sheath and form an enclosed
area between said three walls and an exterior surface of said
vehicle.
11. The combination of claim 8, wherein said base frame, said
rotating frame, and said sheath are elongated in length and adapted
to cover the length of most commonly sized vehicle roofs.
12. The combination of claim 8, wherein said pair of support posts
are formed from a plurality of telescoping post sections.
13. The combination of claim 8, wherein said plurality of
telescoping sheath sections are formed from a material chosen from
a group of materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, and
fiberglass.
14. The combination of claim 8, wherein said base frame and said
rotating frame are formed from a material chosen from a group of
materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, fiberglass, iron, and
steel.
Description
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
[0001] The present invention relates generally to shelters but more
particularly to a pop up shelter for sheltering a neighboring
vehicle.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0002] There are many types of canvas based shelters. Some are
designed for protecting vehicles while others are designed for
being lightweight and quick to set up.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0003] It is a main advantage of this invention to provide for a
quick to set up shelter for a first vehicle designed to offer
shelter from precipitations to a second vehicle located alongside
so that someone is working on the second vehicle can be
sheltered.
[0004] In order to do so, the invention consists in a rectangular
base frame adapted to be securely attached to the roof of a vehicle
and includes at least one cross support member, an elongated
rotating frame having an axis point rotating member attached at a
center portion thereof and adapted to be connected to the base
frame at a center portion thereof and rotatable thereon. The
rotating frame further includes a sleeve and holding member at each
opposite end thereof and adapted to hold a plurality of telescoping
sheath sections therein. An extendable sheath formed from the
plurality of telescoping sheath sections, each having opposite
cylindrical insertable end portions that are formed successively
smaller in diameter than an adjacent sheath section and adapted to
fit within each of the adjacent sheath section to thereby form the
sheath, and wherein a first sheath section has end portions that
are larger in diameter than the other sheath sections end portions
and are adapted to support the other adjacent sheath section end
portions. The end portions are connected to corresponding end
portions on the opposite side of the rotating frame by a connecting
member. The first sheath section end portions are adapted to be
securely releasably held within and upon respective of the sleeve
and holding members of the rotating frame. A pair of support posts
each adapted to be attached to an end portion of a last sheath
section to support the pop up shelter when extended, such that the
extendable sheath can be rotatably attached to the roof of the
vehicle and extended outwardly such that the vehicle and a second
vehicle can be covered at the same time by the pop up shelter.
[0005] The pop up shelter is further comprised of a canvas skin
adapted to attach to and cover the extendable sheath.
[0006] The canvas skin includes a top section adapted to cover the
sheath and three wall sections adapted to hang downwardly from the
sheath and form an enclosed area between the three walls and an
exterior surface of the vehicle.
[0007] The base frame, the rotating frame, and the sheath are
elongated in length and adapted to cover the length of most
commonly sized vehicle roofs.
[0008] The pair of support posts are formed from a plurality of
telescoping post sections.
[0009] The plurality of telescoping sheath sections are formed from
a material chosen from a group of materials that comprises plastic,
aluminum, and fiberglass.
[0010] The base frame and the rotating frame are formed from a
material chosen from a group of materials that comprises plastic,
aluminum, fiberglass, iron, and steel.
[0011] The pop up shelter is used in combination with a
vehicle.
[0012] There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more
important features of the invention in order that the detailed
description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in
order that the present contribution to the art may be better
appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that
will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject
matter of the claims appended hereto.
[0013] In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment
of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the
invention is not limited in its application to the details of
construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in
the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The
invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced
and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that
the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose
of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
[0014] As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the
conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be
utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods
and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present
invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded
as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not
depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
[0015] These together with other objects of the invention, along
with the various features of novelty which characterize the
invention, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed
to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better
understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and the
specific objects attained by its uses, reference should be made to
the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter which contains
illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 Isometric view of the invention before
deployment.
[0017] FIG. 2 Isometric view of the invention after deployment.
[0018] FIG. 3 Exploded view of the invention.
[0019] FIGS. 4a-b Side views of the support members retracted and
protracted, respectively.
[0020] FIGS. 5a-b Isometric view of the invention set up for a rear
deployment, and deployed at rear, respectively.
[0021] FIGS. 6a-b Side views with shelter to the rear and to the
front of the first vehicle, respectively.
[0022] FIGS. 7a-b Side views with shelter to the right and to the
left of the first vehicle, respectively.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0023] A pop up shelter (10) installed on a first vehicle (12) and
used for sheltering a neighboring second vehicle (14), has a base
frame (16) attached to the vehicle (12) and a rotating frame (17)
rotationally attached to the base frame (16).
[0024] The rotating frame (17) has a pair of sleeve and holding
members (20) located on opposite sides thereof and adapted to hold
a plurality of telescoping sheath sections (22) therein. An
extendable sheath (21) is formed from the plurality of telescoping
sheath sections (22), each having opposite cylindrical insertable
end portions (23) that are formed successively smaller in diameter
than an adjacent sheath section (22) and adapted to fit within each
others to thereby form the sheath (21).
[0025] A first sheath section (22') has end portions (26') that are
larger in diameter than the other sheath sections end portions (26)
and are adapted to support the other adjacent sheath section end
portions (26). All end portions (26) are connected to corresponding
end portions (26'') on the opposite side of the rotating frame (17)
by a connecting member (24).
[0026] A pair of telescopic support posts (30) support the frame
(16) once it is extended.
[0027] The frame (16) is covered with a canvas skin (18). Walls
(32) are also made of canvas skin (18).
[0028] Once deployed, the frame (16) can easily cover a second
vehicle (14).
[0029] In order to be even more versatile, the rotating frame (17)
pivots on an axis point rotating member (40). The rotating frame
(17) can thus be deployed to cover the second vehicle (14) no
matter where it is located.
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