Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Camper
Patent
1997-06-06
1999-07-20
Pedder, Dennis H.
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Camper
296 2602, 135 8805, B60P 332
Patent
active
059247614
ABSTRACT:
The invention adds a camping tent to pickup trucks by taking advantage of already-installed rigid pickup bed covers. Flexible tent material is adapted to be attached to the inside of a raised rigid cover, so that a tent is formed when the cover is lifted to its raised position above the bed of a pickup truck. The attachment is by means of a bracket installed on the underside of the cover. The tent is adapted to be quickly unfolded and attached to the tailgate and side panels of the truck with quick-release fastening means. Care is taken to prevent rain water from entering the shelter thus formed by folding the tent over the edge of the tailgate, attaching it to the side panels of the truck to form a water-tight interface, and providing rain flaps to deflect rain water over the fenders of the truck and away from the interior of the bed.
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Pedder Dennis H.
Thomas John A.
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