Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Camper
Reexamination Certificate
2000-03-10
2001-09-11
Pape, Joseph D. (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Camper
C296S164000, C296S190100, C296S146150, C049S380000, C052S204510
Reexamination Certificate
active
06286891
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The invention pertains to camper shell windows, and more particularly to apparatus for allowing quick removal of a front camper shell window.
The camper shell is a popular product, since the shell, installed over the bed of a pickup truck, allows the truck bed to be used for camping and sleeping shelter, without need for a more expensive recreational vehicle.
One problem encountered in use of the camper shell, however, is that there is only a small space between the front camper shell window and the rear window of the truck cab. The truck window and the camper shell window become soiled by airborne road grime and need periodic cleaning, but this space is too small to allow the cleaning to be done effectively, without removal of the camper shell front window or removal of the camper shell.
Removal of the camper shell front window or the camper shell, to allow cleaning of the two windows, is a lengthy undertaking with conventional camper shells.
So there is a need for a camper shell front window assembly allowing easy and quick removal of the camper shell window, to allow cleaning of the truck window and camper shell window.
And, for some camper shell users, there is also a need for such an assembly in order to allow for changing among different kinds of camper shell windows, or changing from a window to a pressure boot.
These needs are met by the present invention, through use of an outer frame assembly, readily installed in or removed from the camper shell front window aperture, and alternate camper shell windows, or a pressure boot, readily installed in or removed from the outer frame assembly.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The invention is a removable front camper shell front window assembly, for the purposes of allowing quick removal of the front camper shell window, to facilitate cleaning of the truck window and camper shell window, or to allow substitution of a different front camper shell window, or a pressure boot. The invention allows use of either a picture window or a sliding window for the front camper shell window, or use of the pressure boot.
A one piece outer frame assembly is readily and quickly secured to, or removed from, the front camper shell window aperture; and either the picture window or sliding window, or the pressure boot, is readily and quickly secured within, or removed from, the outer frame assembly, through use of the structure detailed and claimed below.
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Gage Gregory Otis
Storholt Dean Joseph
Harris Robert W.
Pape Joseph D.
Patel Kiran B.
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