Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Tent supported by vehicle
Patent
1998-01-05
1999-09-21
Aubrey, Beth
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Tent supported by vehicle
135 8806, 135 8809, 135 8814, 135 8815, 296159, 296161, 296165, E04H 1506
Patent
active
059540761
ABSTRACT:
A tent structure for truck beds including a collapsible pole structure constructed from a plurality of interlockable tent poles; and a tent cover member positionable in connection with and supported by the collapsible pole structure, the cover member having a pair of wheel well receiving cavities for receiving the wheel well structures of a pickup truck when the tent structure is erected on a bed of a pickup truck and at least two pickup truck sidewall cover flaps, each sidewall cover flap having at least two flexible securing straps securable between side a side edge of the sidewall cover flap and the pickup truck. In a preferred embodiment, the tent structure further includes a lighting system including a light bulb assembly, an electrical distribution wiring harness, and an electrical system connector. The electrical distribution wiring harness is connected between the system connector and the light bulb assembly. The system connector is preferably connectable to the cigarette lighter socket of the truck.
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Aubrey Beth
Breaux Joseph N.
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