A convertible vehicle cargo platform and camper able to fasten to a cargo bed of a vehicle, the convertible vehicle cargo platform and camper comprising:
- a platform having a left edge corresponding to a driver's side of the cargo bed of the vehicle, a right edge corresponding to a passenger's side of the cargo bed of the vehicle, and a platform-width separating the left edge from the right edge, the platform being structured and arranged to rest on the cargo bed of the vehicle;
- a first-sidewall pivotably attached to the platform, the first-sidewall having a first-sidewall height;
- a second-sidewall pivotably attached to the platform, the second-sidewall having a second-sidewall height, the second-sidewall mirroring the first-sidewall;
- a first-eave pivotably attached to the first-sidewall, the first-eave having a first-eave height;
- a second-eave pivotably attached to the second-sidewall, the second-eave having a second-eave height, the second-eave mirroring the first-eave;
- a first-plurality of receivers attached to the first-eave;
- a second-plurality of receivers attached to the second-eave;
- a plurality of canopy-supports each having a first-end and a second-end, the first-end able to removably couple to the first-plurality of receivers during a deployed-condition, and the second-end able to removably couple to the second-plurality of receivers during the deployed-condition, such that the plurality of canopy-supports bridge from the first-plurality of receivers to the second-plurality of receivers, the plurality of canopy-supports each having a support-length;
- a canopy having a canopy-length, the canopy-length being equal or greater than the support-length of the plurality of canopy-supports;
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- a plurality of canopy-fasteners able to removably fasten the canopy to the plurality of canopy-supports;
- wherein the summation of the first-sidewall height, the second-sidewall height, the first-eave height, and the second-eave height is substantially equal to the platform-width, enabling the first-sidewall, the second-sidewall, the first-eave, and the second-eave to fold flatly against the platform during an undeployed condition;
- wherein the canopy is constructed of canvas;
- wherein the plurality of canopy-supports are sufficiently flexible to bend up to forty-five degrees during installation of the plurality of canopy-supports into the first-plurality of receivers and the second-plurality of receivers when the first-plurality of receivers and the second-plurality of receivers are not aligned;
- wherein each of the first-plurality of receivers and the second-plurality of receivers include a tubular member having an elongate-cavity and at least one aperture opening into the elongate-cavity;
- further comprising a plurality of hinges pivotably affixing the first-sidewall to the platform, the first-eave to the first-sidewall, the second-sidewall to the platform, and the second-eave to the second-sidewall;
- wherein the platform further comprises a first-shelf corresponding to the left-edge, a second-shelf corresponding to the right-edge, a base-cavity between the first-shelf and the second-shelf, and a floor defining a bottom to the base-cavity, the first-shelf being structured and arranged to rest on a driver's side sidewall of the cargo bed of the vehicle, the second-shelf being structured and arranged to rest on a passenger's side sidewall of the cargo bed vehicle, and the floor being structured and arranged to rest on a center of the cargo bed of the vehicle, the floor being vertically separated from the first-shelf and the second-shelf;
- further comprising a first-bed disposed on the first-shelf, and a second-bed disposed on the second-shelf, the first-bed and the second-bed each comprising sleeping beds suitable for accommodating an adult;
- further comprising a rear-wall and a front-wall each affixed to the platform, the rear-wall corresponding to a rear-end of the cargo bed of the vehicle, the front-wall corresponding to a front-end of the cargo bed of the vehicle, the rear-wall and the front-wall each being substantially perpendicular to the floor, the rear-wall and the front-wall each being parallel to the platform-width;
- further comprising a door integrated into the rear-wall;
- further comprising at least one window integrated into the rear-wall;
- wherein the platform-width is one-hundred inches;
- further comprising a ramp assembly configured to provide at least one inclined plane connecting the platform to a ground, the ramp assembly including
- a vehicle-mount having a hitch-interface able to be affixed to a trailer-hitch, a horizontally-oriented ramp-support, and an extension-member coupling the ramp-support to the hitch-interface;
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- at least one ramp having a support-end configured to removably couple to the ramp-support, and a ground-end able to be rested on the ground, and a ramp-extension connecting the support-end to the ground-end;
- wherein the support-end includes a support-cavity able to receive the ramp-support, such that the at least one ramp may be coupled to the vehicle-mount by sliding the support-end onto the ramp-support;
- wherein the ramp-support comprises an elongated tubular member having a first-tube end, a second-tube end, and an extension-juncture centrally located between the first-tube end and the second-tube end, the extension-juncture interfacing the ramp-support to the extension-member;
- wherein the ramp-extension of the at least one ramp further includes a first-rail and a second-rail connecting the support-end to the ground-end, and a plurality of braces extending between the first-rail and the second-rail, the first-rail and the second-rail being parallel to each other, the plurality of braces each being perpendicular to the first-rail and the second-rail;
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- wherein the at least one ramp measures eight feet between the support-end and the ground-end.