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US 12,179,563 B2Granted
Dual mode jeep cover
OwnerAlan Ray Howardinventor
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Abstract
A dual functioning apparatus that serves as a cover for a vehicle and as a shelter, which is easily converted and positioned off the back of the vehicle and is attached to the top back cross roll bar of the vehicle for storage.
Claims9
A cover for a vehicle defined by a vehicle top, a pair of vehicle sides, a back roll bar, and a vehicle back end, the cover comprising:
- a. ripstop nylon fabric configured to cover the vehicle top, pair of sides, and back end in a first orientation, the fabric designed to keep moisture out of the vehicle from all possible entry points in the first orientation;
- wherein a first end of the fabric is attached to the back roll bar of the vehicle and a second end of the fabric is extended from the back end of the vehicle and away from the vehicle back end to form a shelter that partially covers a storage area of the vehicle between an area behind the back roll bar and the back end of the vehicle while still attached to the back roll bar in a second orientation;
- b. a single half-moon shaped tent pole for supporting an entire edge of the second end of the fabric when the cover is utilized as a shelter in the second orientation, wherein a length of the edge of the second end of the fabric extends partially along the tent pole to create an angled side region;
- c. a bag designed to hang from the back roll bar, which is of a size to contain the fabric and the tent pole when the cover is not in use.
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