# US 12,179,563 B2 · Dual mode jeep cover

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- Number: US 12,179,563 B2
- Document ID: US12179563B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/939,819
- Filed: 2020-07-27
- Published: 2022-01-27
- Granted: 2024-12-31
- Earliest claimed: 2020-07-27
- Applicants: My Wet Willy, LLC
- Inventors: Alan Ray Howard
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12179563B2

## CPC

- B60J 11/04: for covering at least the roof of the vehicle, e.g. for covering the whole vehicle
- E04H 15/06: Tents at least partially supported by vehicles
- E04H 15/405: {flexible and foldable}
- B60J: WINDOWS, WINDSCREENS, NON-FIXED ROOFS, DOORS, OR SIMILAR DEVICES FOR VEHICLES; REMOVABLE EXTERNAL PROTECTIVE COVERINGS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES (fastening, suspending, closing, or opening of such devices E05)
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)

## 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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

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.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The fabric of claim 1, wherein the cover is attached to the bag.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, wherein the tent pole is collapsible.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, further comprising a guy line secured by a sand bag.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of magnets that cooperate with magnets positioned on the vehicle for proper positioning of the fabric in the first orientation.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The cover of claim 5, wherein the magnets are positioned at a first and second lower side edge of the fabric in the first orientation.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, wherein the fabric is configured with a generally flat top with a left side, a right side, and a back side that together cover vehicle windows and the back end.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The fabric of claim 1, wherein the cover is attached to the roll bar using hook and loop fasteners, snaps, hooks, straps, or magnets.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The cover of claim 1, wherein the fabric is supported on the first end by attachment to the roll bar and on the second end by the tent pole.