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US 12,624,564 B2Granted
Shelter system having deployable platform
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorsMichael John Harmon, Amil Vira, Shane Patton, Michael Lozano, Bradford Zercoe
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Abstract
A shelter system for a truck includes a platform assembly that can pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position. The platform assembly spans a bed of a truck when in the stowed position. The platform assembly is disposed over a cab of the truck when in the deployed position. A tent covers the platform assembly when the platform assembly is in the deployed position.
Claims19
A shelter system for a truck, comprising:
- a platform assembly that can pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position, the platform assembly spanning a bed of a truck when in the stowed position, the platform assembly disposed over a cab of the truck when in the deployed position, the platform assembly including a first panel and a second panel pivotably connected to each other, the first panel and the second panel folded when the platform assembly is in the stowed position, the first panel and the second panel unfolded when the platform assembly is in the deployed position, wherein the platform assembly in the stowed position slopes downward from an upper, rear area of the cab to a tailgate of the truck;
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- a tent that covers the platform assembly when the platform assembly is in the deployed position.
A shelter system for a truck, comprising:
- a platform assembly that can pivot back-and-forth between a stowed position and a deployed position, the platform assembly spanning a bed of a truck when in the stowed position, the platform assembly disposed over a cab of the truck when in the deployed position;
- a tent that covers the platform assembly when the platform assembly is in the deployed position,
- wherein the platform assembly includes a first panel and a second panel pivotably connected to each other, the first panel and the second panel folded when the platform assembly is in the stowed position, the first panel and the second panel unfolded when the platform assembly is in the deployed position,
- wherein the second panel extends forward past a roof of the cab when the platform assembly is in the deployed position;
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- at least one support leg that extends from the second panel to the truck to support the second panel when the platform assembly is in the deployed position,
- wherein the at least one support leg comprises a first leg connectable to a first mounting point on a driver side of a hood of the truck, and a second leg connectable to a second mounting point on a passenger side of the hood of the truck,
- wherein the first mounting point and the second mounting point are pivotable back-and-forth between a mounting position and a concealed position.
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A method of establishing a shelter for a truck, comprising:
- using a platform assembly as an aerodynamic shield that spans a bed of a truck when the platform assembly is in a stowed position, the aerodynamic shield sloping downward from an upper, rear area of a cab of a truck to a tailgate of the truck when in the stowed position and used as an aerodynamic shield;
- pivoting the platform assembly to a deployed position where the platform assembly spans a roof of the truck;
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- supporting a portion of the platform assembly that extends forward of the roof with at least one support leg that extends from the platform assembly to the truck.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.