Quick release tent mount
AssigneeWheel Pros, LLC
InventorKris Hernandez
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Abstract
A quick-release device by which an object such as a tent, pod, axe or jack can be easily and quickly attached and detached from a rack. The device has front and rear brackets, where the front brackets have a lower front bracket on the roof rack with a slot, and an upper front bracket on the bottom of the tent with a tongue that slides into the slot. The upper rear bracket has a hole, into the which a spring-loaded knob from the lower rear bracket on the roof rack removably fits, thereby securing the tent to the roof rack. To remove the tent, one only has to pull back on the knobs, push the tent up, then slide it forward to pull the tongues out of the slots. Prop rods rotate down from the bottom of the tent to allow the tent to be temporarily propped up.
Claims19
A quick-release device for temporarily securing a tent, travel pod or other device to a roof rack of a car or trailer, the quick-release device consisting of:
- a front assembly, wherein the front assembly comprises two front tent brackets and two front rack brackets, wherein:
- each front tent bracket comprises a front tent flat section that is attached to a tent, a bump stop hole, a bump stop, and a tongue,
- each front rack bracket comprises a front rack flat section that is attached to a rack,
- each front rack bracket comprises a slot,
- the tongue is inserted into the slot to temporarily secure the front tent bracket to the front rack bracket, and
- the bump stop provides a cushioning effect between the front rack bracket and the front tent bracket:
- a rear assembly, wherein:
- the rear assembly comprises two rear tent brackets and two rear rack brackets,
- each rear tent bracket comprises a rear tent flat section that is attached to the tent, a bump stop hole, a bump stop, and a lock hole,
- each rear rack bracket comprises a rear rack flat section that is attached to the rack,
- each rear rack bracket comprises a knob that has a spring-loaded pin,
- the spring-loaded pin lines up with the lock hole when the tent is lowered onto the rack,
- as the tent is lowered onto the rack, the spring-loaded pin is pulled back by the knob as the tent is seated on the rack,
- the knob is released and the spring-loaded pin is inserted into the lock hole thereby removably securing the tent to the rack, and
- each bump stop provides an amount of cushioning between the respective front rack bracket and the respective front tent bracket and provides an amount of cushioning between the respective rear rack bracket and the respective rear tent bracket;
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- two prop rods, each prop rod rotationally secured to one of the rear tent brackets and rotates in a downward direction to rest upon a seat in the respective rear rack bracket thereby allowing the tent to be propped up in an upper position.
A quick-release device for temporality securing a shovel, axe, jack, fishing rod or other light device to a roof rack of a car or trailer, the quick-release device comprising:
- a front assembly, wherein the front assembly comprises a front object bracket and a front rack bracket, wherein:
- the front object bracket comprises a front object flat section that is attached to an object, a bump stop hole, a bump stop, and a tongue,
- the front rack bracket comprises a front rack flat section that is attached to a rack,
- each front rack bracket comprises a slot,
- the tongue is inserted into the slot to temporarily secure the front object bracket to the front rack bracket, and
- the bump stop provides a cushioning effect between the front rack bracket and the front object bracket;
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- a rear assembly, wherein:
- the rear assembly comprises one or more rear object brackets and a rear rack bracket,
- each of the one or more rear object brackets comprises a rear object flat section that is attached to the object, a bump stop hole, a bump stop, and a rear object bracket hole,
- the rear rack bracket comprises a rear rack flat section that is attached to the rack,
- the rear rack bracket comprises a knob that has a spring-loaded pin,
- the spring-loaded pin lines up with a lock hole on each of the rear object brackets when the object is lowered onto the rack,
- as the object is lowered onto the rack, the spring-loaded pin is pulled back by the knob as the object is seated on the rack, and
- the knob is released and the spring-loaded pin is inserted into the lock hole thereby removably securing the object to the rack.
A quick-release device for temporality securing a tent, travel pod or other device to a roof rack of a car or trailer, the quick release device comprising;
- a front assembly, wherein:
- the front assembly comprises two front tent brackets and two front rack brackets,
- each front tent bracket comprises a front tent flat section that is attached to a tent, a bump stop hole, a bump stop, and a tongue,
- each front rack bracket comprises a front rack flat section that is attached to a rack,
- each front rack bracket comprises a slot,
- the tongue is inserted into the slot to temporarily secure the front tent bracket to the front rack bracket, and
- the bump stop provides a cushioning effect between the front rack bracket and the front tent bracket;
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- a rear assembly, wherein:
- the rear assembly comprises two rear tent brackets and two rear rack brackets,
- each rear tent bracket comprises a rear tent flat section that is attached to the tent, a bump stop hole, a bump stop, and a lock hole,
- each rear rack bracket comprises a rear rack flat section that is attached to the rack,
- each rear rack bracket comprises a knob that has a spring-loaded pin,
- the spring-loaded pin lines up with the lock hole when the tent is lowered onto the rack,
- as the tent is lowered onto the rack, the spring-loaded pin is pulled back by the knob as the tent is seated on the rack,
- the knob is released and the spring-loaded pin is inserted into the lock hole thereby removably securing the tent to the rack, and
- each bump stop provides an amount of cushioning between the respective front rack bracket and the respective front tent bracket and provides an amount of cushioning between the respective rear rack bracket and the respective rear tent bracket.
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