# US 2008/0185860 A1 · Retractable enclosure for small land vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2008/0185860 A1 - Document ID: US20080185860A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 11/702,748 - Filed: 2007-02-06 - Published: 2008-08-07 - Earliest claimed: 2007-02-06 - Inventors: Jerry Sersland; Conrad Sersland; Curt Wilcox - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20080185860A1 ## CPC - B62D 33/0636: {displaceable along a linear path} - A01M 31/02: Shooting stands - B62D 33/0617: {for tractors or off-the-road vehicles (protective devices for drivers in case of overturning of tractors B60R21/131)} - B62D: MOTOR VEHICLES; TRAILERS (steering, or guiding on a desired track, of agricultural machines or implements A01B69/00; wheels, castors, axles, increasing wheel adhesion B60B; vehicle tyres, tyre inflation or tyre changing B60C; connections between vehicles of a train or the like B60D; vehicles for use on rail and road, amphibious or convertible vehicles B60F; suspension arrangements B60G; heating, cooling, ventilating or other air treating devices B60H; windows, windscreens, non-fixed roofs, doors or similar devices, protective coverings for vehicles not in use B60J; propulsion plant arrangements, auxiliary drives, transmissions, controls, instrumentation or dashboards B60K; electric equipment or propulsion of electrically-propelled vehicles B60L; power supply for electrically-propelled vehicles B60M; passenger accommodation not otherwise provided for B60N; adaptations for load transportation or to carry special loads or objects B60P; arrangement of signalling or lighting devices, the mounting or supporting thereof or circuits therefor, for vehicles in general B60Q; vehicles, vehicle fittings or vehicle parts not otherwise provided for B60R; servicing, cleaning, repairing, supporting, lifting, or manoeuvring, not otherwise provided for, B60S; brake arrangements, brake control systems or parts thereof B60T; air-cushion vehicles B60V; motor-cycles, accessories therefor B62J, B62K; testing of vehicles G01M) - A01M: CATCHING, TRAPPING OR SCARING OF ANIMALS (appliances for catching swarms or drone-catching A01K57/00; fishing A01K69/00 - {A01K99/00}; biocides, pest repellants or attractants A01N); APPARATUS FOR THE DESTRUCTION OF NOXIOUS ANIMALS OR NOXIOUS PLANTS ## Abstract A portable, retractable, and removable enclosure is installed on a lightweight open vehicle such as an all terrain vehicle (ATV). Guide track sections are mounted on the front and rear of the vehicle to define longitudinal guides. The enclosure includes a pair of rails that engage the guides. The enclosure can be moved between a forward position and a rearward position by moving the rails along a track defined by the guides. In the forward position, the enclosure is positioned over the vehicle and forms a cab. In the rearward position, a forward portion of the enclosure is positioned over the vehicle and a rearward position extends behind the vehicle to form an enclosure for hunting, camping, or fishing. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A portable, slidably retractable and removable structure for installation on a lightweight, open vehicle, the structure comprising: a guide track for fixed mounting on the vehicle to define longitudinal guides; an enclosure mounted on the guide track and movable between a forward position in which the enclosure is positioned over the vehicle, and a rearward position in which a forward portion of the enclosure is positioned over the vehicle and a rearward portion of the enclosure is located behind the vehicle. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1 and further comprising: a first pair of legs extendable downward from the rearward portion of the enclosure to support the rearward portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The structure of claim 2 and further comprising: a second pair of legs forward of the first pair of legs and extendable downward to support the forward portion. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The structure of claim 3 wherein the enclosure is movable rearwardly off the guide track to separate the enclosure from the vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1 wherein the guide track comprises: a first guide track section mountable to a front portion of the vehicle; and a second guide track section mountable to a rear portion of the vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The structure of claim 5, wherein the first guide track section is mountable to a front rack of the vehicle, and the second guide track section is mountable to a rear rack of the vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1 and further comprising: a latch carried on the enclosure and releasably engagable with a notch in the guide track. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1 and further comprising: curtains attachable to the enclosure for extending downward from the rearward portion when the enclosure is in the rearward position. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The structure of claim 8, wherein the curtains are positioned along inner lower portions of the enclosure when not in use. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure includes longitudinal rails for slidably engaging the longitudinal guides. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, the longitudinal rails have an L-shaped cross-section, and wherein the longitudinal guides define a guide passage having an L-shaped cross-section. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The structure of claim 10, wherein the enclosure includes a framework. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The structure of claim 12, wherein the longitudinal rails include a left rail extending along a bottom of a left side of the framework and a right rail extending along a bottom of a right side of the framework. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure includes a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall, a top, and a door. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The structure of claim 14, wherein a retractable windshield is mounted to the front wall. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The structure of claim 14, wherein the enclosure further includes retractable footwell covers. ### Claim 17 A portable, slidably retractable and removable structure for installation on a lightweight, open vehicle, the structure comprising: a front guide track for fixed mounting on the vehicle to define left and right front guides; a rear guide track for fixed mounting on the vehicle to define left and right rear guides; and an enclosure having a left rail for engaging the left front guide and the left rear guide, and a right rail for engaging the right front guide and right rear guide, so that the enclosure can be moved with respect to the vehicle. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The structure of claim 17, wherein the front and rear guide tracks define a forward position in which the enclosure is positioned over the vehicle, and a rearward position in which a forward portion of the enclosure is positioned over the vehicle and a rearward portion of the enclosure is located behind the vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The structure of claim 17, wherein the enclosure includes a framework, and wherein the left rail extends along a bottom of a left side of the framework and the right rail extends along a bottom of a right side of the framework. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The structure of claim 1, wherein the enclosure includes a front wall, a left side wall, a right side wall, a rear wall, a top, and a door.