Vehicle cover assembly

A cover assembly adapted for attachment to a vehicle having a cargo area, said cover assembly comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinally-spaced, transverse frame members adapted for mounting on a vehicle to form a frame over the cargo area of the vehicle, said frame members having an upper portion and depending side portions,
• an inflatable cover member having an upper portion and depending side portions, said cover member having opposed, flexible, air-tight members forming a plurality of transversely curved, longitudinally extending sections in each of said upper and depending side portions of said cover member;
• a plurality of longitudinal bracing members extending between said frame members;
• means for securing said cover member over said frame members;
• and in which said bracing members comprise a pair of members having forward and rear portions attached to separate ones of said frame members, and said forward portions are closer together than said rear portions.

A cover assembly adapted for attachment to a vehicle having a cargo area, said cover assembly comprising:

• a plurality of transverse frame members adapted for mounting on a vehicle to form a frame over the cargo area of the vehicle, said frame members comprising first and second end and intermediate frame members, said frame members having an upper portion and depending side portions,
• first longitudinal bracing means extending between said end frame members, second bracing means comprising a first pair of support members extending between said first end frame member and an intermediate frame member, the ends of said first pair of support members being closer together at said first end frame member than at their intermediate frame members;
• third longitudinal bracing means comprising a second pair of support members extending between said second end frame member and an intermediate frame member, the ends of said second pair of support members being closer together at their intermediate frame member than at said second end frame member;
• an inflatable cover member having an upper portion and depending side portions, said cover member having opposed, flexible, air-tight members forming a plurality of transversely curved, longitudinally extending, adjacent sections in each of the upper and depending side portions of said cover member;
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• means for securing said cover member over said frame members.

A camper cover adapted for attachment to a vehicle having a cargo area, said camper cover comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart, transverse frame members having an upper portion and depending side portions and adapted for mounting on a vehicle to form a camper frame over the cargo area of a vehicle;
• an inflatable cover member having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges and formed of opposed flexible, air tight sheets seamed together to form an inflatable enclosure between said sheets, said opposed sheets being further attached together by a plurality of elongated seams to form adjacent, longitudinal, inflatable sections within said enclosure, said inflatable sections being in gas communication and having means for introducing a gas into said inflatable cover member, said inflatable cover member adapted to fit over the camper frame formed by said frame members to form a camper cover;
• a plurality of longitudinal bracing members extending between said frame members;
• means for securing said two side edges of said inflatable cover member to the sidewalls of the cargo area of the vehicle;
• and in which said inflatable sections are divided into a plurality of groups with the inflatable sections within each group being in gas communication with each other but not in gas communication with the inflatable sections of other groups, said inflatable cover member having means for introducing gas into each group of inflatable sections.

A camper cover adapted for attachment to a vehicle having a cargo area, said camper cover comprising:

• a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart, transverse frame members having an upper portion and depending side portions and adapted for mounting on a vehicle to form a camper frame over the cargo area of a vehicle;
• an inflatable cover member having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges and formmed of opposed flexible, air tight sheets seamed together to form an inflatable enclosure between said sheets, said opposed sheets being further attached together by a plurality of elongated seams to form adjacent, longitudinal, inflatable sections within said enclosure, said inflatable sections being in gas communication and having means for introducing a gas into said inflatable cover member, said inflatable cover member adapted to fit over the camper frame formed by said frame members to form a camper cover;
• a plurality of longitudinal bracing members extending between said frame members and
• means for securing said two edges of said inflatable cover member to the sidewalls of the cargo area of the cargo area of the vehicle in which said securing means comprises:
• at least one channel member adapted for attachment to a sidewall of the cargo area of a vehicle and having a slot extending substantially the length thereof;
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• at least one bead formed on a side edge of said inflatable cover member, said bead being adapted for insertion into one of said channel members with the adjacent portion of said inflatable cover member extending through the channel member slot.

A camper cover adapted for attachment to a vehicle having a cargo area, said camper cover comprising;

• a plurality of longitudinally spaced-apart, transverse frame members having an upper portion and depending side portions and adapted for mounting on a vehicle to form a camper frame over the cargo area of a vehicle;
• an inflatable cover member having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges and formed of opposed flexible, air tight sheets seamed together to form an inflatable enclosure between said sheets, said opposed sheets being further attached together by a plurality of elongated seams to form adjacent, longitudinal, inflatable sections within said enclosure, said inflatable sections being in gas communication and having means for introducing a gas into said inflatable cover member, said inflatable cover member adapted to fit over the camper frame formed by said frame members to form a camper cover;
• a plurality of longitudinal bracing members extending between said frame members;
• means for securing said two side edges of said two side edges of said inflatable cover member to the sidewalls of the cargo area of the vehicle;
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• in which said securing means comprises at least one pair of cooperating tapes, one tape of said pair being adapted for attachment to a sidewall of the cargo area of the vehicle, the other tape of said pair being attached to a side edge of said inflatable cover member;
• one tape of said pair including a plurality of hook members, the second tape of said pair including a plurality of cooperating loop members adapted to be engaged by said hook members to provide a separable fastener.