Vehicle cover assembly

A camper 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 a depending side portion and adapted for mounting on a vehicle to form a camper frame over the cargo area of a vehicle;
• a cover member formed of a flexible sheet material having a front edge, a rear edge, a two side edges 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 adjacent frame members to form a brac;
• said cargo area having upwardly extending sidewalls;
• means for securing at least two side edges of said cover member to the sidewalls of the cargo area;
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• said means for securing said two side edges including a separable fastener of the hook and loop type having a first part with a plurality of hook or loop type upstanding members extending therefrom and a complementary part having a plurality of complementary upstanding hook or loop type members extending therefrom for interengagement of the upstanding members of said first part along a plane of interengagement, said first part being disengageable from said complementary part when pulled away to effect pulling of hook and loop type members substantially perpendicularly to the plane of interengagement, and said first part resisting disengagement when subjected to forces parallel to the plane of interengagement;
• said first part being secured to said cover member adjacent to said side edges and said complementary part being secured to said sidewalls of said cargo area for releasable engagement with said first part whereby said cover can be releasably secured to said vehicle by pressing the upstanding members of said first part into the complementary upstanding members of said complementary part.

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 and frame member and an intermediate frame member, the ends of said first pair of support members being closer together at said first and frame member than at their intermediate frame members;
• third longitudinal bracing means comprising a second pair of support members extending between said second frame member and an intermediate frame member, the ends of said second pair of support members being closer together at their intermediate frame members than at said second end member;
• said second bracing means includes said first pair of support members having a length which effects urging of said first end frame member and its intermediate frame member apart, and said third bracing means includes said second pair of said support members having a length which effects urging of said second end frame member and its intermediate frame member apart;
• a flexible cover member having an upper portion and depending side portions;
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• separable fastener means for securing said cover member over said frame members to said vehicle.

A vehicle cargo area comprising upstanding sidewalls forming a cargo area;

• a unitary cover member formed of flexible sheet material having a front edge, a rear edge, and two side edges adapted to fit over respective sidewalls of said cargo area;
• means for securing the respective side edges of said cover member to said respective sidewalls of the cargo area of the vehicle to hold said side edges to said sidewalls with the cover being tautly held therebetween;
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• each of said means for securing said side edges including a separable fastener of the hook and loop type having a first part with a plurality of upstanding hook or loop type members extending therefrom and a complementary part having a plurality of complementary upstanding hook or loop type members extending therefrom for interengagement with the upstanding members of said first part along a plane of interengagement, said first part being disengageable from said complementary part when peeled away to effect pulling of hook and loop type members substantially perpendicularly to the plane of interengagement and said first part resisting disengagement when subjected to forces parallel to the plane of interengagement, said first part being secured to said cover member adjacent to a said side edge and said complementary part being secured to a said sidewall of the cargo area for releasable engagement with said first part and said first part of said separable fastener being located relative to the side edge of said cover member for maintaining said cover member in a taut disposition over said cargo area whereby said first member is releasably secured to said complementary part by pressing said first part into engagement with said complementary part to effect interengagement of upstanding members and prevent inadvertent disengagement of said first part and said complementary part.

A vehicle cargo area comprising upstanding sidewalls, a front wall and a rear wall forming a cargo area;

• a unitary cover member formed of flexible sheet material having a front edge, a rear edge and two side edges adapted to fit over respective walls of said cargo area;
• means for securing the respective front edge, rear edge and side edges of said cover member to their respective walls of the cargo area of the vehicle to hold said side edges to said sidewalls with the cover being held tautly therebetween;
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• each of said means for securing said edges including a separable fastener of the hook and loop type having a first part with a plurality of upstanding hook or loop type members extending therefrom and a complementary part having a plurality of complementary upstanding hook or loop type members extending therefrom for interengagement with the upstanding members of said first part along a plane of interengagement, said first part being disengageable from said complementary part when peeled away to effect pulling of hook and loop type members substantially perpendicularly to the plane of interengagement and said first part resisting disengagement when subjected to forces parallel to the plane of interengagement, said first part being secured to said cover member adjacent to a said edge and said complementary part being secured to a said wall of the cargo area for releasable engagement with said first part and said first part of said separable fastener being located relative to the edge of said cover member for maintaining said cover member in a taut disposition over said cargo area whereby said first member is releasably secured to said complementary part by pressing said first part into engagement with said complementary part to effect interengagement of upstanding members and prevent inadvertent disengagement of said first part and said complementary part.