Compactly foldable recreation enclosure

A recreation enclosure having first, second, top and side wall portions which are interconnected for folding movement between a substantially flat, thin, collapsed position and an extended operational position, comprising:

• (a) rectangular first, second, and top wall portions which, when viewed from the side, define a quadrilateral;
• (b) the side wall portions including a plurality of panels, the panels being hingedly connected to each other and to the first, second, and top wall portions;
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• (c) a releasable, diagonal connection between adjacent panels, the connection extending from one corner of the quadrilateral to a diametrically opposite corner of the quadrilateral, the releasable connection, when released, permitting the panels to fold inwardly and the first, second, and top wall portions to be folded with respect to each other into a substantially flat, collapsed position.

A trunk-mountable camper capsule for automobiles, comprising:

• (a) structure defining an enclosure having a primary compartment portion adapted to extend rearwardly of the trunk compartment of an automobile, and a secondary compartment portion in communication with the primary compartment portion and adapted to overlie the trunk compartment;
• (b) lower portions of the structure which overlie and extend along the trunk compartment of an automobile being formed from relatively rigid material and providing an upwardly opening space forming lower regions of both the primary and secondary compartment portions;
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• (c) upper portions of the primary and secondary compartment portions including;
• (i) a first wall supported for pivotal movement along a lower edge by a first pivotal support;
• (ii) a second wall supported for pivotal movement along a lower edge by a second pivotal support, the second wall in an extended, operational position lying in a plane generally parallel to the plane in which the first wall lies;
• (iii) the first and second pivotal supports defining substantially parallel lines spaced from each other and lying in a common plane;
• (iv) a top wall hingedly connected at opposed edges to upper edges of the first and second walls, the top wall lying in a plane generally parallel to the plane in which the first and second pivotal supports lies;
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• (v) multi-paneled side walls positioned at or near lateral edges of the first, second and top walls to define an enclosure, the side walls being hingedly connected to the first, second and top walls, the individual panels of the side walls being movable with respect to each other and to the first, second and top walls, the movement of the panels permitting the first, second and top walls to be folded inwardly and stacked compactly.

A trunk-mountable camper capsule for automobiles, comprising:

• (a) structure defining an enclosure having a primary compartment portion adapted to extend rearwardly of the trunk compartment of an automobile, and a secondary compartment portion in communication with the primary compartment portion and adapted to overlie the trunk compartment;
• (b) lower portions of the structure which overlie and extend along the trunk compartment of the automobile being formed from relatively rigid material and providing an upwardly opening base forming lower regions of both the primary and secondary compartment portions;
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• (c) upper portions of the structure including front, top, rear, and side wall portions which are interconnected for folding movement between a substantially flat, thin, collapsed, over-the-road position overlying the automobile trunk compartment, and an extended, operational position wherein the camper capsule provides a habitable enclosure, the front, top, and rear wall portions being rectangular and, when viewed from the side, defining the trapezium, the side wall portions including a plurality of approximate right-angled triangles, the triangles being hingedly connected to each other and to the front, top, and rear wall portions with a releasable, diagonal connection between adjacent triangles extending from one corner of the trapezium to a diametrically opposite corner of the trapezium, the releasable connection, when released, permitting the triangles to fold inwardly and the front, top, and rear wall portions to be folded with respect to each other into a substantially flat collapsed position.

A trunk-mountable camper capsule for autmobiles, comprising:

• (a) structure defining an enclosure having a "primary" compartment portion adapted to extend rearwardly of the trunk compartment of an automobile, and a "secondary" compartment portion in communication with the "primary" compartment portion and adapted to overlie the trunk compartment;
• (b) lower portions of the structure which overlie and extend along the trunk compartment of an automobile being formed from relatively rigid material and providing an upwardly-opening base forming lower regions of both of the "primary" and "secondary" compartment portions;
• (c) mounting means for releasably mounting the structure portions about the trunk compartment of an automobile with the "primary" compartment portion extending rearwardly of, and with the "secondary" compartment portion overlying, the trunk compartment;
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• (d) upper portions of the structure including front, top, rear and side wall portions which are interconnected for folding movement between a substantially flat, thin, collapsed, over-the-road position overlying the automobile trunk compartment, and an extended, operational position wherein the camper capsule provides a habitable enclosure;
• (e) said side wall portions each including at least a pair of panels and releasable connection means extending therebetween across the sidewall portion.

A trunk-mountable camper capsule for automobiles, comprising:

• (a) structure defining a relatively tall "primary" compartment adapted to be positioned rearwardly of the trunk compartment of an automobile, and defining a relatively shorter "secondary" compartment communicating with upper portions of the primary compartment and extending forwardly therefrom for overlying the trunk compartment of an automobile;
• (b) the structure including first and second bottom walls defining the floors of the "primary" and "secondary" compartments, respectively, and including front, rear, top and side wall portions cooperating with the bottom walls to define an enclosure;
• (c) lower portions of the walls which define the "primary" and "secondary" compartments being formed from rigid materials and cooperating to define a relatively rigid, upwardly-opening base;
• (d) upper portions of the walls which define the "primary" and "secondary" compartments being movable between a substantially flat, thin, collapsed, over-the-road position overlying the upwardly opening base, and an extended, operational position wherein the upper wall portions cooperate with the lower wall portions to define a habital enclosure;
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• (e) mounting means for releasably mounting the camper capsule about the trunk compartment of an automobile with the "primary" compartment positioned rearwardly of the trunk compartment and with the "secondary" compartment overlying the trunk compartment;
• (e) said side wall portions each including at least a pair of panels and releasable connection means extending therebetween across the sidewall portion.