Camper-trailer
OwnerDonald J. McClearyinventor
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A main frame is provided including opposite side rear wheels and a forwardly projecting tongue for coupling behind a motorcycle or other motor vehicle. A body assembly is supported from the main frame and includes an upwardly opening bottom half and a downwardly opening upper half downwardly telescoped over the bottom half and secured thereto. The upwardly opening bottom half includes upwardly projecting peripheral walls and the top half includes depending peripheral skirt walls telescoped downwardly over the peripheral walls of the bottom half. Portions of the opposite skirt walls spaced intermediate the front and rear ends thereof are vertically abbreviated and terminate downwardly in outwardly flared and arched integral fenders. Corresponding portions of the bottom half side peripheral walls include upper upwardly arched marginal extensions which abut and are anchored to the underside portions of the inner portions of the fenders and define inner fender well walls. The upper half of the body assembly includes structure for gaining access to the interior of the body assembly and the interior of the body is of a length and width to receive two side-by-side persons in prone positions for sleeping purposes.
A trailer including a main frame having front and rear end portions, said front end portion including a forwardly projecting towing tongue means, said rear end portion including opposite side ground engageable support wheels, a body assembly for said main frame, said body assembly including an upwardly opening tray-type lower half defining a generally horizontal bottom wall and at least substantially peripherally continuous upwardly projecting peripheral walls each lying in a substantially vertical plane and extending about and supported from the outer periphery of said bottom wall, said body assembly also including a downwardly opening upper half defining a top wall and at least substantially peripherally continuous downwardly projecting skirt walls extending about said upper half, said upper half being downwardly telescoped over the lower half with at least the lower marginal portions of said skirt walls lapped over and sealed relative to at least the upper marginal portions of the lower half peripheral walls, opposite side portions of said skirt walls including front and rear ends, said side portions each, intermediate said front and rear ends, being vertically abbreviated and terminating downwardly in outwardly flaring and vertically arched downwardly opening integral fenders projecting laterally outwardly of the remainder of said side portions, opposite side portions of said lower half peripheral walls including portions corresponding to said vertically abbreviated skirt wall portions including upwardly arched extensions where upper edges abuttingly engage and are sealed to the underside portions of the inner portions of said fenders, said upwardly arched extensions defining inner fender well walls, said wheels including upper peripheral portions over which said fenders extend and spaced at least slightly outwardly of said inner fender well walls.
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