Fold-up camper

A collapsible camper comprising:

• (a) a container having base means and means for mounting the base means at an elevated position of a vehicle and cover means and cover mounting means for mounting the cover means in at least two positions to the base means, an upper position generally above the base means and creating a cavity between the base means and the cover means and a lower position depending from the base means below the elevated position of the vehicle;
• (b) canopy means attached to the container and foldable into the cavity and extendible from the base means over the cover means in it slower position to a remote location on the vehicle to act as a tent;
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• (c) anchor means extending between the canopy means and the vehicle for anchoring the canopy means to remote location, wherein the base means has a forward edge extending parallel to the front of the vehicle at the forward portion of the base means and a rear edge generally parallel to and rearward of the forward edge, the cover means having a horizontal member extending rearwardly and parallel to the plane of the base means below the base means to act as a supporting surface when the cover means is in its lower position.

A collapsible camper comprising:

• (a) a container having base means and means for mounting the base means at an elevated position of a vehicle and cover means and cover mounting means for mounting the cover means in at least two positions to the base means, an upper position generally above the base means and creating a cavity between the base means and the cover means and a lower position depending from the base means below the elevated position of the vehicle;
• (b) canopy means attached to the container and foldable into the cavity and extendible from the base means over the cover means in it slower position to a remote location on the vehicle to act as a tent;
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• (c) anchor means extending between the canopy means and the vehicle for anchoring the canopy means to remote location, wherein the anchor means comprises a U-shaped brace having downwardly extending legs attachable to the vehicle, the top of the brace extending upward and away from the base means for holding the top of the canopy in a relatively tight configuration.

A collapsible camper comprising:

• (a) a container having base means and means for mounting the base means at an elevated position of a vehicle and cover means and cover mounting means for mounting the cover means in at least two positions to the base means, an upper position generally above the base means and creating a cavity between the base means and the cover means and a lower position depending from the base means below the elevated position of the vehicle;
• (b) canopy means attached to the container and foldable into the cavity and extendible from the base means over the cover means in its lower position to a remote location on the vehicle to act as a tent;
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• (c) anchor means extending between the canopy means and the vehicle for anchoring the canopy means to remote location;
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• (d) a side member attached to at least one side of the base means and side mounting means for mounting the side member between an upright position extending between the base means and the cover means when the cover is in its upper position and a horizontal position extending generally sideways from the base means to extend the surface of the base means.