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US 4,605,030 AGranted
Portable erectile vehicle shelter structure
OwnerJefrey K. Johnsoninventor
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Abstract
YA portable shelter primarily designed as a sunshade for automobiles which includes a pair of collapsible, hoop structures whose upper portions support a fabric shade and whose lower portions are hinged to pads on which the vehicle's tires are parked. A pair of collapsible compression members are locked between the sides of the hoops to maintain the hoops in shade providing positions.
Claims16
A collapsible structure for sheltering a vehicle having at least four wheels including:
- a first pad member having:
- a first pad adapted for placement on the ground with a first wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- first hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a second pad member having:
- a second pad adapted for placement on the ground with a second wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- second hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a third pad member having:
- a third pad adapted for placement on the ground with a third wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- third hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a fourth pad member having:
- a fourth pad adapted for placement on the ground with a fourth wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- fourth hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a first collapsible hoop having:
- a first side with a first end pivoting in said first hinge means housing;
- a second side with a second end pivoting in said second hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- a second collapsible hoop having:
- a first side with a third end pivoting in said third hinge means housing;
- a second side with a fourth end pivoting in said fourth hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- first collapsible linkage connected to said first side portions of said first and second collapsible hoops;
- second collapsible linkage connected to said second side portions of said first and second collapsible hoops;
- and
- a canopy connected between said center portions of said first and second collapsible hoops, said first end including:
- a sidewardly facing pin extending therefrom, and said first hinge means housing includes:
- first and second side plates spaced for insertion of said first hoop end therebetween, said first side plate including:
- a generally horizontal cutout therein;
- an upper surface;
- and
- a generally vertical slot through said upper surface to said generally horizontal cutout whereby said sidewardly facing pin can be slid through said generally vertical slot and positioned in said generally horizontal cutout for pivoting therein.
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A collapsible structure for sheltering a vehicle having at least four wheels including:
- a first pad member having:
- a first pad adapted for placement on the ground with a first wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- first hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a second pad member having:
- a second pad adapted for placement on the ground with a second wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- second hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a third pad member having:
- a third pad adapted for placement on the ground with a third wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- third hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a fourth pad member having:
- a fourth pad adapted for placement on the ground with a fourth wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- fourth hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a first collapsible hoop having:
- a first side with a first end pivoting in said first hinge means housing;
- a second side with a second end pivoting in said second hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- a second collapsible hoop having:
- a first side with a third end pivoting in said third hinge means housing;
- a second side with a fourth end pivoting in said fourth hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- first collapsible linkage connected to said first side portions of said first and second collapsible hoops;
- second collapsible linkage connected to said second side portions of said first and second collapsible hoops;
- and
- a canopy connected between said center portions of said first and second collapsible hoops, said first side of said second collapsible hoop including:
- an outer tube having:
- an outer tube orifice defined therethrough;
- and
- a release arm connected thereto with:
- a lock pin mounted to said release arm and biased thereby to extend through said outer tube orifice;
- and
- an inner tube which telescopes within said outer tube, said outer tube having:
- a plurality of inner tube orifices defined therethrough in positions which allow said lock pin to extend therethrough to fix relative telescoping positions of said inner and outer tubes, and wherein said first collapsible linkage includes:
- a second blocking member positioned to restrict movement of said release arm of said second collapsible hoop and thereby prevent said lock pin mounted thereto from being withdrawn from one of said inner tube orifices.
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A structure for sheltering a vehicle having wheels including:
- a first pad member having:
- a first pad adapted for placement on the ground with a wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- first hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a second pad member having:
- a second pad adapted for placement on the ground with a wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- second hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a third pad member having:
- a third pad adapted for placement on the ground with a wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- third hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a fourth pad member having:
- a fourth pad adapted for placement on the ground with a wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- fourth hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a first hoop having:
- a first side with a first end pivoting in said first hinge means housing;
- a second side with a second end pivoting in said second hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- a second hoop having:
- a first side with a third end pivoting in said third hinge means housing;
- a second side with a fourth end pivoting in said fourth hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- first linkage connected to said first side portions of said first and second hoops;
- and
- a shape connected between said center portions of said first and second hoops, said first end including:
- a sidewardly facing pin extending therefrom, and said first hinge means housing including:
- first and second side plates spaced for insertion of said first hoop end therebetween, said first side plate including:
- a generally horizontal cutout therein, said generally horizontal cutout including:
- first and second opposite ends;
- and
- a central portion connecting said first and second opposite ends;
- an upper surface;
- and
- a generally vertical slot through said upper surface to said central portion of said generally horizontal cutout whereby said sidewardly facing pin can be slid through said generally vertical slot and positioned in an opposite end of said generally horizontal cutout for pivoting therein.
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A collapsible structure for sheltering a vehicle having at least four wheels including:
- a first pad member having:
- a first pad adapted for placement on the ground with a first wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- first hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a second pad member having:
- a second pad adapted for placement on the ground with a second wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- second hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a third pad member having:
- a third pad adapted for placement on the ground with a third wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- third hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a fourth pad member having:
- a fourth pad adapted for placement on the ground with a fourth wheel of the vehicle to be sheltered parked thereon;
- and
- fourth hinge means housing connected to said pad;
- a first collapsible hoop having:
- a first side with a first end pivoting in said first hinge means housing;
- a second side with a second end pivoting in said second hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- a second collapsible hoop having:
- a first side with a third end pivoting in said third hinge means housing;
- a second side with a fourth end pivoting in said fourth hinge means housing;
- and
- a center portion connecting said first and second sides thereof;
- first collapsible linkage connected to said first side portions of said first and second collapsible hoops;
- second collapsible linkage connected to said second side portions of said first and second collapsible hoops;
- and
- a canopy connected between said center portions of said first and second collapsible hoops, said first side of said first collapsible hoop including:
- an outer tube having:
- an outer tube orifice defined therethrough;
- and
- a release arm connected thereto with:
- a lock pin mounted to said release arm and biased thereby to extend through said outer tube orifice;
- and
- an inner tube which telescopes within said outer tube, said inner tube having:
- a plurality of inner tube orifices defined therethrough in positions which allow said lock pin to extend therethrough to fix relative telescoping positions of said inner and outer tubes, said first collapsible linkage including:
- a first blocking member positioned to restrict movement of said release arm and thereby prevent said lock pin mounted thereto from being withdrawn from one of said inner tube orifices.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.