Tent assembly for attachment to a van
OwnerDale D. Riceinventor
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Abstract
A camping tent assembly for attachment to a van or for freestanding use is of a generally L-shaped configuration for direct attachment to the rear and one side of the van. The interior side walls of the tent which are demountably attached to the van include access openings to the rear and side van doors and collars to seal the interface therebetween. The interior side walls may be detached from the van without collapsing the tent, the van moved away, and conventional tent supports substituted to completely restore the tent to and allow its use in a freestanding orientation. A portable galley unit stored in the rear of the van and directly accessible from inside the tent provides a camping assembly for complete cooking, sleeping and living needs.
Claims14
A tent assembly for attachment to a van-type vehicle or for freestanding use comprising:
- a generally L-shaped enclosure including a roof, side walls, and a floor;
- said side walls including a pair of interior walls on the interior of the L shaped enclosure disposed generally perpendicular to one another and having a common vertical edge defining an interior corner and opposite vertical edges, and outer wall means extending between the opposite vertical edges of said interior side walls;
- said interior side walls having upper horizontal edges;
- demountable attachment means on the upper horizontal edges of the interior side walls for attachment to the rear and one side of the vehicle to support a part of the tent assembly;
- first tent support means operatively attached to the outer wall means for supporting the remainder of the tent assembly;
- and,
- second tent support means adapted to cooperate with said demountable attachment means in the absence of said vehicle to support said part of the tent.
A portable camping assembly comprising in combination:
- a van-type vehicle having a side door on one side and a rear door in the rear of the vehicle;
- a portable galley unit positioned in the vehicle adjacent the rear door and accessible from outside the vehicle when said rear door is open;
- an L-shaped tent having a roof and a floor interconnected by a plurality of vertical side wall panels to define a completely enclosed interior;
- the interior of the L including a pair of said side wall panels demountably attached to and supported by the vehicle;
- said pair of interior side wall panels being joined by a common vertical edge and extending along the rear and said one side of the vehicle and over said doors;
- and,
- an opening in each of said pair of interior side wall panels for one of said doors and providing direct access to the interior of the vehicle from the tent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.