Portable cover system apparatus for vehicular and other outdoor use

A portable vehicle cover apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

• a fabric cover means for providing shelter for a vehicle, said cover means including a detachable top cover member and at least one side cover member, said fabric cover means comprises mesh sunscreen material, said top cover member having corner fastening means, said top cover member having peripheral fastening means for facilitating securement to an edge fastening means provided on said at least one side cover member, said peripheral fastening means and said edge fastening means comprising mating hook and loop fastening material;
• a plurality of structurally independent mast means for rising and supporting said cover means, each one of said plurality of mast means being structurally independent with respect to other ones of said plurality of mast means, each independent mast means comprising a variable length mast member and a substantially L-shaped base member, said mast member being detachably secured to said base member,
• each said L-shaped base member included in said plurality of mast means comprising opposing horizontal tubular structure member and an adjacent substantially vertical mast attachment plate portion, said opposing horizontal tubular structure member forming a first anchor facilitating means for receiving a vehicle's wheel, said opposing horizontal tubular structure member comprising bump means for indicating to a driver that a vehicle is atop said L-shaped base member,
• said mast attachment plate portion having cover tautness compensating means in the form of a pivot hole and a plurality of arcuately arranged mounting holes for coacting with said detachably secured mast member to achieve a taut placement of said cover member over an object to be sheltered, such as a vehicle,
• said L-shaped base member further comprising side bracing extending downward from said mast attachment portion to respective sides of said horizontal tubular structure member, said side bracing being formed to locate said mast attachment plate portion at an angle greater than 90 degrees from said horizontal tubular structure member such that said secured variable length mast member will be maintained in an off-set relationship away from said vehicle to prevent inadvertent contact with said vehicle;
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• a plurality of hook-ended stretch cord means for attaching said corner fastening means to an upper mast member of said variable length mast member.

A portable cover apparatus, said apparatus comprising:

• a fabric cover member, including a detachable top cover member and at least one detachable side cover member;
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• a plurality of structurally independent mast means for rising and supporting said cover member, each one of said plurality of mast means being structurally independent with respect to other ones of said plurality of mast means, each independent mast means comprising a variable length mast member and a substantially L-shaped base member, said mast member being detachably secured to said base member, said variable length mast member also comprising a plurality of telescopically connected units having interlocking means for preventing separation of said units,
• each said L-shaped base member included in said plurality of mast means comprising a ground level horizontal member and a substantially vertical mast attachment portion,
• said mast attachment portion having cover tautness compensating means in the form of a pivot hole and a plurality of arcuately arranged mounting holes for coacting with said detachably secured mast member to achieve a taut placement of said cover member over an object to be sheltered, such as a vehicle,
• said horizontal member being shaped to form a first anchor facilitating means for receiving a vehicle's wheel, which vehicle's wheel functions as a weight anchor atop each independent mast means, said horizontal member having opposing bump means for indicating to a driver that said vehicle is atop said platform structure,
• said L-shaped base member further comprising side bracing extending downward from said mast attachment portion to respective sides of said horizontal member, said side bracing being formed to locate said mast attachment portion at an angle greater than 90 degrees from said horizontal member such that said secured variable length mast member will be maintained in an off-set relationship away from said vehicle to prevent inadvertent contact with said vehicle,
• said horizontal member further comprising opposing tubular structure and a cross member having a second anchor facilitating means for receiving a ground driven anchor that facilitates an alternate way of anchoring said independent mast means, and
• one of said telescopically connected units having a mast bottom end portion for being pivotally attached to said pivot hole and for being selectively attached to one of said plurality of arcuately arranged mounting holes.