Camping device

Claim 1

IN A COMPRISING DEVICE, THE COMBINATION COMPRISING A BOX HAVING UPPER AND LOWER SECTIONS, MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE BOX ON TOP OF AN AUTOMOBILE, LINKAGE MEANS ADJACENT SAID SECTIONS INTERCONNECTING THEM, A LID FOR SAID BOX ATTACHED TO SAID UPPER SECTION, THE UPPER SECTION AND LID BEING MOVABLE TO A VERTICAL POSITION SPACED FROM THE LOWER SECTION WHEREIN THE LINKAGE MEANS EXTENDS HORIZONTALLY FROM THE TOP OF THE UPPER SECTION TO THE LOWER SECTION, A CANOPY, A PLURALITY OF U-SHAPED RIBS ATTACHED TO SPACED POINTS ON SAID CANOPY, THE LEGS OF SAID RIBS BEING PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE LOWER SECTION, EACH OF SAID RIBS BEING ATTACHED TO SAID LOWER SECTION AT A POINT LATERALLY DISPLACED FROM THE POINTS OF ATTACHMENT OF THE REMAINING RIBS, WHEREBY THE RIBS MAY BE NESTED TO LIE IN A NEARLY HORIZONTAL POSITION COMPLETELY WITHIN THE LOWER SECTION OR PIVOTED TO EXTEND ANGULARLY UPWARDLY FROM THE LOWER SECTION WHEREBY THE CANOPY EXTENDS OVER THE LOWER SECTION OF THE VERTICALLY POSITIONED UPPER SECTION.