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US3288519A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Foldable enclosure for vehicles

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-12-10
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Granted: 1966-11-29
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Expires: 1984-12-10
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Glenn E Mcfarland

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 16:00
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/32; B60P3/36; B60P3/38

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 216 words
A FOLDABLE ENCLOSURE TO BE USED WITH AND CARRIED BY AN AUTOMOBILE OF STATION WAGON STYLE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A RIGID PLATFORM SECURED TO THE TOP OF THE AUTOMOBILE, AT LEAST TWO RIGID SIDE MEMBERS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID PLATFORM AND INDIVIDUALLY MOVABLE FROM A VERTICAL POSITION TO PARALLEL RELATION WITH AND ON SAID PLATFORM, A REARWARDLY EXTENDING TOP MEMBER HINGEDLY CONNECTED RELATIVELY TO THE FORWARD PORTION OF SAID PLATFORM TO PARALLEL RELATRION WITH AND ON SAID PLATFORM, AND A REAR ENCLOSURE UNIT TO BE SUPPORTED ON THE TAILGATE OF THE STATION WAGON COMPRISING A REAR TOP MEMBER HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED TOP MEMBER, A REAR WALL HIGNEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID REAR TOP MEMBER TO BE VERTICALLY POSITIONED ON THE TAIL GATE OF SAID STATION WAGON, AND A PAIR OF SIDEWALLS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID REAR WALL TO BE VERTICALLY POSITIONED ON SAID TAIL GATE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE REAR OPENING TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF SAID STATION WAGON, WHEREBY SAID REAR ENCLOSURE UNIT COOPERATES WITH SAID STATION WAGON TO PROVIDE AN ENCLOSURE TO THE REAR OF SAID STATION WAGON WHICH COOPERATES WITH SUCH SIDE AND TOP MEMBERS TO FORM A RELATIVELY LARGE ENCLOSURE ON TOP OF AND TO THE REAR OF SAID STATION WAGON PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 216 words
A FOLDABLE ENCLOSURE TO BE USED WITH AND CARRIED BY AN AUTOMOBILE OF STATION WAGON STYLE COMPRISING IN COMBINATION, A RIGID PLATFORM SECURED TO THE TOP OF THE AUTOMOBILE, AT LEAST TWO RIGID SIDE MEMBERS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID PLATFORM AND INDIVIDUALLY MOVABLE FROM A VERTICAL POSITION TO PARALLEL RELATION WITH AND ON SAID PLATFORM, A REARWARDLY EXTENDING TOP MEMBER HINGEDLY CONNECTED RELATIVELY TO THE FORWARD PORTION OF SAID PLATFORM TO PARALLEL RELATRION WITH AND ON SAID PLATFORM, AND A REAR ENCLOSURE UNIT TO BE SUPPORTED ON THE TAILGATE OF THE STATION WAGON COMPRISING A REAR TOP MEMBER HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO THE REARWARD PORTION OF SAID FIRST-MENTIONED TOP MEMBER, A REAR WALL HIGNEDLY CONNECTED TO SAID REAR TOP MEMBER TO BE VERTICALLY POSITIONED ON THE TAIL GATE OF SAID STATION WAGON, AND A PAIR OF SIDEWALLS HINGEDLY CONNECTED TO OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID REAR WALL TO BE VERTICALLY POSITIONED ON SAID TAIL GATE ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE REAR OPENING TO THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF SAID STATION WAGON, WHEREBY SAID REAR ENCLOSURE UNIT COOPERATES WITH SAID STATION WAGON TO PROVIDE AN ENCLOSURE TO THE REAR OF SAID STATION WAGON WHICH COOPERATES WITH SUCH SIDE AND TOP MEMBERS TO FORM A RELATIVELY LARGE ENCLOSURE ON TOP OF AND TO THE REAR OF SAID STATION WAGON PASSENGER COMPARTMENT.

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