Abstract A support assembly for a camper unit normally carried on the body of a pickup truck is provided with laterally spaced horizontal side rails. These side rails rest on the truck body and support the camper unit along its side edges. Two forward posts are secured to a transverse horizontal member at their upper ends and this member is pivotally connected to the side rails at their forward ends. Two rear posts are each pivoted at the upper end to one of the side rails, respectively, and a second transverse horizontal member extends between the rear posts and is secured to them at a location below their pivotal connections to the side rails. A pair of tie rods each pivotally connect a forward post to a rear post. The camper unit may thus be raised off the truck body by resting the lower ends of the posts in inclined position on the ground and then moving the truck body rearward to bring the posts to vertical position. Each post is provided with an adjustably extensible foot piece. Angular tension elements maintain the posts in vertical position.
Inventors
👤 Martin B Conrad
Bibliographic Details
Application Number—
JurisdictionUS
Data Sourcegoogle_patents
Last Synchronized2026-11-05 23:31
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
281 words
A support assembly for a camper unit normally carried upon a truck body behind the truck cab, comprising in combination: a pair of horizontally spaced side rails adapted to rest on the truck body behind the truck cab and adapted to support side edges of the camper unit, a forward support assembly having an inverted ''''U'''' shape and comprising parallel ground supporting posts fixed at their upper ends to a transverse horizontal member extending between them, pivot means connecting said horizontal member to each of the side rails at their forward ends, said transverse horizontal member bEing positioned so that, when the camper unit is carried on the truck body, said horizontal member is positioned between the truck cab and the camper unit, a rearward support assembly in the shape of an upright ''''U'''' comprising a pair of parallel posts connected by a second transverse horizontal member, means pivotally connecting the upper end of each of the latter said posts to the rear end of one of said side rails, respectively, said second transverse horizontal member being secured to each of the latter said posts below its pivotal connection to one of the side rails, said rear support assembly being movable to an inclined position in which said second transverse horizontal member is positioned rearward of the truck body, and a pair of tie rods each pivotally connecting a forward post to a rear post, to maintain all posts in parallel relationship, whereby the camper unit may be raised off the truck body by resting the lower ends of the posts in inclined position on the ground and then moving the truck body rearward to bring the posts to vertical position.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
281 words
A support assembly for a camper unit normally carried upon a truck body behind the truck cab, comprising in combination: a pair of horizontally spaced side rails adapted to rest on the truck body behind the truck cab and adapted to support side edges of the camper unit, a forward support assembly having an inverted ''''U'''' shape and comprising parallel ground supporting posts fixed at their upper ends to a transverse horizontal member extending between them, pivot means connecting said horizontal member to each of the side rails at their forward ends, said transverse horizontal member bEing positioned so that, when the camper unit is carried on the truck body, said horizontal member is positioned between the truck cab and the camper unit, a rearward support assembly in the shape of an upright ''''U'''' comprising a pair of parallel posts connected by a second transverse horizontal member, means pivotally connecting the upper end of each of the latter said posts to the rear end of one of said side rails, respectively, said second transverse horizontal member being secured to each of the latter said posts below its pivotal connection to one of the side rails, said rear support assembly being movable to an inclined position in which said second transverse horizontal member is positioned rearward of the truck body, and a pair of tie rods each pivotally connecting a forward post to a rear post, to maintain all posts in parallel relationship, whereby the camper unit may be raised off the truck body by resting the lower ends of the posts in inclined position on the ground and then moving the truck body rearward to bring the posts to vertical position.