US3727970A
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Camping assemblies
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1971-02-17
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Granted: 1973-04-17
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Expires: 1991-02-17
Abstract
Abstract A camping assembly the parts of which are rapidly connectible and disconnectible for particular use in automobile vans is secured to a van deck via a set of laterally related longitudinals supported on edge by transverse connecting members over which lie a set of panels capable of constituting sleeping accomodation when the occupants lie transverse to the van axis, or seating with provision for a table, by lifting two adjacent pairs of hingedly connected panels such that the center pair assumes the sub-vertical thus providing two opposite seat-backs while the outer pair function as seats, all extending transversely over the van axis, with space for a table between two panels when one is slid into said seat position, storage accommodation existing between said longitudinals and connecting members.
Inventors
- 👤 N Delmage
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 09:20
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60P; B60P3/00; B60P3/32; B60P3/36; B60P3/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
242 words
A camping assembly wherein the improvement comprises (i) the adaptation and design of its parts for lying, sitting and storage use with rapid connection and disconnection of its parts in automobile vans, and (ii) the combination of user bearing panel means and laterally spaced longitudinally and horizontally extending panel-supporting means below said panel means, longitudinally spaced transversally extending connecting means spanning said supporting means at right angles and connected thereto, said panel means embodying a plurality of panels at least predominantly supported upon said supporting means, at least two adjacent said panels being disposable in co-planar horizontal arrangement upon said supporting means, said panel means including seating means formed of at least two pairs of next adjacent panels the panels of each pair being hingedly edgeconnected, elongated relative to the width thereof, with their major axes parallel and at right angles to said supporting means, the opposite end panels of said two pairs being supported on said bearing means, means for maintaining the next adjacent panels of each of said pairs in co-planar horizontal position, or in acute relative angular position, and means for maintaining the vertex edges of said next adjacent panels in propinquity they are in acute relative angular position, said panels when in acute relative angular position forming a prism together with the horizontal area between their base edges, and when in acute relative angular prismatic position constituting opposed adjacent seat backs with said opposite end panels constituting seats.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
242 words
A camping assembly wherein the improvement comprises (i) the adaptation and design of its parts for lying, sitting and storage use with rapid connection and disconnection of its parts in automobile vans, and (ii) the combination of user bearing panel means and laterally spaced longitudinally and horizontally extending panel-supporting means below said panel means, longitudinally spaced transversally extending connecting means spanning said supporting means at right angles and connected thereto, said panel means embodying a plurality of panels at least predominantly supported upon said supporting means, at least two adjacent said panels being disposable in co-planar horizontal arrangement upon said supporting means, said panel means including seating means formed of at least two pairs of next adjacent panels the panels of each pair being hingedly edgeconnected, elongated relative to the width thereof, with their major axes parallel and at right angles to said supporting means, the opposite end panels of said two pairs being supported on said bearing means, means for maintaining the next adjacent panels of each of said pairs in co-planar horizontal position, or in acute relative angular position, and means for maintaining the vertex edges of said next adjacent panels in propinquity they are in acute relative angular position, said panels when in acute relative angular position forming a prism together with the horizontal area between their base edges, and when in acute relative angular prismatic position constituting opposed adjacent seat backs with said opposite end panels constituting seats.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
94 words
The invention according to claim 1 in which said user bearing means include at least one panel convertible into a seat back by rotation from the horizontal into at least the sub-vertical, means for maintaining said panel in seat back position, and a table elevated above the plane of said user bearing means, means for maintaining said table so elevated, said seat back and said table being spaced apart by approximately the width of the accommodation needed to seat a user at said table with the back of said user against said seat back.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention according to claim 2 in which endmost panels of said user bearing means constitute seats the endmost panel at one end being the next panel adjacent said table.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
154 words
The invention according to claim 1 in which said user bearing means are in the form of a set of relatively elongated and narrow transverse horizontally disposed panels, said supporting means being parallel, with the longitudinal horizontal van axis, considerably elongated relative to the width thereof, lying upon edge and substantially determining the lateral extent of said assembly, roller track means extending in the vicinity of the upper margin of said supporting means, roller means secured to said user bearing panel means for reducing friction between said supporting means and said user bearing panel means upon movement of the latter upon the former, and means for facilitating the insertion and detachment into and from said roller track means of said roller means and means for (i) removably securing said assembly to the deck of said van, and (ii) means for preventing unwanted independent movement of said user bearing panel means upon said supporting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
124 words
The invention according to claim 4 in which both endmost panels of said user bearing means constitute seats, which includes a table having a horizontal panel elevated above the plane of said user bearing means, means for maintaining said horizontal panel so elevated, said table including horizontal panel carrying means, said carrying means being in the form of a pair of leg panels hingedly connected at the lower edges thereof to said supporting means for rotation between the horizontal and the vertical between said supporting means, the endmost panel at one end of said user bearing means being the next panel adjacent said table, the vertex edges of said next adjacent panels of each of said pairs of next adjacent panels being hingedly connected.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
188 words
A camping assembly wherein the improvement comprises (i) the adaptation and design of its parts for lying, sitting and storage use with rapid connection and disconnection of its parts in automobile vans, and (ii) the combination of user bearing panel means and laterally spaced longitudinally and horizontally extending panel-supporting means below said panel means, longitudinally spaced transversally extending connecting means spanning said supporting means at right angles and connected thereto, said panel means embodying a plurality of panels at least predominantly supported upon said supporting means, at least two adjacent said panels being disposable in co-planar horizontal arrangement upon said supporting means, said user bearing means including at least one panel convertible into a seat back by rotation from the horizontal into at least the sub-vertical, means for maintaining said panel in seat back position, and a table elevated above the plane of said user bearing means, means for maintaining said table so elevated, said seat back and said table being spaced apart by approximately the width of the accommodation needed to seat a user at said table with the back of said user against said seat back.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
188 words
A camping assembly wherein the improvement comprises (i) the adaptation and design of its parts for lying, sitting and storage use with rapid connection and disconnection of its parts in automobile vans, and (ii) the combination of user bearing panel means and laterally spaced longitudinally and horizontally extending panel-supporting means below said panel means, longitudinally spaced transversally extending connecting means spanning said supporting means at right angles and connected thereto, said panel means embodying a plurality of panels at least predominantly supported upon said supporting means, at least two adjacent said panels being disposable in co-planar horizontal arrangement upon said supporting means, said user bearing means including at least one panel convertible into a seat back by rotation from the horizontal into at least the sub-vertical, means for maintaining said panel in seat back position, and a table elevated above the plane of said user bearing means, means for maintaining said table so elevated, said seat back and said table being spaced apart by approximately the width of the accommodation needed to seat a user at said table with the back of said user against said seat back.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1976-04-16 | 1976-10-16 | 1977-04-17 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1980-04-16 | 1980-10-16 | 1981-04-17 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1984-04-16 | 1984-10-16 | 1985-04-17 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |