Telescoping top section camper

Claim 1

A collapsible camper structure for a passenger vehicle having a top surface and having a rearward trunk area, comprising: an upwardly open lower section including upstanding side and end walls supported by said Trunk area and having a forward portion overlying said vehicle top surface; an upper section having depending side and end walls vertically movable over and respectively overlapping said lower section walls to form a roof for said lower section, each said lower section side wall having at least one outwardly open vertically elongated recess in its outer surface; guide means including a roller disposed within each lower section side wall recess and secured to a depending portion of the respective said top section side wall for guiding said upper section toward and away from said lower section; hydraulic means including a pair of piston and cylinder combinations connected, respectively, with the side walls of said lower section for raising and lowering said upper section; a pair of bracket means connecting the respective piston of each cylinder with the depending portion of the top section respective side walls; a depending box-like storage compartment secured to said lower section, said box-like storage compartment being nested by the vehicle trunk area; and, means for insuring uniform vertical movement of said top section including a fluid pressure operated master cylinder, at least one air cylinder, containing a supply of air under greater than atmospheric pressure within said box-like storage compartment, and, valve and tubing means operatively connecting said air cylinder with said master cylinder.