Vehicle

Claim 2

A vehicle comprising: a power unit having a body and a driver-passenger compartment, a portion of the body having an opening to the driver-passenger compartment, housing means enclosing a space, said housing means having an open portion in communication with the opening in the body whereby the housing space and driver compartment can be concurrently used, wheel means mounted on the housing means behind the power unit to support a substantial portion of the housing means, and hitch means connecting the housing means to the power unit, said hitch means having means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portions of the first means and second means, and pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means when the connector means is released, means secured to the power unit having passage means for accommodating the second means whereby when the connector Means is released the forward portion of the housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the housing means separated from the power unit when the second means is released from the means secured to the power unit.

Claim 3

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein: the housing means has an upwardly directed front wall, said opening in the housing means being in the front wall.

Claim 4

The vehicle of claim 2 including: closure means for closing the opening in the housing means.

Claim 5

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein: the housing means has a forward section located over the driver compartment.

Claim 6

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein: the housing means has a rigid frame, said first means of the hitch means comprising forwardly projected arms secured to the frame, and said second means of the hitch means being elongated members located below the arms, said pivot means including transverse pivots connecting the elongated members to the arms.

Claim 7

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein: the power unit has a front wheel drive system.

Claim 8

The vehicle of claim 1 wherein: said means secured to the power unit includes longitudinal beam means, said beam means having longitudinal passages for receiving the second means.

Claim 9

The vehicle of claim 1 including: closure means for closing the opening in the body of the power unit.

Claim 10

A vehicle comprising: a power unit having a body and a driver-passenger compartment, a portion of the body having an opening to the driver-passenger compartment, housing means enclosing a space, said housing means having an open portion in communication with the opening in the body whereby the housing space and driver-passenger compartment can be concurrently used, and hitch means connecting the housing means to the power unit, said hitch means having means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portion of the first means and second means, and pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means when the connector means is released, means secured to the power unit having passage means for accommodating the second means whereby when the connector means is released the forward portion of the housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the housing means separated from the power unit when the second means is released from the means secured to the power unit.

Claim 11

A vehicle comprising: a power unit having a body and a driver-passenger compartment, a portion of the body having an opening to the driver-passenger compartment, housing means enclosing a space, said housing means having an open portion in communication with the opening in the body whereby the housing space and driver-passenger compartment can be concurrently used, and hitch means connecting the housing means to the power unit, said hitch means having means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portion of the first means and second means, and pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means when the connector means is released, means secured to the power unit having passage means for accommodating the second means whereby when the connector means is released the forward portion of the housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the housing means separated from the power unit when the second means is released from the means secured to the power unit.

Claim 12

The vehicle of claim 9 wherein: the housing means has a generally upright front wall, said opening in the body being in the front wall.

Claim 13

The vehicle of claim 9 including: door means for closing the opening in the body.

Claim 14

The vehicle of claim 9 wherein: the housing means has a forward section located over the driver compartment.

Claim 15

The vehicle of claim 9 wherein: the housing means has a rigid frame, said first means of the hitch means comprising forwardly projected arms secured to the frame, and said second means of the hitch means being elongated members located below the arms, said pivot means including transverse pivots connecting the elongated members to the arms.

Claim 16

The vehicle of claim 9 wherein: the power unit has a front wheel drive system.

Claim 17

The vehicle of claim 9 wherein: said means secured to the power unit includes longitudinal beam means, said beam means having longitudinal passages for receiving the second means.

Claim 18

The vehicle of claim 9 wherein: said housing means includes a generally upright front wall means and a generally horizontal means extended forwardly from the upper portion of the front wall means, said front wall means having a generally upright opening, said generally horizontal means having a forwardly directed opening aligned with the upper portion of the uprigHt opening, said body having a generally upright back opening and a roof with a forwardly directed top opening aligned with the back upright opening, said forwardly directed opening having a width less than the width of the roof, said openings in the body being generally aligned with the openings in the front wall means and the horizontal means thereby providing a walk-through passage between the housing space and driver compartment.

Claim 19

The structure of claim 16 including: door means mounted on said generally horizontal means for closing said forwardly directed opening.

Claim 20

The housing means of claim 16 including: first door means mounted on said generally horizontal means for closing said forwardly directed opening, and second door means mounted on said front wall means for closing said generally upright opening in the front wall means.

Claim 21

Hitch means for coupling a power unit having a body and a housing means enclosing a space, said hitch means comprising: means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portions of the first means and second means, pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means, means secured to the power unit having passage means for receiving the second means to releasably connect the second means to the power unit whereby when the connector means is released the forward portion of the housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the second means can be separated from the power unit.

Claim 22

Hitch means for coupling a power unit having a body and a housing means enclosing a space, said hitch means comprising: means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portions of the first means and second means, pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means, means secured to the power unit having passage means for receiving the second means to releasably connect the second means to the power unit whereby when the connector means is released the forward portion of the housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the second means can be separated from the power unit.

Claim 23

The hitch means of claim 19 wherein: said means secured to the power unit comprises elongated means having longitudinal passages for receiving the second means.

Claim 24

The hitch means of claim 19 wherein: the first means comprise forwardly projected arms secured to the housing means.

Claim 25

A vehicle comprising: a power unit having a body and driver-passenger compartment, a portion of the body having a generally upright back opening and a forwardly directed top opening to the driver-passenger compartment, housing means enclosing a space, said housing means including an upright front wall means and a generally horizontal means extended forwardly from the upper portion of the front wall means, said front wall means having an upright open portion in communication with the back opening in the body and said horizontal means having a forwardly directed opening in the body, whereby the housing space and driver-passenger compartment can be concurrently used, means for closing said openings when the housing menas is on the power unit and detached from the power unit, wheel means mounted on the housing means behind the power unit to support a substantial portion of the housing means, and hitch means releasably connecting the housing means to the power unit whereby the housing means can be detached from the power unit, said hitch means comprising means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portions of the first means and the second means, pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means, means secured to the power unit having passage means for receiving the second means to releasably connect the second means to the power unit whereby when the connector means is released the forward portion of housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the second means can be separated from the power unit.

Claim 26

A vehicle comprising: a power unit having a body and driver-passenger compartment, a portion of the body having a generally upright back opening and a forwardly directed top opening to the driver-passenger compartment, housing means enclosing a space, said housing means including an upright front wall means and a generally horizontal means extended forwardly from the upper portion of the front wall means, said front wall means having an upright open portion in communication with the back opening in the body and said horizontal means having a forwardly directed opening in the body, whereby the housing space and driver-passenger compartment can be concurrently used, means for closing said openings when the housing menas is on the power unit and detached from the power unit, wheel means mounted on the housing means behind the power unit to support a substantial portion of the housing means, and hitch means releasably connecting the housing means to the power unit whereby the housing means can be detached from the power unit, said hitch means comprising means connected to the housing means, said means connected to the housing means including longitudinally elongated first means having a forward end portion and longitudinally elongated second means having a forward end portion located generally in the same upright plane as the first means, connector means releasably attaching the forward end portions of the first means and the second means, pivot means pivotally connecting the first means with the second means whereby the first means can pivot upwardly away from the second means, means secured to the power unit having passage means for receiving the second means to releasably connect the second means to the power unit whereby when the connector means is released the forward portion of housing means can move upwardly away from the power unit and the second means can be separated from the power unit.

Claim 27

The vehicle of claim 22 wherein: the housing means has a generally upright front wall, said opening in the body being in the front wall.

Claim 28

The vehicle of claim 22 wherein: the housing means has a forward section located over the driver compartment.

Claim 29

The vehicle of claim 22 wherein: the housing means has a rigid frame, said first means of the hitch means comprises forwardly projected arms secured to the frame.

Claim 30

The vehicle of claim 22 wherein: the power unit has a front wheel drive system.

Claim 31

The vehicle of claim 22 including: closure means for closing the openings in the body of the power unit.

Claim 32

The housing means of claim 16 including: wheel means for supporting a rear portion of the means enclosing a housing space.