Folding camper

Claim 1

A folding camper or the like adapted to be mounted on a vehicle such as a pickup truck or the like, comprising a generally rectangular frame having two sides, a front and a back, a roof supported on the frame and of substantially the same size as the frame, and opposite side panels to enclose the space beneath the roof when the roof is elevated, substantially Lshaped bell crank supports connected between the frame and roof to raise and lower the roof and to support the roof in an elevated position, said bell crank supports each including a long arm pivoted at one end to the roof and a short arm extending angularly from the other end of the long arm, said bell crank supports pivotally connected to the frame at the juncture of the long arm and short arm, spring means connected to the extremity of the short arm tending to pivot said long arm to an upright position, said bell crank supports interconnected for movement in unison, lever means connected with the extremity of the short arm of one of the bell crank supports to rotate said bell crank supports about their pivotal connection with the frame to an upright position and to a lowered position, latch means pivotally connected to the frame means and operatively connected to the bell crank supports to lock said supports against operation and engagable with cooperating means on the roof to latch said roof in a lowered position when the latch is in one operative position, and lever means connected with the latch means to operate the latch means to selectively lock said bell crank supports against movement and to latch said roof in a lowered position.