Combined trailer-camper unit

Claim 2

A trailer-camper combination comprising: a. a wheeled frame: b. a tongue secured to said frame and extending forwardly therefrom; c. a body secured to said frame, said body having a pair of mating sections cooperating to define an enclosure therebetween, a top section of said pair of sections being securable to a bottom section of said pair of sections along at least one edge thereof; d. a luggage rack associated with said body, said luggage rack having a planar bottom, said luggage rack being movable forwardly and inverted to provide a planar surface extension of the top section of said enclosure, and cooperating with said top section to define a floor for a camper system; and e. collapsible camper cover means erectable above said floor and securable around at least a position of the periphery of said floor to provide a habitable compartment atop said floor.

Claim 3

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said frame has front and rear leveler means associated therewith to provide stability for said unit.

Claim 4

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said tongue has a connector member at a terminal portion thereof, said connector member being associable with a towing vehicle.

Claim 5

A trailer-camper unit as defined in claim 1 wherein said mating body sections are hingedly secured along a side thereof with latch means provided along another side thereof.

Claim 6

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said luggage rack is hingedly secured to said top body section adjacent a front wall thereof, said luggage rack being pivotal forwardly so as to provide said planar surface extension.

Claim 7

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 5 wherein said luggage rack has a vertical element extending outwardly therefrom for engagement with said tongue when said luggage rack is pivoted forwardly around its hinge connection with said top body section to thereby afford support for said luggage rack portion of said floor.

Claim 8

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said collapsible camper cover means comprise a tent, said tent including tent poles and a cover therefor, said tent poles being received in sockets therefor adjacent said top body section, whereby said tent poles extend upwardly and receive the tent cover therearound.

Claim 9

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 7 wherein said top body section and said luggage rack have a plurality of hooks along the edges thereof, and wherein said tent has a plurality of tie down elements secured along a lower portion thereof, said tie down elements being connectable to said hooks so as to secure a bottom portion of said tent to said floor defined by said top body section and said luggage rack.

Claim 10

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 1 wherein said top body section has a door in a top thereof whereby access may be provided to the enclosure defined by said body section when said tent is erected.

Claim 11

A trailer-camper combination comprising: a. a wheeled frame, said frame having a leveler means secured along a rear portion thereof, said leveler means being pivotal into and out of a leveling position; b. a tongue secured to said frame and extending outwardly therefrom, said tongue having a forward leveling means associable therewith; c. a body secured to said frame, said body comprising a pair of mating sections cooperating to define a body enclosure, a lower of said sections being secured to said frame and an upper of said sections being hingedly secured along a side thereof to the other of said sections, said sections having latch means located on an opposite side thereof to the hinge connection, said top body section having a ribbed surface in the top thereof; d. a luggage rack hingedly connected to said top body section along a front wall thereof, said luggage rack having a floor having longitudinal ribs provided therealong and having an upstanding rack secured to the floor and extending around the periphery thereof, said luggage rack further having a vertical support member secureable thereto, said luggage rack being pivotal forwardly whereby said vertical support member engages said tongue to provide support for said inverted luggage rack whereupon said top surface of said body section and the underside of said floor of said luggage rack define a planar floor surface; and e. collapsible cover means erectable above said floor and secureable thereto to provide a habitable compartment atop said floor.

Claim 12

A trailer-camper combination comprising: a. a wheeled frame, said frame having a leveler means secured along a rear portion thereof, said leveler means being pivotal into and out of a leveling position; b. a tongue secured to said frame and extending outwardly therefrom, said tongue having a forward leveling means associable therewith; c. a body secured to said frame, said body comprising a pair of mating sections cooperating to define a body enclosure, a lower of said sections being secured to said frame and an upper of said sections being hingedly secured along a side thereof to the other of said sections, said sections having latch means located on an opposite side thereof to the hinge connection, said top body section having a ribbed surface in the top thereof; d. a luggage rack hingedly connected to said top body section along a front wall thereof, said luggage rack having a floor having longitudinal ribs provided therealong and having an upstanding rack secured to the floor and extending around the periphery thereof, said luggage rack further having a vertical support member secureable thereto, said luggage rack being pivotal forwardly whereby said vertical support member engages said tongue to provide support for said inverted luggage rack whereupon said top surface of said body section and the underside of said floor of said luggage rack define a planar floor surface; and e. collapsible cover means erectable above said floor and secureable thereto to provide a habitable compartment atop said floor.

Claim 13

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 10 wherein said collapsible cover means comprises a tent that is supported by a plurality of tent poles, said tent poles being associable with said top body section for support of same.

Claim 14

A trailer-camper combination comprising a. a wheeled frame; b. a tongue secured to said frame and extending forwardly therefrom; c. a body secured to said frame, said body having a pair of mating sections cooperating to define an enclosure therebetween, a top section of said pair of sections being securable to the other of said sections along at least one edge thereof, and having a generally planar upper surface; d. a planar member hingedly secured to said upper body and having support means provided thereon, said member being moveable forwardly of said body, and maintained thereat by said support means engaging said tongue, whereby said planar member and said upper body section cooperate to define a planar floor for a camper system: and e. collapsible camper cover means erectable above said floor and securable around at least a portion of the periphery of said floor to provide a habitable compartment atop said floor.

Claim 15

A trailer-camper combination comprising a. a wheeled frame; b. a tongue secured to said frame and extending forwardly therefrom; c. a body secured to said frame, said body having a pair of mating sections cooperating to define an enclosure therebetween, a top section of said pair of sections being securable to the other of said sections along at least one edge thereof, and having a generally planar upper surface; d. a planar member hingedly secured to said upper body and having support means provided thereon, said member being moveable forwardly of said body, and maintained thereat by said support means engaging said tongue, whereby said planar member and said upper body section cooperate to define a planar floor for a camper system: and e. collapsible camper cover means erectable above said floor and securable around at least a portion of the periphery of said floor to provide a habitable compartment atop said floor.

Claim 16

A trailer-camper combination as defined in claim 12 wherein said support means is secured to an upper side thereof, whereby said planar member is inverted to cooperate with said upper section and define said floor.