Patent ID: 9714522
Date: 2017-07-25
CPC Classifications: B60D,B60R,E04H

Claim:
1. A tailgate party area covering assembly comprising: (a) a hitch extender having longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal ends; (b) a bar comprising medial, lateral, and oppositely lateral segments, the bar having lateral and oppositely lateral ends, the bar further having longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal sides, wherein the bar's medial segment comprises lateral and oppositely lateral clevis brackets, said brackets respectively engaging the bar's lateral and oppositely lateral segments; (c) longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal plates having lateral and oppositely lateral ends, the bar's medial segment comprising said plates, wherein the lateral clevis bracket comprises said plates' lateral ends, and wherein the oppositely lateral clevis bracket comprises said plates' oppositely lateral ends; (d) a channel having longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal openings respectively positioned at the bar's longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal sides, wherein the channel's longitudinal opening comprises a longitudinal void within the longitudinal plate, wherein the channel's oppositely longitudinal opening comprises an oppositely longitudinal void within the oppositely longitudinal plate, and wherein the hitch extender is received within the channel; (e) lateral and oppositely lateral columns having upper ends, said columns being respectively fixedly attached to the bar's lateral and oppositely lateral ends; and (f) a frame and flexible sheet combination fixedly attached to the lateral and oppositely lateral columns' upper ends, wherein the channel has a floor, and further comprising an expander operatively spanning between the hitch extender and the longitudinal and oppositely longitudinal plates, the expander being adapted for driving the hitch extender against said floor.