Patent ID: 9533557
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B60J

Claim:
1. A recreational vehicle rooftop shade system comprising: a trailer body of a recreational vehicle having a front end, a rear end opposite of said front end, and opposing sides extending between said front end and said rear end, and a roof; a rear bumper extending from the rear end of said trailer body; and, a trailer tongue extending from the front end of said trailer body; a sheet of flexible material having a lower surface facing at least a portion of said roof of said trailer body and elevated from at least a portion of said roof; said sheet having a front end, a rear end, and opposing first and second side boundaries extending between said front end and said rear end; at least one strap affixed to said sheet and extending under said lower surface of said sheet between the first and second side boundaries; at least one support rod extending along said sheet, said support rod maintaining the elevation of said lower surface from said roof; a first stability strap system attached proximal to said front end of said sheet and securing said sheet to said recreational vehicle, said first stability strap system having a first strap member with an upper end attached proximal to the front end of said sheet and a second strap member having an upper end attached proximal to the front end of said sheet; a second stability strap system attached proximal to said rear end of said sheet and securing said sheet to said recreational vehicle; wherein the first strap member of the first stability strap system extends from said sheet at least partially around a first front corner of said trailer body, said first front corner being formed by at least the front end and one of the opposing sides of said trailer body; and wherein the second strap member of the first stability strap system extends from said sheet at least partially around a second front corner of said trailer body, said second front corner being formed by at least the front end and one of the opposing sides of said trailer body.