Patent ID: 8230870
Filing Date: 2012-07-31
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A collapsible and completely integrated design camper-tent apparatus for use with a cargo area of a top-hinged rear door vehicle, the apparatus having a compacted and erected state, the apparatus comprising: a) an adapting pad received in the cargo area and lying on the floor thereof, b) a pair of continuous flat plane slides attached to a leading edge of the adapting pad via bolts, said slides contained in and capable of extending outwardly from the cargo area, the slides including a plurality of sections wherein each section of the slides, when extended, overlaps an adjacent section by at least one half of the length of each section, c) a cargo floor panel with four corners, each corner having a vertical leg that is foldable and extendable to move the cargo floor panel between a raised and a lowered position, d) a transition floor panel, and e) a main floor panel connected at its rear end to the slides, the main floor panel including: wherein when the apparatus is in the compacted state, the cargo floor panel is in the raised position and overlays the transition floor panel, the main floor panel and the tent structure within the cargo area, and when the apparatus is in the erected state, the main floor panel is extended outward on the slides with the extending floor panels folded outward, the transition floor panel is inserted between the main floor panel and the cargo panel in its lowered position, thereby forming a single planar floor, the telescoping legs are deployed to support the main floor panel and the tent structure is erected to form the shelter.