Patent ID: 7234761
Filing Date: 2007-06-26
Classification: B60P,B62D

Abstract:
1. A recreational vehicle comprising: a chassis with wheels mounted thereto so as to allow rolling motion of the recreational vehicle; a main housing mounted to the chassis, the main housing having a front wall, a rear wall, and at least two side walls interposed between the front and rear walls so as to define an interior space having a roof and a floor, wherein the front wall includes a window; a cover mounted adjacent the front wall so as to be movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, wherein the cover has a side profile shape that has a first contour and a second contour wherein the first contour is separated from the second contour by varying thickness so that when in the closed configuration the second contour conforms to the contour of the front wall and the first contour provides a desired contour to a front portion of the recreational vehicle that is different than the contour of the front wall, and wherein the cover in its open configuration provides a cover for at least a portion of the front wall; wherein the cover comprises first and second side-mounted members, the first side-mounted member being hingeably mounted adjacent one of the two side edges of the front wall and the second side-mounted member being hingeably mounted adjacent the other side edge of the front wall, each of the two side-mounted members comprising a shell structure that is substantially non-collapsible, such that the two side-mounted members in their closed configuration provide an aerodynamic shape, and such that the two side-mounted members can swing out sideways about their respective hinges so as to be in their open configuration to provide a front view from the interior space through the window in the front wall.