Patent ID: 8245455

Claim:
A convertible side shelter comprising: a center section having front and back ends and defining opposed first and second side planes and first and second end planes, the center section including a frame having a plurality of posts, a center section floor on the frame, and a roof supported by the posts; and b) at least one side section comprising a side section floor rotatably connected to the center section, a plurality of panels mounted to each other and to the center section for core operating with the side section floor to selectively fold between a transport mode and a deployed mode, and a side section cover rotatably and slidably connected to the roof by a generally U-shaped support arm operably connected between the side section cover and the roof, the support arm including an offset disposed between opposed perpendicularly extending ends of the support arm and parallel but not coplanar to the side section cover to position the side section cover parallel to the roof in the deployed mode.