Patent ID: 7017975

Claim:
An equipment-hauling expandable shelter comprising: a chassis comprising a central floor section; and an expandable-collapsible shelter coupled to the chassis reversibly movable between a stowed position and expanded position, the expandable-collapsible shelter in the stowed position having a first exterior profile size, the expandable-collapsible shelter in the expanded position having a second exterior profile size larger than the first exterior profile size, and the expandable-collapsible shelter comprising: an interior space within the expandable-collapsible shelter comprising: a fillable-dischargeable cargo space sized, shaped, and unobstructed for containing portable equipment, the cargo space within both the stowed position and the expanded position of the shelter, the cargo space available and accessible in both the stowed and the expanded positions of the shelter through a plurality of ingress and egress locations about the periphery of the expandable-collapsible shelter, and the cargo space having a first interior volume in the stowed position of the shelter; and a living space defined by the expanded position of the shelter, the living space shared and in communication with the cargo space, and the shared living and cargo spaces in the expanded position of the shelter having a second interior volume larger than the first interior volume in the stowed position of the shelter by increasing usable floor area in combination with increasing interior height.