Patent ID: 7121274

Claim:
A compact vehicle-portable kitchen system, comprising: a) a rain-tight enclosure comprising: i) a front section having a front internal volume; ii) a rear section having a rear internal volume; iii) hinge means secured to and between said front section and said rear section, wherein said front and said rear sections hingeably mate against one another in a hinged closed configuration to produce said rain-tight enclosure; b) an extendable work-area member pivotably secured to said rear section, whereby said extendable work-area member fits within said rain-tight enclosure when said rain-tight enclosure is in said closed configuration and pivotably extends from said rain-tight enclosure when said front section and said rear section are in a hinged open configuration; c) first and second supports, wherein said first support is collapseably secured to said extendable work-area member and said second support is collapseably secured to said front section of said enclosure; and d) a plurality of kitchen appliances mounted within said rain-fight enclosure.