Patent ID: 7946306

Claim:
A portable shelter for sheltering a vehicle, comprising: a) a canopy for sheltering the vehicle; b) a plurality of masts each having a first end secured to said canopy; c) a plurality of mast bases each secured to a respective second end of said masts; d) said mast bases each including a plurality of hooks that attach to an outside of a tire of the vehicle, a bolt having an outer end and an inner end, a plate having a threaded opening for threadedly receiving said bolt therethrough, a holder for rotatably receiving therein said inner end of said bolt, a plurality of arms each having a first end attached to said holder and a second end attached to a respective one of said hooks, and a plurality of braces each having a first end pivotally connected to said plate and a second end pivotally connected to a respective one of said arms; e) said holder of each of said mast bases is spaced from the tire when said mast bases are secured to the tire; f) said plate is movable toward said holder when said bolt is turned one way to cause each of said braces to push a respective one of said arms and cause said first end of each of said arms and said holder to move away from the tire, whereby said hooks are secured to the tire; and g) said plate is movable away from said holder when said bolt is turned another way to cause each of said braces to pull a respective one of said arms and cause said first end of each of said arms and said holder to move toward the tire, whereby said hooks are loosened from the tire.