Patent ID: 7677624

Claim:
A ground covering system comprising: a recreational vehicle having a bottom wall; a housing being attached to said bottom wall, said housing having an open end positioned adjacent to a lateral wall of the vehicle and being directed laterally with respect to the vehicle; a casing being mounted in said housing, said casing being selectively positioned in a stored position positioned within said housing or in a deployed position extending outwardly of said open end, said casing including a first end wall, a second end wall and a perimeter wall extending between said first and second end walls, said casing having a door therein extending between said first and second end walls; a spindle being rotatably mounted in said casing and extending between said first and second end walls; a flexible panel defining a rug has a first end edge and a second end edge disposed opposite of each other, said first end edge being attached to said spindle, said spindle being rotated in a first direction to position said panel in a rolled up configuration on said spindle, said spindle being rotated in a second direction to remove said panel from said spindle to position said panel on a ground surface.