Patent ID: 7966775

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 connected to the roof, wherein the side section cover comprises an exterior wall and at least one connecting member fixed to the exterior wall and slidably and rotatably connected to the roof, and wherein the at least one connecting member comprises: i) a support arm secured to the exterior wall at one end and to the roof at the opposite end; ii) a pivot pin engaged with the support arm and the roof to enable the support arm to slide and pivot with regard to the roof; and iii) an offset formed in the support arm and disposed between the roof and the exterior wall for connecting the support arm to the exterior wall in a manner where the support arm and the exterior wall are parallel but not coplanar in the extended position, while the exterior wall and the roof are positioned coplanar with one another.