Patent ID: 7216658

Claim:
A portable shelter for a vehicle, the vehicle having a front and rear bumper, comprising: a) a foldable support frame member having a pair of spaced horizontal portions for resting on a ground surface, upright portions at each end of said horizontal portions, and roof portions extending between top ends of upright portions at each end of said horizontal portions forming front and rear openings between said spaced horizontal portions for said vehicle to enter and exit said support frame; b) a roof of waterproof fabric material being disposed on said roof portions to permit the vehicle to be covered; c) a pair of side panels made of mesh like material extending down from said roof to said spaced horizontal portions for protecting sides of the vehicle; d) a pair of anchor cords each having a first end connected to said support frame member and a second end adapted to be connected to a vehicle bumper to permit the portable shelter to be secured to the vehicle; and, e) said support frame member being foldable in sequence at said ends of said horizontal portions with said upright portions being foldable toward each other and flush against said horizontal portions, said horizontal portions being foldable at midpoints thereof with said upright portions coming together, said roof portions being foldable so that said upright portions come together, and said roof portions being foldable inwardly toward said vertical portions wherein said support frame member, roof, and side panels are foldable to a compact size for storage within a trunk of the vehicle.