Pop up shelter for sheltering a neighboring vehicle

Abstract

A pop up shelter for sheltering a neighboring vehicle has a rectangular base frame adapted to be securely attached to the roof of a vehicle and includes at least one cross support member, an elongated rotating frame having an axis point rotating member attached at a center portion thereof and adapted to be connected to the base frame at a center portion thereof and rotatable thereon. The rotating frame further includes a sleeve and holding member at each opposite end thereof and adapted to hold a plurality of telescoping sheath sections therein. An extendable sheath formed from the plurality of telescoping sheath sections, each having opposite cylindrical insertable end portions that are formed successively smaller in diameter than an adjacent sheath section and adapted to fit within each of the adjacent sheath section to thereby form the sheath, and wherein a first sheath section has end portions that are larger in diameter than the other sheath sections end portions and are adapted to support the other adjacent sheath section end portions.

1 . A pop up shelter for use upon a vehicle, said pop up shelter comprising a rectangular base frame adapted to be securely attached to the roof of said vehicle and includes at least one cross support member; an elongated rotating frame having an axis point rotating member attached at a center portion thereof and adapted to be connected to said base frame at a center portion thereof and rotatable thereon, said rotating frame further including a sleeve and holding member at each opposite end thereof and adapted to hold a plurality of telescoping sheath sections therein; an extendable sheath formed from said plurality of telescoping sheath sections each having opposite cylindrical insertable end portions that are formed successively smaller in diameter than an adjacent sheath section and adapted to fit within each said adjacent sheath section to thereby form said sheath, and wherein a first sheath section has end portions that are larger in diameter than the other sheath sections end portions and are adapted to support the other adjacent sheath section end portions, and wherein said end portions are connected to corresponding end portions on the opposite side of said rotating frame by a connecting member; and wherein said first sheath section end portions are adapted to be securely releasably held within and upon respective said sleeve and holding members of said rotating frame; and a pair of support posts each adapted to be attached to an end portion of a last sheath section to support said pop up shelter when extended, such that said extendable sheath can be rotatably attached to said roof of said vehicle and extended outwardly such that said vehicle and a second vehicle can be covered at the same time by said pop up shelter. 
     
     
         2 . The pop up shelter of  claim 1 , further comprising a canvas skin adapted to attach to and cover said extendable sheath. 
     
     
         3 . The pop up shelter of  claim 2 , wherein said canvas skin includes a top section adapted to cover said sheath and three wall sections adapted to hang downwardly from said sheath and form an enclosed area between said three walls and an exterior surface of said vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The pop up shelter of  claim 1 , wherein said base frame, said rotating frame, and said sheath are elongated in length and adapted to cover the length of most commonly sized vehicle roofs. 
     
     
         5 . The pop up shelter of  claim 1 , wherein said pair of support posts are formed from a plurality of telescoping post sections. 
     
     
         6 . The pop up shelter of  claim 1 , wherein said plurality of telescoping sheath sections are formed from a material chosen from a group of materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, and fiberglass. 
     
     
         7 . The pop up shelter of  claim 1 , wherein said base frame and said rotating frame are formed from a material chosen from a group of materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, fiberglass, iron, and steel. 
     
     
         8 . A combination of a vehicle and a pop up shelter for use upon said vehicle, said combination comprising a vehicle having a roof; and a pop up shelter comprising a rectangular base frame adapted to be securely attached to said roof of said vehicle and includes at least one cross support member; an elongated rotating frame having an axis point rotating member attached at a center portion thereof and adapted to be connected to said base frame at a center portion thereof and rotatable thereon, said rotating frame further including a sleeve and holding member at each opposite end thereof and adapted to hold a plurality of telescoping sheath sections therein; an extendable sheath formed from said plurality of telescoping sheath sections each having opposite cylindrical insertable end portions that are formed successively smaller in diameter than an adjacent sheath section and adapted to fit within each said adjacent sheath section to thereby form said sheath, and wherein a first sheath section has end portions that are larger in diameter than the other sheath sections end portions and are adapted to support the other adjacent sheath section end portions, and wherein said end portions are connected to corresponding end portions on the opposite side of said rotating frame by a connecting member; and wherein said first sheath section end portions are adapted to be securely releasably held within and upon respective said sleeve and holding members of said rotating frame; and a pair of support posts each adapted to be attached to an end portion of a last sheath section to support said pop up shelter when extended, such that said extendable sheath can be rotatably attached to said roof of said vehicle and extended outwardly such that said vehicle and a second vehicle can be covered at the same time by said pop up shelter. 
     
     
         9 . The combination of  claim 8 , further comprising a canvas skin adapted to attach to and cover said extendable sheath. 
     
     
         10 . The combination of  claim 9 , wherein said canvas skin includes a top section adapted to cover said sheath and three wall sections adapted to hang downwardly from said sheath and form an enclosed area between said three walls and an exterior surface of said vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein said base frame, said rotating frame, and said sheath are elongated in length and adapted to cover the length of most commonly sized vehicle roofs. 
     
     
         12 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein said pair of support posts are formed from a plurality of telescoping post sections. 
     
     
         13 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein said plurality of telescoping sheath sections are formed from a material chosen from a group of materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, and fiberglass. 
     
     
         14 . The combination of  claim 8 , wherein said base frame and said rotating frame are formed from a material chosen from a group of materials that comprises plastic, aluminum, fiberglass, iron, and steel.