CA1064800A - Extendable, retractable and portable shelter - Google Patents
Extendable, retractable and portable shelterInfo
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- CA1064800A CA1064800A CA278,265A CA278265A CA1064800A CA 1064800 A CA1064800 A CA 1064800A CA 278265 A CA278265 A CA 278265A CA 1064800 A CA1064800 A CA 1064800A
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- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
- E04H15/44—Supporting means, e.g. frames collapsible, e.g. breakdown type
- E04H15/48—Supporting means, e.g. frames collapsible, e.g. breakdown type foldable, i.e. having pivoted or hinged means
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An enclosure with doors contains a plurality of arched hoops or the like having ground engaging skids and with a flexible covering attached thereto. The hoops may be pulled out manually over a car or the like parked in front of the enclosure. Locking bars lock the hoops in spaced apart relationship automatically and a bar may be provided hooking under the bumper of the car for anchoring purposes. A winch in the enclosure winds ca-bles passing through eyes on the hoops or arches and which are anchored to the outermost arch. Means are pro-vided to break the over-center locking action of the lock-ing bars as the hoops are wound in by the winch until the entire assembly is contained within the enclosure.
An enclosure with doors contains a plurality of arched hoops or the like having ground engaging skids and with a flexible covering attached thereto. The hoops may be pulled out manually over a car or the like parked in front of the enclosure. Locking bars lock the hoops in spaced apart relationship automatically and a bar may be provided hooking under the bumper of the car for anchoring purposes. A winch in the enclosure winds ca-bles passing through eyes on the hoops or arches and which are anchored to the outermost arch. Means are pro-vided to break the over-center locking action of the lock-ing bars as the hoops are wound in by the winch until the entire assembly is contained within the enclosure.
Description
EIACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
_ This invention relates to new and useful improve-ments in shelters, particularly portable shelters which can be used to cover cars and the like.
There is difficulty in providing any form of shel ter for automobiles when garages are not available~ This is particularly so in outside parking facilities provided for apartment blocks and the like~
-Although portable shelters exist, these are rela-tively large inasmuch as means have ~o be provided to en-~5 able the car to be driven in the shelter and then the , ~.
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occupants to exit therefrom. This means tha-t such shelters cannot normally be utili~ed w.ithin apar-tment block parking lots or the like because o~ the lack of space available.
SUMM~RY OF THE INV NTION
The present invention overcomes these disadvantages .
by providing a portable shelter which is adapted to be opened and extended over the automobile or other vehicle after same ~ ;
has been driven into position thus completely enclosing the : :~
automobile and taking up the minimum amount of space.
''"~` ' ' One aspect of the invention is to provide an ex-tendable or retractable shelter assembly for automobiles and the like comprising in combination an enclosure, and a shel-ter unit selectively situated therein, said shelter unit in-cluding a plurality of arched components, said arched compo-nents including an innermost component and an outermost com~
ponent, each of said arched components including a pair of .~ - -spaced and parallel substantially vertical portions and an .. :
over-spanning portion extending between the upper ends of .
said vertical portions, a flexible cover, means securing one end of said flexible cover within said enclosure, means se~
curing said flexible cover to said arched components and re-leasable locking means between adjacent arched component to maintain same in spaced and parallel relationship when extend~
ed, said releasable locking means including a first locking .
arm pivotally secured by adjacent one end thereof to one of ~
said arched component, a second locking arm pivotally secured ~ .
by adjacent one end thereof to the next adjacent arched com-ponent, said first and second locking arms being pivotally ,~ .
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secured together by adjacent the o-ther ends thereof and between said adjacent arched components and over-center stop means on one of said locking arms operatively engaging the other of said locking arms when extended, and means to release successively, said locking arms between adjacent arched component as said shelter unit is retracted, said means including a lower lug extending from said one end thereof of one of said locking arms pivotally secured to one of said arched components and an upper lug extending from said one end of the other of said locking arms pivot-ally secured to the same said one arched component, said lower lug as said shelter unit is retracted thereby rais-ing said other end of said one locking arm.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which may in-clude ground engaging skids or the like on the lower ends of each of the arched components to facilitate the extend~
ing and retracting of the assembly.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which may in-clude means extending from the outermost arched component to engage under the bumper of the automobile when the shelter unit is fully extended thus anchoring same and preventing the shelter unit from lifting due to excessive winds.
Yet another advantage of the invention is to pro-10ti4~
vide a device of the character herewithin described which may include means to retract the shelter unit into an en-closure which can then be closed and locked when the shel-ter unit is not required.
A still further advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin descrlbed which includes automatic locking bars to maintain the arched sup- ;
ports in the desired spaced and parallel relationship and which may include means to successively break the locking bars as the shelter unit is retracted. ~ ~
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Another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well . ~ .- , , .
suited to the purpose for which it is design~d.
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tages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, - -my invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts all as hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings ;
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DR~WINGS
Figure 1 is an isometric view of the device in the ``
fully extended position and showing the flexible cover broken :~, ~0~48(~
away in part for clarity.
Figure 2 is an isometric view of the device in the fully closed or retracted position.
Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the enclosure with the upper panel removed to show the inte~
rior thereof.
Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of three of the arched components showing same in the partially closed position. ;
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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ter 10 and includes an enclosure 11 and an extendable and retractable shelter unit collectively designated 12.
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The enclosure 10 includes an outer panel 13, spaced and parallel side panels 14, a rear panel 15 and a base panel 16 with pairs of folding doors 17 hinged to the vertical front edges of the side panels 14 and adapted~
to enclose the enclosure and to lock same by means of a .
conventional handle assembly 18~
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Means are provided to detachably anchor the en~
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Vertlcal sleeves 19 are secured as by welding ~.:
to the sides 14 adjacent the lower corners thereo~. If ;.
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The shelter unit 12 comprises a plurality of arched components collectively designated 23, and in-cluding an innermost arched.component 23A and an outer-most arched component 23~
Each arched component includes spaced and parallel substantially vertical portions 24 within an over-spanning portion 25 extending between the upper ends of each pair of vertical portions 24.
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Ground engaging means are provided on the lower , ; :~
ends of the vertical portions 24 and preferably take the form of arcuately curved tubular skids 26 welded to said lower ends~ . -,:
Adjacent lower ends are offset alternatively as shown in Figure 5 and receives the skids 26 so that when the unit 12 is fully retracted, alternate skids lie in overlapping or substantially side by side relationship as shown in Figure 6, thus facilitating the retraction :~o~
of the unit 12 within the enclosure.
It should also be noted that diagonally situa-ted holes or drillings 27 are formed through the skids 26 through which nails or other anchoring pegs ~not il-lus~rated) may be engaged when the unit is extended if additional anchoring is requirPd~ ;:
:~-A flexible cover 28 is secured by the inner end thereof to within the sides of the container, being ;-clamped by the inner end 28A between an angle iron 29 ~ ~ :
and a flat bar 30, by means of bolts or the like (not illustrated~O (See Figure 3) `
, The flexible cover which may be made of synthetic plastic material or canvas, extends over all of the ar~
ched components 24 and is secured to the arched components lS 23 by means of fabric or plastic loops 31 sewn or other-wise attached to the material of the cover and engaging `
around the arched components 23 as shown in Figure l.
The front end of the cover 28 may include inwardly extending portions 32 to cover the front of the assembly ::
when extended. -A winch assembly is provided within the enclosure collectively designated 33. It comprises a cross shaft 34 mounted within bearings 35 and extending beyond the , sides 14 so that a ~rank (not illustrated) may be engaged with this shaft to rotate same.
Sheaves 36 are mounted on shaft 34 and wire cables or similar flexible cables 37 are secured by one end thereof to the sheaves 36. These cables ex-tend through eyes 38 secured to the inside of the ver-tical portions 24 of the arched components and are se-cured by the distal ends thereof to the outermost arched components 23B~
This means that the unit 12 can be extended manually with the shaft 34 running freely and the cables extending with the unit, and that the winch assembly 33 can be utilized to retract the assembly within the con-tainer llo . '' "'''' "
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Sets of locking bars are provided collectively ~ :
designated 39, between adjacent arched components and .
details of these locking bars are shown in Figures 4 ~and 5.
Each locking bar set includes a first locking bar 40 pivotally secured as at 41~ to an anchor plate 42 which in turn is secured by rivets 43 to the vertical portion 24 of the arched componen~s 23~
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A second locking bar 44 is pivotally secured as by pivot 41A, to the adjacent arched component and these two locki.~g bars 40 and 44 pivotally secured together by the other ends 45 thereof by means of pivot 46.
When in the fully extended position shown in Figure 5, pivot 46 is on a slightly lower plane than pivots 41 and 41A. In other worcls, the locking bars have passed over-center and are locked in position by means of an offstanding lug 47 engaging within a notch ~ ~ :
48, it being understood that the lug 47 is on one lock- :
ing bar 40 and notch 48 is on the corresponding locking bar 44 ~' When in the over-center position, as for example when the unit is fully extended, the unit is fully locked in position so that the canvas is extended covering the automobile or the like within the shelter unit 12 :
When it is desired to retract the unit, means are provided to successively break the locking bars between adjacent arched components and in this regard~ referenc~
should once again be made to Figures 4 and 5.
The first locking bar 40 is provided with a lower lug 49 extending beyond the pivot 41 and ~he second locking bar 44 is provided with an upper lug 50 extending beyond the pivot 4lA.
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Adjacent locking bars 40 and 44 which are moun-ted on the same plate 42, are positioned so that the lugs of these adjacent bars are in the relationship shown in Figure 5, when the ass~mbly is fully extended.
However, if the winch assembly 33 is used to re-tract the unit, the locking bars between the outermost ar- . .
ched components 23B and the next adjacent componen-ts 23 are initially broken by means of a lever and rod assembly collec-tively designated 51. However, as the outermost component :~
23B is winched by cable 37 towards the next adjacent compo- ~-nent 23, the lugs 41 and 50 engage one another thus lifting the pivot 46 between the next adjacent components 23 thus breaking the over-center locking bars and permitting the as-sembly to be retracted, it being understood that the locking .~.
bars between adjacent components are broken successively as the unit is withdrawn into the enclosure 11.
Tilting the component 23B and lifting the outer-most bar 40 as soon as the outermost bar 40 lifts, the cor- - ~
responding bar 44 is tilted up due to the connection of pi- ~ ~-vot 46, thus tilting the lug 50 of this bar which in turn ~ ~.
depresses the lug 49 and elevates its bar 44 to break this set of lock bars. This progresses as the unit is retracted : until the last set of bars fold upwardly.
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As the skids 26 approach the enclosure, alternate skids engage within channel guides 52 secured to the floor :
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these skids and enabling the entire unit 12 to be withdrawn completely into the enclosure whereupon the doors may be closed and locked.
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It will be observed that the innermost locking bar specifically designated 44A is pivotally secured to a bracket 52 secured in turn to the rear panel 15 of the en-closure.
Since various modifications can be made in my in- .
vention as hereinabove described, and many apparently wide-ly different embodiments of same made within the spirit and -scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the ac-companying specification shall be interpreted as illustra- .
tive only and n~t in a limiting sense.
_ This invention relates to new and useful improve-ments in shelters, particularly portable shelters which can be used to cover cars and the like.
There is difficulty in providing any form of shel ter for automobiles when garages are not available~ This is particularly so in outside parking facilities provided for apartment blocks and the like~
-Although portable shelters exist, these are rela-tively large inasmuch as means have ~o be provided to en-~5 able the car to be driven in the shelter and then the , ~.
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occupants to exit therefrom. This means tha-t such shelters cannot normally be utili~ed w.ithin apar-tment block parking lots or the like because o~ the lack of space available.
SUMM~RY OF THE INV NTION
The present invention overcomes these disadvantages .
by providing a portable shelter which is adapted to be opened and extended over the automobile or other vehicle after same ~ ;
has been driven into position thus completely enclosing the : :~
automobile and taking up the minimum amount of space.
''"~` ' ' One aspect of the invention is to provide an ex-tendable or retractable shelter assembly for automobiles and the like comprising in combination an enclosure, and a shel-ter unit selectively situated therein, said shelter unit in-cluding a plurality of arched components, said arched compo-nents including an innermost component and an outermost com~
ponent, each of said arched components including a pair of .~ - -spaced and parallel substantially vertical portions and an .. :
over-spanning portion extending between the upper ends of .
said vertical portions, a flexible cover, means securing one end of said flexible cover within said enclosure, means se~
curing said flexible cover to said arched components and re-leasable locking means between adjacent arched component to maintain same in spaced and parallel relationship when extend~
ed, said releasable locking means including a first locking .
arm pivotally secured by adjacent one end thereof to one of ~
said arched component, a second locking arm pivotally secured ~ .
by adjacent one end thereof to the next adjacent arched com-ponent, said first and second locking arms being pivotally ,~ .
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secured together by adjacent the o-ther ends thereof and between said adjacent arched components and over-center stop means on one of said locking arms operatively engaging the other of said locking arms when extended, and means to release successively, said locking arms between adjacent arched component as said shelter unit is retracted, said means including a lower lug extending from said one end thereof of one of said locking arms pivotally secured to one of said arched components and an upper lug extending from said one end of the other of said locking arms pivot-ally secured to the same said one arched component, said lower lug as said shelter unit is retracted thereby rais-ing said other end of said one locking arm.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which may in-clude ground engaging skids or the like on the lower ends of each of the arched components to facilitate the extend~
ing and retracting of the assembly.
Another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which may in-clude means extending from the outermost arched component to engage under the bumper of the automobile when the shelter unit is fully extended thus anchoring same and preventing the shelter unit from lifting due to excessive winds.
Yet another advantage of the invention is to pro-10ti4~
vide a device of the character herewithin described which may include means to retract the shelter unit into an en-closure which can then be closed and locked when the shel-ter unit is not required.
A still further advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin descrlbed which includes automatic locking bars to maintain the arched sup- ;
ports in the desired spaced and parallel relationship and which may include means to successively break the locking bars as the shelter unit is retracted. ~ ~
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Another advantage of the invention is to provide a device of the character herewithin described which is simple in construction, economical in manufacture and otherwise well . ~ .- , , .
suited to the purpose for which it is design~d.
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tages as will become apparent to those skilled in the art to which this invention relates as this specification proceeds, - -my invention consists essentially in the arrangement and construction of parts all as hereinafter more particularly described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings ;
in which~
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DR~WINGS
Figure 1 is an isometric view of the device in the ``
fully extended position and showing the flexible cover broken :~, ~0~48(~
away in part for clarity.
Figure 2 is an isometric view of the device in the fully closed or retracted position.
Figure 3 is a fragmentary top plan view of the enclosure with the upper panel removed to show the inte~
rior thereof.
Figure 4 is a fragmentary side elevation of three of the arched components showing same in the partially closed position. ;
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Figure 6 is a fragmentary end view of Figure 3. : :
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In the drawings like characters of reference in- ~ -S dicate corresponding parts in the different figures.
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
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Proceeding therefore to describe the invention in ~
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ter 10 and includes an enclosure 11 and an extendable and retractable shelter unit collectively designated 12.
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The enclosure 10 includes an outer panel 13, spaced and parallel side panels 14, a rear panel 15 and a base panel 16 with pairs of folding doors 17 hinged to the vertical front edges of the side panels 14 and adapted~
to enclose the enclosure and to lock same by means of a .
conventional handle assembly 18~
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Means are provided to detachably anchor the en~
~ _losure to the ground if desired. In this regard, ~wo :~ methods are shown.
Vertlcal sleeves 19 are secured as by welding ~.:
to the sides 14 adjacent the lower corners thereo~. If ;.
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.~ , :. i ~ - 5 -on soft ground, stakes or pegs 20 may enclaqe freely through the anchor brackets or sleeves 19 and into the ground. If mounted on concrete, then a threaded sleeve 21 may be engaged within the collcrete and a screw threaded bolt 22 may ~hen freely engage within the sleeve 19 and screw threadably engage within the threaded sleeve 21.
The shelter unit 12 comprises a plurality of arched components collectively designated 23, and in-cluding an innermost arched.component 23A and an outer-most arched component 23~
Each arched component includes spaced and parallel substantially vertical portions 24 within an over-spanning portion 25 extending between the upper ends of each pair of vertical portions 24.
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Ground engaging means are provided on the lower , ; :~
ends of the vertical portions 24 and preferably take the form of arcuately curved tubular skids 26 welded to said lower ends~ . -,:
Adjacent lower ends are offset alternatively as shown in Figure 5 and receives the skids 26 so that when the unit 12 is fully retracted, alternate skids lie in overlapping or substantially side by side relationship as shown in Figure 6, thus facilitating the retraction :~o~
of the unit 12 within the enclosure.
It should also be noted that diagonally situa-ted holes or drillings 27 are formed through the skids 26 through which nails or other anchoring pegs ~not il-lus~rated) may be engaged when the unit is extended if additional anchoring is requirPd~ ;:
:~-A flexible cover 28 is secured by the inner end thereof to within the sides of the container, being ;-clamped by the inner end 28A between an angle iron 29 ~ ~ :
and a flat bar 30, by means of bolts or the like (not illustrated~O (See Figure 3) `
, The flexible cover which may be made of synthetic plastic material or canvas, extends over all of the ar~
ched components 24 and is secured to the arched components lS 23 by means of fabric or plastic loops 31 sewn or other-wise attached to the material of the cover and engaging `
around the arched components 23 as shown in Figure l.
The front end of the cover 28 may include inwardly extending portions 32 to cover the front of the assembly ::
when extended. -A winch assembly is provided within the enclosure collectively designated 33. It comprises a cross shaft 34 mounted within bearings 35 and extending beyond the , sides 14 so that a ~rank (not illustrated) may be engaged with this shaft to rotate same.
Sheaves 36 are mounted on shaft 34 and wire cables or similar flexible cables 37 are secured by one end thereof to the sheaves 36. These cables ex-tend through eyes 38 secured to the inside of the ver-tical portions 24 of the arched components and are se-cured by the distal ends thereof to the outermost arched components 23B~
This means that the unit 12 can be extended manually with the shaft 34 running freely and the cables extending with the unit, and that the winch assembly 33 can be utilized to retract the assembly within the con-tainer llo . '' "'''' "
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Sets of locking bars are provided collectively ~ :
designated 39, between adjacent arched components and .
details of these locking bars are shown in Figures 4 ~and 5.
Each locking bar set includes a first locking bar 40 pivotally secured as at 41~ to an anchor plate 42 which in turn is secured by rivets 43 to the vertical portion 24 of the arched componen~s 23~
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A second locking bar 44 is pivotally secured as by pivot 41A, to the adjacent arched component and these two locki.~g bars 40 and 44 pivotally secured together by the other ends 45 thereof by means of pivot 46.
When in the fully extended position shown in Figure 5, pivot 46 is on a slightly lower plane than pivots 41 and 41A. In other worcls, the locking bars have passed over-center and are locked in position by means of an offstanding lug 47 engaging within a notch ~ ~ :
48, it being understood that the lug 47 is on one lock- :
ing bar 40 and notch 48 is on the corresponding locking bar 44 ~' When in the over-center position, as for example when the unit is fully extended, the unit is fully locked in position so that the canvas is extended covering the automobile or the like within the shelter unit 12 :
When it is desired to retract the unit, means are provided to successively break the locking bars between adjacent arched components and in this regard~ referenc~
should once again be made to Figures 4 and 5.
The first locking bar 40 is provided with a lower lug 49 extending beyond the pivot 41 and ~he second locking bar 44 is provided with an upper lug 50 extending beyond the pivot 4lA.
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Adjacent locking bars 40 and 44 which are moun-ted on the same plate 42, are positioned so that the lugs of these adjacent bars are in the relationship shown in Figure 5, when the ass~mbly is fully extended.
However, if the winch assembly 33 is used to re-tract the unit, the locking bars between the outermost ar- . .
ched components 23B and the next adjacent componen-ts 23 are initially broken by means of a lever and rod assembly collec-tively designated 51. However, as the outermost component :~
23B is winched by cable 37 towards the next adjacent compo- ~-nent 23, the lugs 41 and 50 engage one another thus lifting the pivot 46 between the next adjacent components 23 thus breaking the over-center locking bars and permitting the as-sembly to be retracted, it being understood that the locking .~.
bars between adjacent components are broken successively as the unit is withdrawn into the enclosure 11.
Tilting the component 23B and lifting the outer-most bar 40 as soon as the outermost bar 40 lifts, the cor- - ~
responding bar 44 is tilted up due to the connection of pi- ~ ~-vot 46, thus tilting the lug 50 of this bar which in turn ~ ~.
depresses the lug 49 and elevates its bar 44 to break this set of lock bars. This progresses as the unit is retracted : until the last set of bars fold upwardly.
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As the skids 26 approach the enclosure, alternate skids engage within channel guides 52 secured to the floor :
16 of the enclosure thus facilitating the positioning of :~
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these skids and enabling the entire unit 12 to be withdrawn completely into the enclosure whereupon the doors may be closed and locked.
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It will be observed that the innermost locking bar specifically designated 44A is pivotally secured to a bracket 52 secured in turn to the rear panel 15 of the en-closure.
Since various modifications can be made in my in- .
vention as hereinabove described, and many apparently wide-ly different embodiments of same made within the spirit and -scope of the claims without departing from such spirit and scope, it is intended that all matter contained in the ac-companying specification shall be interpreted as illustra- .
tive only and n~t in a limiting sense.
Claims
WHAT I CLAIM AS MY INVENTION IS:
(1) An extendable and retractable shelter assem-bly for automobiles and the like comprising in combination an enclosure, and a shelter unit selectively situated there-in, said shelter unit including a plurality of arched com-ponents, said arched components including an innermost com-ponent and an outermost component, each of said arched com-ponents including a pair of spaced and parallel substanti-ally vertical portions and an over-spanning portion extend-ing between the upper ends of said vertical portions, a flex-ible cover, means securing one end of said flexible cover within said enclosure, means securing said flexible cover to said arched components and releasable locking means bet-ween adjacent arched components to maintain same in spaced and parallel relationship when extended, said releasable locking means including a first locking arm pivotally secu-red by adjacent one end thereof to one of said arched com-ponents, a second locking arm pivotally secured by adjacent one end thereof to the next adjacent arched component, said first and second locking arms being pivotally secured toge-ther by adjacent the other ends thereof and between said ad-jacent arched components and over-center stop means on one of said locking arms operatively engaging the other of said locking arms when extended, and means to release successive-ly, said locking arms between adjacent arched component as said shelter unit is retracted, said means including a lower lug extending from said one end thereof of one of said lock-ing arms pivotally secured to one of said arched components and an upper lug extending from said one end of the other of said locking arms pivotally secured to the same said one ar-ched component, said upper lug operatively engaging said lower lug as said shelter unit is retracted thereby rais-ing said other end of said one locking arm.
(2) The assembly according to Claim 1 which in-cludes ground engaging means at the lower ends of said ver-tical portions of said arched components, said last men-tioned means being secured to said lower ends whereby said ground engaging means of adjacent components are in overlap-ping relationship when said shelter unit is retracted with-in said enclosure.
(3) The assembly according to Claim 1 which in-cludes means extending from said outermost arched component for selectively anchoring said outermost component when in the extended position.
(4) The assembly according to Claim 2 which in-cludes means extending from said outermost arched component for selectively anchoring said outermost component when in the extended position.
(5) The assembly according to Claim 1 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosure, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(6) The assembly according to Claim 2 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosure, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(7) The assembly according to Claim 3 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosure, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(8) The assembly according to Claim 4 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosre, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(9) The assembly according to Claims 2, 4 or 6 in which said ground engaging means includes a skid shoe at the lower ends of each of said vertical portions of said arched components, and guide means in said enclosure to receive and guide said shoe when said assembly is retracted within said enclosure.
(10) The assembly according to Claim 8 in which said ground engaging means includes a skid shoe at the lower ends of each of said vertical portions of said arched components, and guide means in said enclosure to receive and guide said shoe when said assembly is retracted within said enclosure.
(1) An extendable and retractable shelter assem-bly for automobiles and the like comprising in combination an enclosure, and a shelter unit selectively situated there-in, said shelter unit including a plurality of arched com-ponents, said arched components including an innermost com-ponent and an outermost component, each of said arched com-ponents including a pair of spaced and parallel substanti-ally vertical portions and an over-spanning portion extend-ing between the upper ends of said vertical portions, a flex-ible cover, means securing one end of said flexible cover within said enclosure, means securing said flexible cover to said arched components and releasable locking means bet-ween adjacent arched components to maintain same in spaced and parallel relationship when extended, said releasable locking means including a first locking arm pivotally secu-red by adjacent one end thereof to one of said arched com-ponents, a second locking arm pivotally secured by adjacent one end thereof to the next adjacent arched component, said first and second locking arms being pivotally secured toge-ther by adjacent the other ends thereof and between said ad-jacent arched components and over-center stop means on one of said locking arms operatively engaging the other of said locking arms when extended, and means to release successive-ly, said locking arms between adjacent arched component as said shelter unit is retracted, said means including a lower lug extending from said one end thereof of one of said lock-ing arms pivotally secured to one of said arched components and an upper lug extending from said one end of the other of said locking arms pivotally secured to the same said one ar-ched component, said upper lug operatively engaging said lower lug as said shelter unit is retracted thereby rais-ing said other end of said one locking arm.
(2) The assembly according to Claim 1 which in-cludes ground engaging means at the lower ends of said ver-tical portions of said arched components, said last men-tioned means being secured to said lower ends whereby said ground engaging means of adjacent components are in overlap-ping relationship when said shelter unit is retracted with-in said enclosure.
(3) The assembly according to Claim 1 which in-cludes means extending from said outermost arched component for selectively anchoring said outermost component when in the extended position.
(4) The assembly according to Claim 2 which in-cludes means extending from said outermost arched component for selectively anchoring said outermost component when in the extended position.
(5) The assembly according to Claim 1 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosure, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(6) The assembly according to Claim 2 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosure, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(7) The assembly according to Claim 3 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosure, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(8) The assembly according to Claim 4 which in-cludes means to retract said shelter unit into said enclo-sure, said last mentioned means including a winch system within said enclosre, cables extending from said winch sys-tem to said outermost arched component and being secured thereto, guide means on the other of said arched compo-nents, said cables passing freely through said guide means.
(9) The assembly according to Claims 2, 4 or 6 in which said ground engaging means includes a skid shoe at the lower ends of each of said vertical portions of said arched components, and guide means in said enclosure to receive and guide said shoe when said assembly is retracted within said enclosure.
(10) The assembly according to Claim 8 in which said ground engaging means includes a skid shoe at the lower ends of each of said vertical portions of said arched components, and guide means in said enclosure to receive and guide said shoe when said assembly is retracted within said enclosure.
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