US20100126546A1

US20100126546A1 - Foldable Car Cover Tent Having An Opening

Info

Publication number: US20100126546A1
Application number: US12/323,446
Authority: US
Inventors: Jack Chen
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Sportsman Corp
Priority date: 2008-11-25
Filing date: 2008-11-25
Publication date: 2010-05-27

Abstract

A foldable car cover tent having an opening comprises a base that has a first lateral plate parallel to a second lateral plate. The front and rear ends of the base are respectively connected to a front support set and a rear support set. A cover is provided for covering the front and rear support sets. The rear support set includes a first movable support and a second movable support, both of which have two sides pivotally connected to the first and second lateral plates respectively A rope is also provided. One end of the rope connects to the first movable support while another end passes through the second movable support. Thereby, the first and second movable supports together with the cover can be pulled simultaneously when the rope is pulled, and then an opening is formed for cars entering or exiting.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present invention relates to a car cover tent and, more particularly, to a foldable car cover tent having an opening that can be folded by pulling each movable support and a cover on the supports via a rope.

BACKGROUND

Please refer to FIG. 4 that shows a conventional mobile car tent A. The mobile car tent A has a parallel left and right lateral plates B, B′, a plurality of inverse U-shape metal supports C that are rotatable and foldable in response to the position of the left and right lateral plates B, B′, and a canvas cover D for covering the metal supports C. Thereby, the car tent can be set up when each metal support C is unfolded and an opening for moving cars in and out can be formed by rotating each metal support C to fold the metal supports C and canvas cover D.
Above mentioned structure of the car tent can provide effective protection for a car parked therein and the car can be driven in and out of the tent conveniently. If a user folds the metal supports and the canvas cover when a car is parked inside the tent, it will be impossible for the user to exert force on the central part of the metal supports to rotate each metal support. Instead, the user is only able to fold the metal supports and the canvas cover from one side of the metal supports. Since the inverse U-shape metal supports are made of long tubes and are covered by the canvas cover, the metal supports may be deformed when a user folds the cart tent. Besides, it will be laborious for users to rotate the metal supports to fold the car tent due to the effect of the torque formed by the span length of the metal supports.
In order to solve the above problems, inventor had the motive to study and develop the present invention. After hard research and development, a foldable car cover tent having an opening is provided for convenient access. Besides, by using the car cover tent of the present invention, the supports thereof can be prevented from being deformed when the car cover tent is being folded, therefore, the lifetime of the car cover tent can therefore be extended.

SUMMARY OF THE DISCLOSURE

An object of the present invention is to provide a foldable car cover tent having an opening, which structurally has a plurality of movable supports that are rotatable in response to the position of a base, covered by a cover. The supports and cover can be pulled simultaneously via a rope. Consequently, it is convenient for users to fold the movable supports and the cover.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable car cover tent having an opening where a space is provided between a front support set and a rear support set. A cover having a side door is also provided for covering the front and rear support sets. Accordingly, when a car door is opened, the door can swing out of the tent through the side door. Thereby, users can conveniently get off and get in the cars.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable car cover tent having an opening where a bottom plate disposed with two stop blocks between a first and a second lateral plates of a base. The bottom plate is adjustable in response to the position of the base. Consequently, a car can be positioned in the cover tent precisely and the cover tent can be flexibly adjusted for cars with different sizes.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a foldable car cover tent having an opening where at least an elastic telescopic tube is provided between rotatable movable supports and rear fixed supports. Thereby, each movable support and the cover thereon can move downward automatically to enclose the opening for protecting the car parked therein.
In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides a foldable car cover tent having an opening, which comprises a base, a front support set, a rear support set, a cover, and a rope. The base includes a first lateral plate parallel to a second lateral plate. The front support set is connected to a front end of the base. The rear support set has a first and a second movable supports. The two sides of the first movable support are respectively provided with a first left support bar and a first right support bar while two sides of the second movable support are provided respectively with a second left support bar and a second right support bar. The first and second left support bars are pivotally connected to the first lateral plate in a rotatable way while the first and second right support bars are pivotally connected to the second lateral plate in a rotatable way. The cover is used for covering the front and rear support sets. The rope has one end connected to the first movable support and another end passing through the second movable support for users to pull. While another end of the rope is pulled, the first and second movable supports can be pulled simultaneously to form an opening for cars entrance or exit.
In practice, the second movable support is provided with a guide for positioning the rope.
In practice, the rear support set further includes a rear fixed support that has a rear bridge bar, a left rear support bar, and a right rear support bar. The left and right rear support bars are connected to the two ends of the rear bridge bar and are fixed to the first and second lateral plates respectively. One end of the rope passes through the rear bridge bar.
In practice, the rear support set further includes two elastic telescopic tubes. Two ends of one telescopic tube are positioned at the left rear support bar and the first left support bar while two ends of another telescopic tube are positioned at the right rear support bar and the first right support bar.
In practice, a horizontal space is provided between the rear end of the front support set and the rear fixed support of the rear support set. The cover is provided with a side door corresponding to that space so that a car door can swing out of the tent through the space and the side door when opened.
In practice, the base further includes a bottom plate that is provided with two stop blocks thereon. Two ends of the bottom plate are adjustably connected to the first and second lateral plates respectively.
The following detailed description, given by way of examples or embodiments, will best be understood in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention where a base, a front support set, and a rear support set are assembled.

FIG. 3 shows a diagram of a preferred embodiment of the present invention where each movable support is being folded.

FIG. 4 shows a perspective view of a conventional mobile car tent.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Please refer to FIG. 1, a preferred embodiment of a foldable car cover tent having an opening according to the present invention is shown. The car cover tent 1 comprises a base 2, a front support set 3, a rear support set 4, a cover 5, and a rope 6. The front and rear support sets 3, 4 are respectively connected to a front and a rear ends of the base 2 and covered by the cover 5.
As shown in FIG. 2, the base 2 includes a first lateral plate 21, a second lateral plate 22, and a bottom plate 23. The first and second lateral plates 21, 22 are parallel long plates and have L-shape cross-sections. The first lateral plate 21 has an upright plate 211 provided with a plurality of horizontally arranged first pivotal holes 212 while the second lateral plate 22 has an upright plate 221 provided with a plurality of second pivotal holes 222 corresponding to the first pivotal holes 212. Besides, the first and second lateral plates 21, 22 have flat plates 213, 223 at their front ends and the flat plates 213, 223 are provided with corresponding threaded holes 214. The bottom plate 23 is rectangular and provided with two upward protruded stop blocks 231 thereon. Two ends of the bottom plate 23 are fixed with the threaded holes 214 of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22 via screws so that two ends of the bottom plate 23 are fixedly positioned. In practice, two ends of the bottom plate 23 can be screwed to other threaded holes 214 of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22. Consequently, it is possible to adjust the position of the bottom plate 23 in response to the position of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22.
The front support set 3 includes an inverse U-shape front fixed support 31 and two inverse U-shape positioning supports 32. The front fixed support 31 has a front bridge bar 311, a left front support bar 312, and a right front support bar 313. The left and right front support bars 312, 313 are parallel and respectively connected to the two ends of the front bridge bar 311. Besides, the bottoms of the left and right front support bars 312, 313 are respectively fixed to front ends of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22. The top of one front support bar 33 is connected to the left front support bar 312 and the bottom is fixed to the upright plate 211 of the first lateral plate 21. The top of another front support bar 34 is connected to the right front support bar 313 and the bottom is fixed to the upright plate 221 of the second lateral plate 22. Thereby, the left and right front support bars 312, 313 are vertically disposed at the front ends of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22.
The rear support set 4 includes an inverse U-shape rear fixed support 41, a first movable support 42, a second movable support 43, a third movable support 44, two rear support bars 45, 46, and two telescopic tubes 47, 48.
The rear fixed support 41 has a rear bridge bar 411, a left rear support bar 412, and a right rear support bar 413. The left and right rear support bars 412, 413 are connected to the two ends of the rear bridge bar 411 and the bottoms are fixed to the rear ends of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22 respectively. The top of one rear support bar 45 is connected to the left rear support bar 412 and the bottom is fixed to the upright plate 211 of the first lateral plate 21. The top of another rear support bar 46 is connected to the right rear support bar 413 and the bottom is fixed to the upright plate 221 of the second lateral plate 22. Thereby, the left and right rear support bars 412, 413 are vertically above the rear ends of the first and the second lateral plates 21, 22.
The bottoms of the left and right rear support bars 412 and 413 of the rear fixed support 41 are fixed to the rear ends of the first and the second lateral plates 21, 22. The bottoms of the left and right front support bars 312, 313 of the front fixed support 31 are fixed to the front ends of the first and the second lateral plates 21, 22. A horizontal space W is formed between the left rear support bar 412 and the left front support bar 312, and between the right rear support bar 413 and the right front support bar 313.
Moreover, each of the telescopic tubes 47, 48 is provided with a spring therein (not shown in Figures) so that the telescopic tubes 47, 48 are elastically stretchable. The top end of one telescopic tube 47 is fixed to the left rear support bar 412 and another end is positioned at a first left support bar 422. One end of another telescopic tube 48 is positioned at the right rear support bar 413 and another end is positioned at a first right support bar 423.
The first, second, and third movable supports 42, 43, 44 are in inverse U-shape. The first movable support 42 includes a first bridge bar 421 having two ends respectively connected to the first left support bar 422 and the first right support bar 423. The second movable support 43 includes a second bridge bar 431 having two ends respectively connected to a second left support bar 432 and a second right support bar 433. The third movable support 44 includes a third bridge bar 441 having two ends respectively connected to a third left support bar 442 and a third right support bar 443. Each of the second, third, and rear bridge bars 431, 441, 411 is at its center provided with a ring that serves as a guide 7.
The bottoms of the first, second, and third left support bars 422, 432, 442 are pivotally connected to the first pivotal hole 212 of the first lateral plate 21. The bottoms of the first, second, and third right support bars 423, 433, 443 are pivotally connected to the second pivotal hole 222 of the second lateral plate 22. Thereby, the first, second, and third movable supports 42, 43, 44 are rotatable in response to the position of the first and second lateral plates 21, 22 of the base 2.
The cover 5 is made of waterproof fabric and used for covering the front and rear support sets 3, 4. One side of the cover is provided with a side door 51 having the size corresponding to the space W (as shown in FIG. 1). When a car is parked under the cover 5, a front seat car door of the car will coincide with the space W and the side door 51. Thereby, the car door can be opened and swung out of the cover 5 through the space W and the side door 51. Consequently, a user can get off the car and leave the car tent conveniently through the side door 51 or open the car door through the side door 51 when the user stands outside the tent and wants to get into the car.
One end of the rope 6 is tied to the center of the first bridge bar 421 of the first movable support 42 while another end of the rope 6 goes through the guides 7 of the second bridge bar 431, the third bridge bar 441, and the rear bridge bar 411 and tied to the front support set 3. Alternatively, another end of the rope 6 can directly pass the central position through the second bridge bar 431, the third bridge bar 441, and the rear bridge bar 411. Thereby, by pulling another end of the rope 6, a user can pull the first movable support 42 and compress the springs within the two telescopic tubes 47, 48, and further push the second and third movable supports 43, 44. After the first, second, and third movable supports 42, 43, 44 are simultaneously moved toward the rear fixed support 41, an entrance or exit opening for cars can be formed (as shown in FIG. 3). When the rope 6 is released, the first movable support 42 is pulled via the elastic force provided by the springs in the telescopic tubes 47, 48, and the second and the third movable supports 43, 44 will also be pulled to enclose the opening.
In practice, plural ropes 6 can be used to pull the first, second, and third movable supports 42, 43, 44 simultaneously and to prevent the cover 5 on the first, second, and third movable supports 42, 43, 44 from drooping downward. Besides, another end of the rope 6 can be connected to an electric capstan (not shown in figures). The electric capstan can be driven by remote control conveniently.
Therefore, the present invention has the following advantages:
1. According to the present invention, one or plural ropes and two telescopic tubes can be respectively provided for pulling and unfolding each movable support, and the cover on the movable supports; thus, it is convenient to use the car cover tent.
2. As described above, the present invention provides one or plural ropes for preventing the cover from drooping downward when each movable support and the cover on the movable supports are folded. Thereby, the external surface of a car will not be scratched by the drooping of the cover.
3. It is convenient for a user to open the car door either when the user stands outside the car tent or in the car.
4. According to the present invention, the space between supports can be effectively reduced, hence, the amount of required materials can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be decreased.
5. According to the present invention, a car can be positioned in the car cover tent precisely by adjusting the position of the bottom plate, so that the car cover tent can be adjusted flexibly for cars with different sizes.
As disclosed in the above description and attached drawings, the present invention can provide a foldable car cover tent having an opening, where the car cover tent can be conveniently folded and the lifetime thereof can be extended since the supports of the car cover tent can be prevented from being deformed. It is new and can be put into industrial use.
Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail, many modifications and variations may be made by those skilled in the art from the teachings disclosed hereinabove. Therefore, it should be understood that any modification and variation equivalent to the spirit of the present invention be regarded to fall into the scope defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A foldable car cover tent having an opening, comprising:

a base, including a first and second lateral plates that are parallel to each other;

a front support set connected to a front end of the base;

a rear support set including a first and second movable supports, where two sides of the first movable support are respectively provided with a first left support bar and a first right support bar while two sides of the second movable support are provided respectively with a second left support bar and a second right support bar, and the first and second left support bars are pivotally connected to the first lateral plate in a rotatable way while the first and second right support bars are pivotally connected to the second lateral plate in a rotatable way, wherein

the rear support set further includes two elastically stretchable telescopic tubes with springs and a rear fixed support with a rear bridge bar and a left and a right rear support bars that are in connection with two ends of the rear bridge bar and fixed to the first and second lateral plates respectively;

a cover for covering the front and rear support sets, wherein a horizontal spacing is provided between the rear end of the front support set and the rear fixed support of the rear support set, and the cover is provided with a side door having space coincide with a front seat car door; and

a rope having one end connected to the first movable support and another end passing though the second movable support for users to pull, where while another end of the rope is pulled, the first and second movable supports are pulled simultaneously to form an opening for cars entering or exiting.

2. The foldable car cover tent having an opening as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second movable support is further provided with a guide for positioning the rope.

3. The foldable car cover tent having an opening as claimed in claim 2, wherein the first movable support further includes a first bridge bar having two ends respectively connected to the first left support bar and the first right support bar while the second movable support further includes a second bridge bar having two ends respectively connected to the second left support bar and the second right support bar, and the guide is positioned on the second bridge bar.

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)

6. The foldable car cover tent having an opening as claimed in claim 1, wherein two ends of one telescopic tube are respectively positioned at the left rear support bar and the first left support bar, and two ends of another telescopic tube are respectively positioned at the right rear support bar and the first right support bar.

7. (canceled)

8. (canceled)

9. The foldable car cover tent having an opening as claimed in claim 1, wherein the base further includes a bottom plate that is provided with two stop blocks thereon and two ends of the bottom plate are respectively in connection with the first and second lateral plates in an adjustable way.