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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171947 | Automobile cover apparatus A car cover apparatus which has a frame, a plurality of ribs moveably attached to the frame, and a cover attached to the plurality of ribs. Movement of the ribs allow the car cover to be opened and closed. When the ribs are pulled apart, the cover is expanded to cov... | 05/08/2012 |
| 7261362 | Camper shell for vehicle This patent application discloses a camper shell for a vehicle. The camper shell may include folding sections, where a first folding section may include a forward top, a rear top, a right forward side, a right rear side, a right forward fold, and a right rear fold. ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7152614 | Foldable, expandable framework for a variety of structural purposes A foldable, deployable framework for a structure has a lower hub having a first central axis, sets of tracks, masts, and rafters connected pivotally to the lower hub, to one another, and to an upper hub in a manner that allows the framework to be folded into one, tw... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7007706 | Shelter structure A shelter structure having a pair of end frames and a canopy frame interconnecting the end frames. There are also provided a plurality of adjustable bracing members interconnecting frame members of the canopy frame. The adjustable bracing members may be tensioned du... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6939255 | Collapsible batting cage A collapsible batting cage having a support base (e.g., a front end, a back end and opposite sides) and a support frame to which a protective netting is attached. The support frame includes a plurality of U-shaped frame members that are pivotally connected to the su... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6637160 | Telescopic enclosure The present invention 10 discloses a plurality of movable transparent arcuate sections 12 that can roll on their own designated tracks 14 to enclose or expose a sun room or pool area 18. Thus, the present invention 10 is comprised of a plurality of overla... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6343613 | Portable and collapsible sleeper apparatus A portable and collapsible sleeper apparatus for providing a comfortable and protective space for truck drivers to sleep when the truck doesn't have a conventional sleeper. The portable and collapsible sleeper apparatus includes a track assembly including... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6257260 | Retractable canvas for a truck bed A retractable truck canvas is provided for use with a truck having a cab and a bed defined by a bottom with a peripheral side wall coupled to a periphery of the bottom and extending upwardly therefrom for forming an interior space and an upper peripheral ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6109283 | Retractable enclosure system A retractable enclosure for moveable areas such as barges or trucks and for stationary areas such as swimming pools and areas which must be covered at one time and open at another time such as those housing telescopes, cranes, reactors, etc. The enclosure... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5546972 | Kit cover systems for swimming pools, hot tubs and patios A collapsible cover system and kit therefore are removably mounted to a plurality of spaced stake sockets secured within longitudinally extending areas on opposite sides of a swimming pool or hot tub. Stakes, disposed in the stake sockets, are slidingly c... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5377712 | Revolving and sliding canopy The present invention relates to a revolving & horizontally sliding truck canopy and more particularly relate to a revolving platform which locates in a longitude chute-gap and can be controlled by an one-way controller with connecting to chute-gap. Once ... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5238288 | Pick-up truck bed collapsible cover A cover structure for a pick-up truck in which a cover of flexible sheet material is supported by framework over the cargo body. The framework comprises front and rear bow frames pivoted to slides which are mounted in side rails and capable of being locke... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5005896 | Retractable truck canopy frame This invention relates to a retractable truck canopy frame and in particular to one utilizing: two rails, fixed at the sides of a truck bed; several sliding elements connected with the rails; several main frames having each end connected with one sliding ... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4844109 | Motor vehicle shelter An extendible and retractable shelter for a vehicle has a plurality of bows slidable along a pair of ground mounted tracks from an extended position to a retracted position. A flexible canvas or plastic covering is attached to the bows when extended and c... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4756325 | Collapsible canopy for pick-up trucks A collapsible canopy for the cargo bay of pick-up trucks, including transversely extending ribs which are longitudinally slidable along tracks on the sides of the cargo bay. Rack and pinion assemblies attached to the legs of the rearward rib, and integral... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4721336 | Flexible cap for a truck bed A flexible cap for a truck bed comprises a plurality of supports intermediately positioned along the truck bed, with a flexible material being stretched over the supports to form the cap. Braces between the supports may be folded into a collapsed position... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4262460 | Movable and extensible covering for large spans A facility cover in the form of an extensible shed has movable arches that support a flexible canvas cover. The arches are modular and are connected in groups by diagonal elements hinged so as to form parallelograms with pantograph movement. The ends of t... | 04/21/1981 |
| 4091484 | Collapsible boat canopy and storage compartment therefor A storage compartment for a collapsible boat canopy which folds to a horizontal position within the rear portion of the cockpit when not in use. The storage compartment is formed underneath the rear deck of the boat and has a forwardly facing opening clos... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4028861 | Erection method for a vaulted membrane structure A highly tensioned membrane structure supported by vertical curved arches that are semi-rigid or flexible in that they may sway in high winds. The tensioned membrane has sufficient inward curvature between arches to oppose arch deflection which greatly re... | 06/14/1977 |
