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US 11,648,869 · App. 17/491,696 · Granted May 16, 2023

Pickup camper

Inventor: William R. Freshour (Brighton, CO)
B60P3/34
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Patent No.
US 11,648,869
App. No.
17/491,696
Granted
May 16, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A pickup camper is described. Embodiments of the pickup camper can include, but are not limited to, a camper body and a roof assembly. The camper body can include a front panel, a left-side panel, a right-side panel, a cross-member, and a back panel. The roof assembly can include a panel rotatably and removably coupled to the left-side panel, a panel rotatably and removably coupled to the right-side panel, a panel rotatably and removably coupled to the cross-member, and a roof panel rotatably and removably coupled to the front panel. In a travel configuration, the roof assembly components can be folded down on one another with the roof panel covering the other panels. In a deployed configuration, the roof assembly components can be rotated upwards to increase an overhead height inside the pickup camper.

Claims (66)

1. A pickup camper comprising:

a camper body, the camper body including:

a front panel;

a cross-member;

a right-side panel, a first end of the right-side panel removably coupled to a right side of the front panel and a second end of the right-side panel removably coupled to a right side of the cross-member;

a left-side panel, a first end of the left-side panel removably coupled to a left side of the front panel and a second end of the left-side panel removably coupled to a left side of the cross-member; and

a back panel removably and rotatably coupled to the cross-member;

a roof assembly removably coupled to the camper body, the roof assembly including:

a rigid left-side panel rotatably and removably coupled to the camper body left-side panel;

a rigid right-side panel rotatably and removably coupled to the camper body right-side panel;

a rigid back panel rotatably and removably coupled to the camper body cross-member; and

a rigid roof panel removably and rotatably coupled to the camper body front panel.

2. The pickup camper of claim 1 , wherein in a travel configuration:

the roof left-side panel is oriented substantially horizontal;

the roof right-side panel is oriented substantially horizontal;

the roof back panel is oriented substantially horizontal; and

the roof panel is oriented substantially horizontal.

3. The pickup camper of claim 2 , wherein in a deployed configuration:

the roof panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to an approximately 45-degree angle position;

the roof back panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position;

the roof left-side panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position; and

the roof right-side panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position.

4. The pickup camper of claim 1 , wherein the roof right-side panel and the roof left-side panel each have a substantially triangular shape.

5. The pickup camper of claim 4 , wherein the roof back panel has a substantially rectangular shape.

6. The pickup camper of claim 1 , wherein the camper body back panel pivots about a longitudinal axis of the cross-member.

7. The pickup camper of claim 1 , wherein the camper body back panel includes a door.

8. The pickup camper of claim 1 , wherein in a travel configuration:

the roof back panel is oriented substantially horizontal and is interfacing with an engagement plate of the camper body;

the roof left-side panel is oriented substantially horizontal and located above the roof back panel;

the roof right-side panel is oriented substantially horizontal and located above the roof left-side panel; and

the roof panel is oriented substantially horizontal and located above and covering the roof back panel, the roof left-side panel, and the roof right-side panel.

9. The pickup camper of claim 8 , wherein in a deployed configuration:

the roof panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to an approximately 45-degree angle position;

the roof right-side panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position, the roof right-side panel interfacing with the roof panel;

the roof left-side panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position, the roof left-side panel interfacing with the roof panel; and

the roof back panel is rotated from the substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position, the roof back panel interfacing with the roof panel, the roof right-side panel, and the roof left-side panel.

10. The pickup camper of claim 1 , wherein the roof assembly further includes a compressible member located between an overhang of the rigid roof panel and a lip of the camper body front panel.

11. A pickup camper comprising:

a rigid left-side panel having an upper section rotatably coupled to a lower section, the upper section of the rigid left-side panel adapted to rotate from horizontal to substantially vertical;

a rigid right-side panel having an upper section rotatably coupled to a lower section, the upper section of the rigid right-side panel rotatably adapted to rotate from horizontal to substantially vertical;

a rigid back panel having an upper section rotatably coupled to a middle section, the upper section of the rigid back panel adapted to rotate from horizontal to substantially vertical; and

a rigid front panel having an upper section rotatably coupled to a lower section, the upper section of the rigid front panel adapted to rotate from horizontal to an angle of approximately 45 degrees;

wherein the rigid back panel includes a lower section rotatably coupled to the middle section, the lower section adapted to rotate from vertical to horizontal.

12. The pickup camper of claim 11 , wherein (i) the upper section of the rigid left-side panel is removably coupled to the lower section of the rigid left-side panel; (ii) the upper section of the rigid right-side panel is removably coupled to the lower section of the rigid right-side panel; (iii) the upper section of the rigid back panel is removably coupled to the middle section of the rigid back panel; and (iv) the upper section of the rigid front panel is removably coupled to the lower section of the rigid front panel.

13. The pickup camper of claim 11 , wherein in a travel configuration:

the upper section of the rigid left-side panel is oriented substantially horizontal;

the upper section of the rigid right-side panel is oriented substantially horizontal;

the upper section of the rigid back panel is oriented substantially horizontal; and

the upper section of the rigid front panel is oriented substantially horizontal and covering the upper sections of the rigid left-side panel, the rigid right-side panel, and the rigid back panel.

14. The pickup camper of claim 11 , wherein in a deployed configuration:

the upper section of the rigid back panel is oriented in a substantially vertical position;

the upper section of the rigid left-side panel is oriented in a substantially vertical position;

the upper section of the rigid right-side panel is oriented at a substantially vertical position; and

the upper section of the rigid front panel is oriented at approximately a 45-degree angle from horizontal, the upper section of the rigid front panel interfacing with the rigid left-side panel, the rigid right-side panel, and the rigid back panel.

15. The pickup camper of claim 11 , wherein (i) the upper section of the rigid left-side panel has a substantially triangular shape and the lower section of the rigid left-side panel has a substantially rectangular shape; and (ii) the upper section of the rigid right-side panel has a substantially triangular shape and the lower section of the rigid right-side panel has a substantially rectangular shape.

16. A pickup camper comprising:

a camper body including (i) a cross-member and (ii) a back panel removably and rotatably coupled to the cross-member; and

a roof assembly removably coupled to the camper body, the roof assembly including:

a rigid left-side panel rotatably and removably coupled to the camper body;

a rigid right-side panel rotatably and removably coupled to the camper body;

a rigid back panel rotatably and removably coupled to the cross-member of the camper body; and

a rigid roof panel removably and rotatably coupled to the camper body;

wherein (i) the roof panel is adapted to rotate from a substantially horizontal position to an approximately 45-degree angle position; (ii) the rigid right-side panel is adapted to rotate from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position and interfacing with the roof panel; (iii) the rigid left-side panel is adapted to rotate from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position and interface with the roof panel; (iv) and the rigid back panel is adapted to rotate from a substantially horizontal position to a substantially vertical position and interface with the rigid roof panel, the rigid right-side panel, and the rigid left-side panel.

17. The pickup camper of claim 16 , wherein the camper body includes one or more protrusions to interface with the rigid back panel to keep the rigid back panel in a substantially horizontal orientation.

18. The pickup camper of claim 16 , wherein the camper body can be disassembled into a plurality of panels.

19. The pickup camper of claim 16 , wherein the rigid left-side panel, the rigid right-side panel, and the rigid back panel support the roof panel when the roof panel is oriented at the approximately 45-degree angle.

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