Dual mode jeep cover
View Patent ↗A dual functioning apparatus that serves as a cover for a vehicle and as a shelter, which is easily converted and positioned off the back of the vehicle and is attached to the top back cross roll bar of the vehicle for storage.
1. A cover for a vehicle defined by a vehicle top, a pair of vehicle sides, a back roll bar, and a vehicle back end, the cover comprising:
a. ripstop nylon fabric configured to cover the vehicle top, pair of sides, and back end in a first orientation, the fabric designed to keep moisture out of the vehicle from all possible entry points in the first orientation;
wherein a first end of the fabric is attached to the back roll bar of the vehicle and a second end of the fabric is extended from the back end of the vehicle and away from the vehicle back end to form a shelter that partially covers a storage area of the vehicle between an area behind the back roll bar and the back end of the vehicle while still attached to the back roll bar in a second orientation;
b. a single half-moon shaped tent pole for supporting an entire edge of the second end of the fabric when the cover is utilized as a shelter in the second orientation, wherein a length of the edge of the second end of the fabric extends partially along the tent pole to create an angled side region;
c. a bag designed to hang from the back roll bar, which is of a size to contain the fabric and the tent pole when the cover is not in use.
2. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the cover is attached to the bag.
3. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the tent pole is collapsible.
4. The cover of claim 1 , further comprising a guy line secured by a sand bag.
5. The cover of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of magnets that cooperate with magnets positioned on the vehicle for proper positioning of the fabric in the first orientation.
6. The cover of claim 5 , wherein the magnets are positioned at a first and second lower side edge of the fabric in the first orientation.
7. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the fabric is configured with a generally flat top with a left side, a right side, and a back side that together cover vehicle windows and the back end.
8. The fabric of claim 1 , wherein the cover is attached to the roll bar using hook and loop fasteners, snaps, hooks, straps, or magnets.
9. The cover of claim 1 , wherein the fabric is supported on the first end by attachment to the roll bar and on the second end by the tent pole.