Forming Case Patents (Class 135/150)
  • Patent number: 8978678
    Abstract: A mobile sheltered workstation includes a housing. The workstation includes a main support member having a lower end coupled to the housing and extending upwardly therefrom, the main support member being length adjustable and telescopically movable between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. A canopy framework includes a lower end selectively coupled to an upper end of the main support member and movable between a stowed configuration adjacent the housing and a deployed configuration displaced from the housing. A canopy is selectively coupled to the canopy framework and configured to cover a geometric area thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Saul Anthony Ryan
  • Patent number: 8789548
    Abstract: A portable hunting or wildlife observation structure is designed to fit to the bed of most pickup trucks. All components of the structure may be stored inside a lockable storage case, which also acts as a bed width adjustable bench seat for the user when the structure is assembled. The structure's five-sided structure may incorporate height adjustable shooting bars and a roof structure. A weatherproof camouflage material provides a surround and roof cover for the structure. Separate weatherproof camouflage material may be magnetically attached to conceal the truck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Inventor: Richard Andrew Atherton
  • Patent number: 5895167
    Abstract: A foldable rod assembly includes first and second rods of predetermined dimensions and having connecting ends with pivot holes, and a coupler unit for coupling pivotally the connecting ends. The coupler unit includes two elongate plates respectively having right and left longitudinal sides, upper and lower transverse sides, and upper and lower pivot holes disposed in symmetry to a middle line between the transverse sides. A blocking member extends transversely from the right longitudinal side proximate to the upper transverse side. Two protrusions extend from the left longitudinal side parallel to the blocking members respectively and proximate to the transverse sides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Inventor: Yin-Tang Chang
  • Patent number: 5749387
    Abstract: A portable ice fishing hut consisting of sturdy plastic roof and floor shells secured together by collapsible supports. The walls of the hut are manufactured from a flexible skin, and the entire structure can be collapsed together for convenient storage and transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Inventor: Todd Thompson
  • Patent number: 5544671
    Abstract: A shelter/camper/tent assembly secured to the top of a car or truck or placed on the ground or other suitable surface. The device includes a shell hinged at the front end and collapsible. The shell includes pneumatic cylinders to facilitate opening and closing thereof. Once the shell is opened, support rods pivotally secured to the floor of the shell are extended and threadably secured to pivotal receiving brackets in the ceiling of the shell. The support rods may be directed upward along opposite sides of the entrance to the shell, or arranged in a crossed structure for extra support. The upper and lower shells are secured, through zippers, to a flexible body of the device. The body includes a shroud around the lower portion of the body to keep rain water out of the shell. Resiliently flexible clips mounted on the bottom of the shelter/camper/tent assembly releasably secure the assembly to a supporting structure. Additionally, the outer shell includes handles and wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 13, 1996
    Assignee: High Gear Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey O. Phillips