William Nivens Whitley
Architects at Seville Dr, Cleveland, OH

4181348, Jan 1, 1980

Feb 22, 1978

5/880083

William N. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH
James M. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH

B60P 330

296165

A lightweight camper capsule for automobiles is releasably mountable about trunk portions of an automobile without requiring the formation of holes in the automobile body, whereby the watertight integrity of the automobile trunk compartment is maintained. A pivotal connection is established between the camper capsule and the rear bumper of the automobile, and a pair of body mounts are provided at opposite sides of the trunk lid opening. The body mounts are releasable to permit rearward pivoting of the camper capsule to provide access to the automobile's trunk compartment. The camper capsule is provided with a unique lightweight frame having rearwardly and sidewardly facing corner windows enhancing visibility. Provided within the capsule is an elongate seat overlying the automobile trunk lid and a foldable cot extension which normally lies along the front of the seat at a position rearwardly of the automobile's trunk compartment, the cot being foldable upwardly to cooperate with the seat in defining a two passenger bed. When the cot is in its bed-forming position, the floor portion of the capsule located below the cot provides a sleeping compartment for a third person.

4220369, Sep 2, 1980

Aug 21, 1978

5/935649

William N. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH
James M. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH

B60D 332

296164

A lightweight, foldable camper capsule for automobiles is releasably mountable about trunk portions of an automobile without requiring the formation of holes in the automobile body, whereby the watertight integrity of the automobile trunk compartment is maintained. The camper capsule has side, front, top and back wall portions which are foldable to overlie the trunk compartment of an automobile, thereby enabling a relatively large camper capsule having a capability of sleeping three adults to be collapsed to a substantially reduced size for over-the-road travel. In one embodiment, the foldable side, front, top and back wall portions are formed from rigid materials and are pivotally mounted for folding. In another embodiment, the foldable side, front, and top wall portions are formed from flexible material such as canvass supported on a foldable framework.

D256685, Sep 2, 1980

Feb 22, 1978

5/880319

William N. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH
James M. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH

D1216

D12156

4858986, Aug 22, 1989

Feb 17, 1987

7/016523

William N. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH
James M. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH

B60P 334

296165

An inexpensive, lightweight camper is releasably mountable about trunk portions of an automobile without requiring the formation of holes in the automobile body. The camper has a flat floor and front, rear, top and side walls which are foldable to compactly overlie the trunk of the automobile. In the extended position, the camper is relatively large and has the capability of sleeping at least two adults. In the collapsed position, the camper is substantially reduced in size for over-the-road travel. The camper includes a canopy having depending flanges which enclose the remainder of the camper when the camper is in a collapsed position. The expense of the camper is minimized by the use of cardboard as a construction material.

D365589, Dec 26, 1995

Dec 20, 1993

D/016626

James M. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH
William N. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH

D16311

4300797, Nov 17, 1981

Dec 31, 1979

6/108793

William N. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH
James M. Whitley - Shaker Heights OH

B60P 332

296164

A lightweight, compactly foldable recreation enclosure particularly useful as a camper capsule for automobiles is releasably mountable about trunk portions of an automobile without requiring the formation of holes in the automobile body, whereby the watertight integrity of the automobile trunk compartment is maintained. The enclosure has side, front, top and back wall portions which are foldable to compactly overlie the trunk compartment of an automobile, thereby enabling a relatively large camper capsule having a capability of sleeping three adults to be collapsed to a substantially reduced size for over-the-road travel. In one embodiment, the foldable side, front, top and back wall portions are formed from rigid materials and are pivotally mounted for folding. In another embodiment, the foldable side wall portions are formed from flexible material such as canvas.