Vehicle cover assembly

Abstract

A camper cover for mounting over the cargo area of a vehicle, for example a truck such as a pick-up truck. The camper cover includes a plurality of frame members adapted for mounting the frame members on a vehicle to form a camper frame over the cargo area of the vehicle. An inflatable cover member is attached to the camper frame to form the camper cover. The inflatable cover member is preferably formed of opposed flexible, air tight sheets, such as polyvinylchloride, seamed together to form an inflatable enclosure between the sheets, with the sheets being further attached together by a plurality of longitudinal seams to form adjacent inflatable sections within the enclosure. The inflatable sections are in gas communication, adapted for introducing a gas, e.g., air, into and withdrawing the gas from the inflatable cover member. When inflated, the cover member conforms to the camper frame. The inflatable cover member is secured to the sidewalls of the cargo area of a vehicle. By way of example, this may include a bead of the flexible material formed along each side edge of the inflatable cover member, and a slotted channel member provided along each sidewall of the vehicle cargo area to receive and retain the beads. Alternatively, this may include hook and loop fastening tapes attached to the sidewall and the inflatable cover member.