ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,102, issued on Aug. 19.
"Camper with strut, latching, hatch-securing and awning systems" was invented by Lee Wilkerson (Stanwood, Wash.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides a camper having strut system that reinforces the body of the camper without the use of structural elements such as walls or cross-bars at the rear of the camper. The strut system can be used with pop-up or wedge-type campers to provide a camper that is free of any structural elements between the sidewalls at the rear of the camper. By avoiding the use of structural elements between the sidewalls at the rear of the camper, the strut system provides...