US 12,227,230 B2
Recreational vehicle with camouflaged utility hook-up compartment
Edward P Grech, Riverside, CA (US)
Filed by Edward P Grech, Riverside, CA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/515,240.
Prior Publication US 2023/0132962 A1, May 4, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 25/24 (2006.01); B60P 3/36 (2006.01); E03F 1/00 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 25/24 (2013.01) [B60P 3/36 (2013.01); E03F 1/008 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A recreational vehicle comprising
a forward cab section and a rear passenger section joined by an exterior side,
a utility hook-up compartment in said exterior side,
a utility hook-up compartment door mounted to be manually opened and closed to uncover and cover an open mouth of the utility hook-up compartment,
a recessed cubicle at said open mouth retaining within a plurality of utility hook-up connectors that are hidden from view upon closure of said door,
an external elongated strip extending from near the front of the vehicle towards the rear of the vehicle that is divided into a first portion and a second portion, said first portion of the strip forming an exterior surface of the utility hook-up compartment door,
said first and second portions being adjacent and aligned along a common longitudinal linear reference line that is parallel to ground when the utility hook-up compartment door is closed to create camouflage effect upon alignment hiding the presence of the utility hook-up compartment door,
said first and second strip portions moving from alignment to non-alignment upon opening said compartment door,
accessing the hook-up compartment upon manually opening the door and preventing access and concealing the utility hook-up compartment upon manually closing said door.