Accessory fixture for temporary shelter

• US 20110170805A1
• Filed: 01/07/2011
• Published: 07/14/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Good Sportsman Marketing LLC
• Original Assignee: Good Sportsman Marketing LLC
• Inventors: Harmston, Terry Alan
• Application Number:
  US12/930,465
• Publication Number:
  US 20110170805A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 383/38
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/32 Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds

Abstract

An accessory fixture for use in organizing and storing personal articles within a temporary shelter, the fixture primarily comprising an accessory support bar outfitted with a mix and match arrangement of useable fixtures in the nature of a pouch, a shelf, one or more hooks, a gun support, a crossbow support, and/or a beverage container holder. The fixture connects to an arrangement of cross rails generally present within the shelter by means of a clamping assembly, which comprises a locking bar having an elongate intermediate member situated in between and connected to a pair of adaptive ends with threaded tip portions suited to receiving end fasteners, the adaptive ends being generally orientated in a perpendicular manner to the accessory support bar and elongate intermediate member to securely and tightly capture thereinbetween the cross rails.

Claims

1. An accessory fixture for a temporary shelter having a pair of angularly orientated cross rails connected to and emanating from a hub, said accessory fixture comprising, in combination:

an accessory support bar having a predetermined length that at least approximates the separable distance in between the pair of cross rails; and

a clamping assembly for attaching to said accessory support bar and engaging simultaneously the pair of cross rails so as to support and retain positioning of said accessory support bar thereabout.

2. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 1, wherein said accessory support bar comprises an outward surface and first and second ends each having an aperture extending therethrough for accepting said clamping assembly.

3. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, wherein said clamping assembly comprises a locking bar having an elongate intermediate member integrally connected to and situated in between first and second adaptive ends, said adaptive ends each having a threaded tip portion and being configured to extend perpendicularly outward from said elongate intermediate member.

4. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 3, wherein said threaded tip portions of the adaptive ends pass through said apertures of first and second ends to threadably receive thereon end fasteners that suffice to tightly engage the cross rails in between said locking bar and said accessory support bar.

5. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, wherein said clamping assembly comprises a pair of end fasteners and a pair of hooks each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to a shaft having a threaded stem portion, whereby said threaded stem portions pass into and through said apertures of the accessory support bar to threadably accept thereon said end fasteners while said u-shaped ends engage about the cross rails so as to support and retain positioning of said accessory support bar thereabout.

6. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, wherein said clamping assembly comprises a pair of end fasteners and a pair of frictional connectors each having a pair of angular forks integrally connected to a cylindrical body substantially extending perpendicular to the orientation thereof, said cylindrical body comprising an outward end integrally connected to an extension having a threaded stem portion, whereby said threaded stem portions pass into and through said apertures of the accessory support bar to threadably accept thereon said end fasteners while said angular forks frictionally engage with the cross rails so as to support and retain positioning of said accessory support bar thereabout.

7. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 1, further comprising a pouch having a plurality of compartments and an upper region for sewnly attaching thereabout an elongate sleeve for slidably receiving therethrough said accessory support bar.

8. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 7, wherein said compartments comprise a large compartment having a protective flap secured by at least one snap button, a zipper compartment for secure retention and storage of personal articles, and a frontal accessible compartment being fabricated from netting having stretchable characteristics and perforations.

9. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, further comprising a hanger having a planar member integrally connected to one or more hook elements positioned at a lower portion thereof, said planar member being mounted to said outward surface of the accessory support bar by a fastener in the form of rivets.

10. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, further comprising a shelf having a meshed bottom and a rectangular-shaped frame with ends fixedly connected to said outward surface and positioned inwardly from and in between said apertures of the accessory support bar.

11. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 10, further comprising one or more hooks each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to a shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said frame having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of the shaft so as to serve in mounting said hook to said frame, said shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said hook and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the frame.

12. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 10, further comprising one or more gun supports each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to an extended shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said frame having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of extended shaft so as to serve in mounting said gun support to said frame, said extended shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said gun support and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the frame.

13. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 10, further comprising one or more crossbow supports each having a L-shaped arm with a first end thereof fixedly attached to said frame and a second end integrally connected to a toroidal member, said crossbow support further comprising a u-shaped bracket having a pair of outwardly extending arms substantially being orientated in a parallel manner to one another, said outwardly extending arms having inward ends integrally connected to a base member, said base member having a perpendicular orientated shaft extending outwardly therefrom midway in between and opposite of said outwardly extending arms, said perpendicular orientated shaft being placed within said toroidal member and held thereat by a snap ring and a pair of set screws passing through opposing sides of said toroidal member to engage with said perpendicular orientated shaft.

14. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 10, further comprising one or more beverage container holders each having a cylindrical sleeve and a semi-circular shaped frame comprising an offsetting support arm extending outwardly therefrom, said offsetting support arm having a downward mount shaft substantially being orientated perpendicular thereto, said downward mount shaft having an integral stop and a threaded end portion for passing through an aperture of said frame and threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said cylindrical sleeve having an upper portion wrappingly engaging and connecting to said semi-circular shaped frame and a lower portion sewnly connected to a bottom as reinforced by a circumferential band placed thereabout.

15. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, further comprising one or more hooks each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to a shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said outward surface of the accessory support bar having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of shaft so as to serve in mounting said hook to said accessory support bar, said shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said hook and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the outward surface.

16. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, further comprising one or more gun supports each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to an extended shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said outward surface of the accessory support bar having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of the extended shaft so as to serve in mounting said gun support to said accessory support bar, said extended shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said gun support and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the outward surface.

17. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, further comprising one or more crossbow supports each having a L-shaped arm with a first end thereof fixedly attached to said outward surface of the accessory support bar and a second end integrally connected to a toroidal member, said crossbow support further comprising a u-shaped bracket having a pair of outwardly extending arms substantially being orientated in a parallel manner to one another, said outwardly extending arms having inward ends integrally connected to a base member, said base member having a perpendicular orientated shaft extending outwardly therefrom midway in between and opposite of said outwardly extending arms, said perpendicular orientated shaft being placed within said toroidal member and held thereat by a snap ring and a pair of set screws passing through opposing sides of said toroidal member to engage with said perpendicular orientated shaft.

18. An accessory fixture as set forth in claim 2, further comprising one or more beverage container holders each having a cylindrical sleeve and a semi-circular shaped frame comprising an offsetting support arm extending outwardly therefrom, said offsetting support arm having an integral stop and a threaded end portion for passing through an aperture of said outward surface and threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said cylindrical sleeve having an upper portion wrappingly engaging and connected to said semi-circular shaped frame and a lower portion sewnly connected to a bottom as reinforced by a circumferential band placed thereabout.

19. An accessory fixture for a temporary shelter having a pair of angularly orientated cross rails connected to and emanating from a hub, said accessory fixture comprising, in combination:

an accessory support bar having a predetermined length that at least approximates the separable distance in between the pair of cross rails, an outward surface, and first and second ends each having an aperture extending therethrough;

a locking bar having an elongate intermediate member integrally connected to and situated in between first and second adaptive ends, said adaptive ends each having a threaded tip portion and being configured to extend perpendicularly outward from said elongate intermediate member, said threaded tip portions of the adaptive ends being configured to pass through said apertures of the first and second ends to threadably receive thereon end fasteners that suffice to tightly engage the cross rails in between said locking bar and said accessory support bar;

one or more hooks each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to a shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said outward surface of the accessory support bar having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of shaft so as to serve in mounting said hook to said accessory support bar, said shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said hook and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the outward surface;

one or more gun supports each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to an extended shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said outward surface of the accessory support bar having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of the extended shaft so as to serve in mounting said gun support to said accessory support bar, said extended shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said gun support and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the outward surface;

one or more crossbow supports each having a L-shaped arm with a first end thereof fixedly attached to said outward surface of the accessory support bar and a second end integrally connected to a toroidal member, said crossbow support further comprising a u-shaped bracket having a pair of outwardly extending arms substantially being orientated in a parallel manner to one another, said outwardly extending arms having inward ends integrally connected to a base member, said base member having a perpendicular orientated shaft extending outwardly therefrom midway in between and opposite of said outwardly extending arms, said perpendicular orientated shaft being placed within said toroidal member and held thereat by a snap ring and a pair of set screws passing through opposing sides of said toroidal member to engage with said perpendicular orientated shaft; and

one or more beverage container holders each having a cylindrical sleeve and a semi-circular shaped frame comprising an offsetting support arm extending outwardly therefrom, said offsetting support arm having an integral stop and a threaded end portion for passing through an aperture of said outward surface and threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said cylindrical sleeve having an upper portion wrappingly engaging and connecting to said semi-circular shaped frame and a lower portion sewnly connected to a bottom as reinforced by a circumferential band placed thereabout.

20. An accessory fixture for a temporary shelter having a pair of angularly orientated cross rails connected to and emanating from a hub, said accessory fixture comprising, in combination:

an accessory support bar having a predetermined length that at least approximates the separable distance in between the pair of cross rails, an outward surface, and first and second ends each having an aperture extending therethrough;

a locking bar having an elongate intermediate member integrally connected to and situated in between first and second adaptive ends, said adaptive ends each having a threaded tip portion and being configured to extend perpendicularly outward from said elongate intermediate member, said threaded tip portions of the adaptive ends being configured to pass through said apertures of the first and second ends to threadably receive thereon end fastener that suffice to tightly engage the cross rails in between said locking bar and said accessory support bar;

a shelf having a meshed bottom and a rectangular-shaped frame with ends fixedly connected to said outward surface and positioned inwardly from and in between said apertures of the accessory support bar;

one or more hooks each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to a shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said frame having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of the shaft so as to serve in mounting said hook to said frame, said shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said hook and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the frame;

one or more gun supports each having a u-shaped end integrally connected to an extended shaft comprising a threaded end for threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said frame having an aperture extending therethrough to accept said threaded end of extended shaft so as to serve in mounting said gun support to said frame, said extended shaft having an integral stop to preset positional mounting of said gun support and prevent over pulling of said u-shaped end inwardly toward said aperture of the frame;

one or more crossbow supports each having a L-shaped arm with a first end thereof fixedly attached to said frame and a second end integrally connected to a toroidal member, said crossbow support further comprising a u-shaped bracket having a pair of outwardly extending arms substantially being orientated in a parallel manner to one another, said outwardly extending arms having inward ends integrally connected to a base member, said base member having a perpendicular orientated shaft extending outwardly therefrom midway in between and opposite of said outwardly extending arms, said perpendicular orientated shaft being placed within said toroidal member and held thereat by a snap ring and a pair of set screws passing through opposing sides of said toroidal member to engage with said perpendicular orientated shaft; and

one or more beverage container holders each having a cylindrical sleeve and a semi-circular shaped frame comprising an offsetting support arm extending outwardly therefrom, said offsetting support arm having a downward mount shaft substantially being orientated perpendicular thereto, said downward mount shaft having an integral stop and a threaded end portion for passing through an aperture of said frame and threadably accepting thereon a locking hex nut, said cylindrical sleeve having an upper portion wrappingly engaging and connecting to said semi-circular shaped frame and a lower portion sewnly connected to a bottom as reinforced by a circumferential band placed thereabout.