Tent
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1. A tent adapted to rest on a supporting surface comprising:
- a flexible porous sheet having an inner face and an outer face;
a resilient frame;
means for attaching the frame to the sheet with the frame engaging the inner face of the sheet;
means for stressing the resilient frame so that the frame can shape the sheet into an enclosure having a peripheral wall, a closed top, a base, an opening at the front, and an openable shroud for closing the opening of said enclosure and being of substantially greater length than the height of said opening whereby the shroud can close the opening and extend outwardly from the base of the enclosure;
a peripheral region of the sheet extending from the base of the enclosure to impede insects from entering the enclosure at the base; and
said opening having lower corners, said flexible sheet being folded to form a floor for the enclosure, portions of said floor being coupled to portions of the sheet adjacent the corners to stress the resilient frame whereby the floor forms at least a portion of the stressing means.
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Abstract
A tent comprising a flexible porous sheet having an inner face and an outer face and a resilient frame attached to the sheet. The resilient frame is stressed so that the frame can shape the sheet into an enclosure having a peripheral wall, a closed top, an opening at the front, and a shroud for closing the opening. The shroud is of substantially greater length than the height of the opening. A peripheral region of the sheet extends from the perimeter of the enclosure to form a seal with the surface which supports the tent.
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15 Claims
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1. A tent adapted to rest on a supporting surface comprising:
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a flexible porous sheet having an inner face and an outer face; a resilient frame; means for attaching the frame to the sheet with the frame engaging the inner face of the sheet; means for stressing the resilient frame so that the frame can shape the sheet into an enclosure having a peripheral wall, a closed top, a base, an opening at the front, and an openable shroud for closing the opening of said enclosure and being of substantially greater length than the height of said opening whereby the shroud can close the opening and extend outwardly from the base of the enclosure; a peripheral region of the sheet extending from the base of the enclosure to impede insects from entering the enclosure at the base; and said opening having lower corners, said flexible sheet being folded to form a floor for the enclosure, portions of said floor being coupled to portions of the sheet adjacent the corners to stress the resilient frame whereby the floor forms at least a portion of the stressing means.
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2. A tent adapted to rest on a supporting surface comprising:
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a flexible porous sheet having an inner face and an outer face; a resilient frame; means for attaching the frame to the sheet with the frame engaging the inner face of the sheet; means for stressing the resilient frame so that the frame can shape the sheet into an enclosure having a peripheral wall, a closed top, a base, an opening at the front, and an openable shroud for closing the opening of said enclosure and being of substantially greater length than the height of said opening whereby the shroud can close the opening and extend outwardly from the base of the enclosure; a peripheral region of the sheet extending from the base of the enclosure to impede insects from entering the enclosure at the base; and said frame including first and second diagonally intersecting frame members acting against the inner surface of the sheet, each of said first and second frame members terminating in opposite end portions, said attaching means including at least four bearings on the sheet and engageable with the end portions, respectively, of the first and second frame members. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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3. A tent adapted to rest on a supporting surface comprising:
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a flexible porous sheet having an inner face and an outer face; a resilient frame; means for attaching the frame to the sheet with the frame engaging the inner face of the sheet; means for stressing the resilient frame so that the frame can shape the sheet into an enclosure having a peripheral wall, a closed top, a base, an opening at the front, and an openable shroud for closing the opening of said enclosure and being of substantially greater length than the height of said opening whereby the shroud can close the opening and extend outwardly from the base of the enclosure; a peripheral region of the sheet extending from the base of the enclosure to impede insects from entering the enclosure at the base; said frame having at least first and second end portions and said attaching means including first and second bearings on said sheet for engaging the first and second end portions, respectively; and said stressing means including releasable fastener means on at least one of said bearings and an adjacent region of the sheet whereby said one bearing can be releasably coupled to said adjacent region of the sheet to stress the frame and facilitate assembly and disassembly of the tent. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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6. A flexible panel for use with a frame to form a tent comprising:
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a flexible sheet having an inner face and an outer face; at least four bearings mounted on said sheet and adapted to receive end portions of the frame, respectively, said bearings being arranged in a polygonal pattern; first and second fastener elements mounted on said sheet closely adjacent first and second of said bearings, respectively, said first and second bearings being adjacent to each other in said polygonal pattern; third and fourth fastener elements mounted on said sheet in spaced relationship, said third and fourth fastener elements being closer together than said first and second fastener elements and being adapted to releasably couple to the first and second fastener elements, respectively, so as to stress the frame; and means for attaching regions of the sheet together adjacent third and fourth of said bearings to stress the frame whereby the frame can shape the flexible sheet to form an end wall generally between the first and second bearings, side walls generally between the first and third and second and fourth bearings, an open front generally between the third and fourth bearings, a closed top and a flap for closing the open front. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A tent comprising:
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a flexible sheet having an inner face and an outer face; a resilient frame having a plurality of end portions; a plurality of bearings mounted on said sheet and adapted to coact with portions of the frame, respectively, said bearings being arranged in a polygonal pattern; a first fastener element mounted on said sheet closely adjacent a first of the bearings; a second fastener element adapted to be releasably coupled to the first fastener element and mounted on said sheet in a position such that when it is coupled to said first fastener element the frame is stressed; and means for attaching regions of the sheet together adjacent two adjacent bearings so as to stress the frame whereby the frame can shape the flexible sheet to form a peripheral wall, a base, an open front generally between said two bearings, a closed top and a flap for closing the open front. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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