Foldable shelter
First Claim
1. A foldable shelter consisting of a frame consisting of an arch including a bridge portion extending substantially horizontally when said shelter is erected and a pair of leg portions one at each end of said arch and forming with said bridge a generally inverted U-shaped opening when erected, a flexible covering attached to said arch and arranged to extend to one side of said arch and having a bottom edge positioned adjacent the ground when erected, and a pair of struts each extending from and affixed to said bridge portion of said arch to a respective bottom edge of said covering and being flexed by a tensile member connected between the bridge portion of the arch and the bottom edge of the covering, the struts cooperating with said flexible covering to maintain said covering in a state of tension when the shelter is in an erected condition and to give form and shape to said covering, for providing a sheltered area, said arch and said struts consisting of the sole support for said covering.
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Abstract
A foldable shelter having a frame that is comprised solely of a foldable arch and a pair of struts that are detachably connected to the arch and receive pockets of a flexible covering that is affixed to the arch so as to provide form for the shelter when erected.
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13 Claims
- 1. A foldable shelter consisting of a frame consisting of an arch including a bridge portion extending substantially horizontally when said shelter is erected and a pair of leg portions one at each end of said arch and forming with said bridge a generally inverted U-shaped opening when erected, a flexible covering attached to said arch and arranged to extend to one side of said arch and having a bottom edge positioned adjacent the ground when erected, and a pair of struts each extending from and affixed to said bridge portion of said arch to a respective bottom edge of said covering and being flexed by a tensile member connected between the bridge portion of the arch and the bottom edge of the covering, the struts cooperating with said flexible covering to maintain said covering in a state of tension when the shelter is in an erected condition and to give form and shape to said covering, for providing a sheltered area, said arch and said struts consisting of the sole support for said covering.
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