Portable baby tent
First Claim
1. A tent, comprising:
- four triangular panels formed from an insect blocking fabric arranged into a dome-like shape having a square bottom forming an insect blocking barrier;
a pair of flexible support rods having ends attached at opposite bottom corners of the dome-like shape and having crossed midpoints at an apex of the dome-like shape, wherein the support rods may be drawn adjacent to one another and coiled for storing; and
a carrying constraint operably configured to maintain the support rods in an adjacent and coiled configuration.
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Abstract
A collapsible tent provides insect protection for infants such as less than a year old while being small and portable enough for use in many public spaces. Excellent ventilation and visibility are provided by mosquito and no-see-um blocking fabric formed into a dome-like shape. Flexible support rods cross one another at the apex of the tent and reside within arch-shaped fabric channels. A detachable or alternatively attached ground barrier completes the enclosure. For storage, the flexible support rods are brought adjacent to one another to form a flat arch-shape with the pair of proximate ends then coiled toward the other pair to form a small circular shape that is readily retained within this compact shape by a carrying pouch. When the tent is erected, the carrying pouch is attachable to the tent to serve as a sunshade. A hanging support inside the tent may be used to suspend infant toys.
40 Citations
17 Claims
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1. A tent, comprising:
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four triangular panels formed from an insect blocking fabric arranged into a dome-like shape having a square bottom forming an insect blocking barrier;
a pair of flexible support rods having ends attached at opposite bottom corners of the dome-like shape and having crossed midpoints at an apex of the dome-like shape, wherein the support rods may be drawn adjacent to one another and coiled for storing; and
a carrying constraint operably configured to maintain the support rods in an adjacent and coiled configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An infant tent, comprising:
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an even numbered plurality of three-sided panels formed from an insect blocking fabric arranged into a dome-like shape;
a plurality of flexible support rods comprising one per two three-sided panels, each flexible support rod resiliently positionable between a coiled shape and a domed arc shape when erected;
for each pair of adjacent three-sided panels, an arcing tent support operatively configured to contain one end of a selected one of the plurality of flexible support rods with an opposite pair of adjacent three-sided panels including a communicating arcing tent support aligned to receive the other end of the selected flexible support rod, wherein the plurality of contained flexible support rods cross at an apex of the dome-like shape; and
a carrying bag operably configured to maintain the support rods in an adjacent and coiled configuration;
wherein the tent is stored by drawing the flexible support rods while contained in the arcing tent supports into close parallel alignment and coiling the flexible support rods into a circular configuration. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An infant tent for protecting a baby from insects, comprising:
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a fabric tent formed from an insect blocking material sized to encompass an infant in a portable infant carrier;
a plurality of resilient support rods attached inside of the fabric tent in a crossed arcing configuration to erect the fabric tent; and
a tent storage container;
wherein the fabric tent with resilient support rods is configurable into a disc shape with coiled resilient support rods for insertion into the tent storage container. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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