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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110259383 | Suspended false ceiling for lightweight housing module This invention relates to a false ceiling intended to be suspended inside a lightweight housing module provided with at least one stretched fabric referred to as exterior forming its roof and fixed along its lower peripheral edge on a rigid frame, the false ceiling bein... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110203629 | HUNTING BLIND AND FRAME SYSTEM The invention includes a hunting blind and frame tall enough to allow an adult male to stand upright within the frame. Horizontal frame members are connected to vertical frame members to increase the strength of the frame. The horizontal frame members also serve as weap... | 08/25/2011 |
| 20100326485 | Outdoor canopy An outdoor canopy includes a canopy frame, a canopy shelter and a side entrance arrangement. The canopy frame includes a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from the roof frame to form a canopy area. The canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, is... | 12/30/2010 |
| 20100275962 | Mounting Assembly For A Collapsible Canopy A collapsible shelter assembly includes legs, a truss system, a cover, cover supporting rods and mounting brackets. Each of the legs has an upper and a lower end. The truss system is configured to link each pair of legs together and define a base perimeter. The brackets... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100263699 | Portable Structure With Linking Pole A portable structure includes first and second support poles, each having one lower end for resting on a ground surface. First and second connectors attach at upper ends of the first and second support poles, respectively and two or more linking poles connect the first ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100163088 | CANOPY ASSEMBLY MECHANISM AND RELATED CHILD CARRIER A canopy mechanism comprises a canopy support and a canopy frame. The canopy support comprises a combining part and an engaging part. A terminal of the engaging part connects the combining part, and another terminal of the engaging part extends opposite to the combining... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100095993 | Portable container covering system A portable, light-weight, removable system for covering an open dumpster or refuse container mechanism. This instant system is designed for easy installation, removal and storage. Once installed, the system covers the open dumpster container, preventing accumulation of ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20090301536 | TENT WITH VENTING TRUNCATED CORNERS A tent includes a venting opening extending through a truncated corner of the tent to allow air flow through the corner between the enclosed living space and outside the tent.... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090056780 | Protective tarp with plural removable anchor tanks A protective tarp for covering a mass includes: a flat, flexible sheet material having a top and bottom and having a peripheral edge; a plurality of unconnected anchor tank receiving pockets permanently attached to a the flat, flexible sheet material and being separate ... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20080028694 | Construction weather shield and shelter system A weather shield to protect workers and materials in a structure under construction from inclement weather while selectively providing stress relief to the weather shield from high winds in order to prevent damage to the weather shield is disclosed. The weather shield c... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070256721 | Glow in the dark tent supports A tent support system includes a stake and rope made with flourescent material so they will be visible in low ambient light conditions. ... | 11/08/2007 |
| 20070240746 | Adjustable tension type of sunshade awning An adjustable tension type of sunshade awning comprising standing poles, standing pole bases, top poles and a tarpaulin, characterized in that each of four top poles is attached to the center joint at one end and to a standing pole at the other end so as to form the str... | 10/18/2007 |
| 20070157959 | Portable shelter A portable shelter (10) suitable for weather protection which has a structural frame having a pair of opposed side frames (12) and an overhead frame (13) wherein each side frame (12) has a pair of post assemblies (17) at each end there... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070079857 | Tent assembly having a curtain A tent assembly includes a tent frame, a flexible top cover, and a curtain. The tent frame includes a plurality of spaced-apart upright posts, and a plurality of horizontal posts each bridging top portions of two adjacent ones of the upright posts. The top cover has a p... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20070062567 | MODULAR POLE TENT AND JOINING MEANS A tensile pole tent having improved wind performance, having a polygonal projection in plan view, perimeter catenaries, a flexible canopy continuously attached to the catenaries, corner posts to support the catenaries, a membrane interface or field joint between adjacen... | 03/22/2007 |
| 20070039639 | Portable ballistic shelter system and device A portable, lightweight ballistic panel integrated with a shelter is capable of withstanding penetration by ammunition and fragmentation, so that the occupants of the shelter remain safe and unharmed. In one embodiment of the invention, wall segments or panels of ballis... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070028953 | Canopy tensioning device A canopy tensioning device to facilitate the tensioning and loosening of a canopy onto a frame. The canopy tensioning device may include an elongated body with a drive mechanism disposed at least partially inside the elongated body. Actuating the drive mechanism moves a... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060272694 | Pre-assembled wedding canopies and related methods The present invention provides pre-assembled wedding canopies and methods for making and installing them. The wedding canopies attach to a ceiling or overhead structure and are preferably made from textile material. A canopy may include multiple arms that extend from a ... | 12/07/2006 |
| 20060260668 | Decorative theme umbrella slipcover A decorative theme patio umbrella slipcover includes: (a.) a flexible sheet member having a top view of footprint area of a patio umbrella and having a center orifice adapted to permit an elongated top center member of the patio umbrella to pass therethrough; and, (b.) ... | 11/23/2006 |
| 20060169309 | Outdoor enclosure with magnetic flap closure A portable hunting blind includes side walls having door and window openings formed therein. The hunting blind provides at least one magnetic member to enable a user to releasably fasten window or door covers to the side walls of the blind in a substantially noiseless m... | 08/03/2006 |
| 20060162757 | Pole connector of tent The present invention provides a pole connector of tent comprising a pulling ring located on the bottom of the tent, and a cotter chained on the pulling ring, wherein, an elastic piece is pre-set upon the bottom end of the pole for holding the cotter in. In assembling, ... | 07/27/2006 |
| 20060157099 | Adjustable strap for assembling canopy An strap for assembling a canopy includes a first strap part with a first end and a second end, a second strap part with a first end and a second end, a fastening device with a fixing member, a guide member, and a stopping member, a first attaching device fixed at the s... | 07/20/2006 |
| 20060137731 | An ultralight backpacking combination cloak and tent The invention is a single piece of ultralight backpacking gear that can be configured to a cloak, a one person bivy tent and can be joined to a cloak of the same design to form a two person tent. ... | 06/29/2006 |
| 20060102220 | Sunshade awning The invention provides a modular sunshade awning system comprising at least a first awning unit comprising a frame formed from a closed loop of a strip of a flat wire spring-like element, the area enclosed by the closed loop being covered by an opaque material, and a pl... | 05/18/2006 |
| 20060075947 | Tarpaulin or canopy corner construction A method of constructing a water-resistant corner for a tent or other fabric structure, and the corner formed therefrom. A protective panel may be laid over a flooring material sheet, and the sheet and the protective panel are folded into a corner. The formed corner may... | 04/13/2006 |
| 20060027256 | Tent pole brackets and methods of use A tent pole bracket for use with a tent having a pole, which may comprise a body having a first end and a second end and a first side and a second side, the body including a wall defining an elongate cavity for receiving a tent pole, the cavity being open on the first e... | 02/09/2006 |
| 20050178418 | Ring and pole connector assembly for a tent corner A ring and connector assembly for a tent. The ring and connector assembly is configured so that the connector attaches to the ring, such as via a loop that is attached to the connector and that extends around a portion of the ring. The ring is attached to the tent, for ... | 08/18/2005 |
| 20050172989 | Waterproof structure of tent pole-holding tape The waterproof structure of the tent pole-holding tape according to the present invention comprises a waterproof-coated member 111, which is fixed by a sewing line 131 to the corner portion of the tent fabric 101, and in which the front of the sewin... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050172990 | Waterproof structure of tent floor link The waterproof structure of the present invention comprises a first receptacle 102 which is formed by folding the corner portions of a tent fabric 101 in the inner direction of the tent; a second receptacle 113 which is formed opposite the first rec... | 08/11/2005 |
| 20050076589 | Apparatus for connecting and anchoring tarpaulins An apparatus for connecting and anchoring tarpaulins, includes a polymer plastic elongate body having a first side, a second side, and a longitudinal axis. An integrally formed first connector and second connector extend parallel to the longitudinal axis for the entire ... | 04/14/2005 |
