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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7406977 | Lightweight shelter The present invention is an improved tensioned canopy shelter of the type used by backpackers. The canopy of the new shelter has a lower rear support and a higher front pole support with a horizontal ridge strut. The ridge strut spreads the forward end of the canopy... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7353833 | Covering structure with soil anchors A covering structure with soil anchors is disclosed. The covering structure includes multiple support poles, a canopy provided on the support poles and multiple generally arcuate soil anchors attached to the canopy. Each soil anchor can be used to dig or burrow an a... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7228867 | 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 fir... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7082954 | Tent stake A tent stake with a handle attached by a swivel, a flat area for pounding the stake into the ground, and multiple holes drilled into the shaft, so that ropes or tie down strings may be secured into the ground when a tent is secured. ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7025073 | 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, ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6994099 | Shelter with twist tight canopy and method for assembling same A shelter having an internal frame comprised of a roof supported by legs. A canopy covers the roof of the frame to provide protection from the elements. The canopy is taughtly held onto the frame by cords which pass through sleeves in the front and back of the canop... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6966324 | Cleat for a tent A cleat comprising a body comprising a first portion and that defines a web cutout and a tent pole cutout, and a second portion that defines a guy rope cutout, and the body comprising a bend where the first portion and the second portion meet. The cleat is made of s... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964277 | Tie-down for a beach umbrella A beach umbrella provides an elongated support shaft having a pointed distal end inserted into a soft surface, and a proximal folding canopy positioned below an upper terminal end of the support shaft. The folding canopy provides a fabric panel stretched over a plur... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6868640 | Structures composed of compression and tensile members A plurality of compression members are arranged to provide a shape. Each compression member has a first end, a second end and a body. At least one of the compression members has a body which is generally non-congruous with a straight line between its first and secon... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6799593 | Transportable rotatable weather shield The present invention is a transportable weather shield having a sheet, first and second supports, first and second tensioners, and first and second stakes. The first support has an upper portion that is connected to a first end of the sheet and a generally arcuate-... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6725872 | Stake assembly having a controller A stake assembly includes a spike having a first end and a second end defining a longitudinal axis of the stake assembly. A flange is connected at the second end of the spike and extends laterally therefrom and defines the upper end of the substantially inflexible p... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6571815 | Sun shield A sun shield uses a canopy that has a plurality of first openings located around its outer periphery and a second centrally located opening. A plurality of first balloons are tethered to the first openings while a second balloon is tethered to a plurality... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6564817 | Anchoring device for securing a canopy on a tent frame In a tent assembly that includes a tent frame and a canopy, an anchoring device is used to secure the canopy on the tent frame, and includes a retaining unit, an anchor seat and an anchor block. The retaining unit includes an adjustable retaining sleeve t... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6505638 | Canopy structure The canopy structure of the present invention includes a generally rigid internal frame structure comprised of light-weight metal tubes and a pliable, waterproof covering such as nylon or other functionally similar fabric. The canopy covering further incl... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6367495 | Canopy structure The canopy structure of the present invention includes a generally rigid internal frame structure comprised of light-weight metal tubes and a pliable, waterproof covering such as nylon or other functionally similar fabric. The canopy covering further incl... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6354317 | Tent stabilizer A device to stabilize a tent of the type having a fabric cover and a plurality of poles under tension. The device is characterized as having two rods connected to one another at a connector. The connector is provided with a channel approximating the size ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6334455 | Tent tie-down device A tent tie-down device for allowing the user to quickly tie down one's tent to the ground. The tent tie-down device includes a flexible line having a first end portion and a second end portion; and also includes a bead member having a open ends and a bore... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6155280 | Canopy structure The canopy structure of the present invention includes a generally rigid internal frame structure comprised of light-weight metal tubes and a pliable, waterproof covering such as nylon or other functionally similar fabric. The canopy covering further incl... | 12/05/2000 |
| 5992435 | Stake assembly A stake assembly includes a spike having a first end and a second end defining a longitudinal axis of the stake. A flange is connected at the second end of the spike and extends laterally therefrom, the upper surface of the flange forming the axially and ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5918613 | Detachable tee-top for boat center consoles A detachable tee-top includes a framework having base portions fastened to two opposed sides of a center console of a boat and consisting of elongated tubes having fasteners fastened to the center console by threaded fasteners. The framework includes a fu... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5915400 | Tent with self-erecting frames A tent has an elongate shell of limp material and a pair of self-erecting frames movable between an erect configuration in which the frames are capable of supporting the shell to define an interior space of the shell and a collapsed configuration in which... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5901726 | Device for attaching the end of a tent hoop to a canvas A device for attaching the hollow end of a tent hoop to a canvas of the type that comprises a first strap attached at one end to the canvas and at the other end to a ring; a second strap attached to the same ring to accommodate a peg driven into the groun... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5791361 | Car cover Herein is disclosed a car cover for placement over a roof, front and rear windows and two front and rear side window portions of a car. The cover is of such a makeup that it facilitates the entrance of drivers and the ventilation of the car. The cover can... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5771912 | Attachment device for erecting a tent An attachment system, for erecting a tent having a flexible tent shell and a tent pole cooperating with the tent shell, includes a securing cord attached to a portion of the tent shell and a claw disposed at an end of the pole. The attachment system furth... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5711337 | Tent frame and party tent A party tent has a frame that includes an inner frame supported above an outer frame by a plurality of truss members. The inner frame is smaller than the outer frame in at least one dimensional aspect so that the span across the inner frame is less than t... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5692534 | Portable overhead sun screen Portable overhead sun screening structure and canopy are described for shading a surface. The canopy is comprised of at least one sheet spanning a matrix of reinforcing cords that extend to a marginal canopy edge, with beads affixed to the reinforcing cor... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5669403 | Hunting blind adapted to be mounted in a tree A hunting blind adapted to be mounted at an elevated position to a tree. The hunting blind is generally comprised of a framework defining a top, bottom, and continuous side of the blind, a ratchet assembly for securely supporting the blind with respect to... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5622197 | Canopy A canopy assembly (10) comprising a canopy fabric (20) and furling means (40) extending between a pair of supports (30). The furling means (40) runs through the canopy fabric such that the canopy may be unfurled from both sides of the furling means simult... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5621926 | Swimming pool cover system The swimming pool cover system is used for removably covering any type of swimming pool and for preventing objects or persons from falling into the pool. It comprises a flexible cover sheet having an outer edge removably connectable to locations along the... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5573026 | Boat lift canopy The invention is a pre-fabricated boat lift canopy constructed of galvanized steel or aluminum tubing. All joints are crimped to a tight, permanent fit by using a special rolling tool. The canopy frame is mounted on "I" beams of existing boat lifts, docks... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5531239 | Recreational vehicle awning tightener A recreational vehicle awning tightener including a generally planar rigid plate sized for receiving a user's foot thereon, the plate having an upper surface and a lower surface bounded by a front edge, a back edge, and a pair of side edges extended there... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5531418 | Line attachment means as for a chemical lightstick A line attachment device comprising a flattened piece of flexible material has a bottom section, a center neck section and a top section. The top section forms an invertible flap which in pivotal about the neck section. A line attachment device of this ty... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5487402 | Portable shelter with expandable frame A portable shelter having a frame whose members freely move between a maximum and a minimum dimension to enable selectively applying various sized shelter skins to the frame and to tauntly stretch the shelter skin thereon. The skin also comprises slidable... | 01/30/1996 |
| 4295482 | Valance support A novel valance support is disclosed and described. The valance support includes a first and a second side portion disposed at substantially right angles to one another by means of a gusset. A first and a second arm are connected to the first and the seco... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4290243 | Building membrane hold-down system A hold-down system for a membrane (10) covering a rigid framework and having catenary cables (11 and 12) secured to the bottom edges of said membrane between bays, said system having a retainer sleeve (19) comprising spaced-apart plates (21) connected by ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4265261 | Tent A tent is disclosed for sunbathing, camping, hunting and the like, which includes a flexible square floor panel, flexible triangular side walls with each side wall having a lower edge attached to the edge of the floor panel and edges of adjacent side wall... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4195651 | Ground engaging foot member A collapsible shelter of the umbrella-tent type including a foldable frame and a cover of sheet material affixed to the frame, wherein the frame is provided with ground-engaging foot members which firmly secure the bottom and/or floor of the tent to the b... | 04/01/1980 |
| 4175576 | Tent A tent for attachment to and from a van has a frame which includes two straps strung from the gutter edge to the lower edge of the vanside and held by means of clamps; a pair of braces extend obliquely from the straps and are held at their top by a pair o... | 11/27/1979 |
| 4026312 | Subframe for a foldable free-standing tent This invention relates to an improved foldable wall-supporting subframe for fabric-covered collapsible tent walls and the like of the type forming the subject matter of my U.S. Pat. No. 3,810,482, such improvement consisting of attaching the strut section... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3941140 | Foldable free-standing tent, frame and subframe therefor This invention relates to an improved foldable wall-supporting subframe for fabric-covered collapsible tent walls and the like, such improvement consisting of attaching the strut sections of each jointed pair thereof to the connector in slightly overlappe... | 03/02/1976 |
