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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7971597 | Wire tray and tent frame incorporating same A wire tray and tent frame structural members are provided. The structural members include a utility channel or C-shaped channels to which wire trays can be mounted. More particularly, mounting structures of the wire tray insert into or otherwise engage the utility ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7886757 | Temporary shelter with adjustble door system A portable temporary aircraft hanger that includes a lightweight frame covered with a durable, main outer cover. The frame includes a plurality of transverse frame members attached to a rigid base frame. Each frame member includes two opposite straight lower section... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7770591 | Tent frame A tent frame includes two main supporting units, a connecting rod unit interconnecting the main supporting units, and two oblique supporting units. Each main supporting unit includes two foot rods, first and second corner connectors mounted respectively on the foot ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7435378 | Method and apparatus for treating goods The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for treating goods, such as, for example, fumigating and re-cooling perishable goods, such as fruit, using a tarp and floor seal. The apparatus encloses goods on a surface and includes a canopy that is subs... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7392816 | Adjustable shade-providing building structure A shade structure includes a vertical column and a roof having a cover, a framework supporting the cover, and a mount attached for rotational adjustment to a top of the column and supporting the roof on the column. The framework includes a triangularly-shaped main b... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7367348 | Collapsible tent structure A collapsible tent structure includes a side frame and a top frame. The side frame comprises posts. Each post comprises an upper end and an upper section. The top frame comprises a top connector and top rods. Each top rod comprises an outer end and an inner end. The... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7290378 | Fully enclosed, folding, expandable multi-antechamber for emergencies Compacting, fully enclosed, floored combination multi-antechamber and ramp system for emergency and civil defense use providing, when expanded, means of ingress and egress for the general population including the infected, wounded and handicapped to and from buildin... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275555 | Canopy truss A canopy of the type that is typically packaged in a kit form that permits consumers to assemble a group of pipe members into a canopy structure. Once assembled and erected, the canopy includes a series of vertical posts and a series of rafters that extend upwardly ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7252108 | Collapsible shelter with flexible, collapsible canopy The collapsible shelter includes a truss and a canopy framework that provides a flexible, collapsible canopy that is capable of flexing and moving, in whole or in part, between a raised position and lower positions having a reduced profile from the raised position. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7175894 | Photo-curing hollow structure The present invention comprises a fluid-injectable internal bag layer, a base-material layer superposed on an external periphery of the internal bag layer and impregnated with a photo-curing resin, and an outer layer superposed on an external periphery of the base-m... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140377 | Tent with internal support A internal support structure for a tent having a shell is disclosed. The internal support structure comprises at least one internal support structure configured to provide structural support to the shell, the internal support structure having a pair of gussets each ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7127851 | Building component A building component for forming a roof. The component includes an ETFE foil cushion comprising sheets of ETFE foil which are held in a frame about their periphery, and which are inflated. The frame includes a release mechanism for releasing the cushion from the fra... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107733 | Deployable structure with modular configuration consisting of at least one collapsible module A variable support structure with modular construction includes at least one support structure module, which is bounded by joints (114, 115, 126, 121) of a first joint set that lie in a first surface, and by joints (101, 102, 113, 108) of a second join... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7089951 | Airplane hangar A novel airplane shelter provides a plurality of arched vertical support members arranged axially along a line corresponding to the fuselage of an airplane to be sheltered. A cantilever beam is attached to the apex of each arched vertical support member, forming a â... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7044083 | Pet enclosure A collapsible pet enclosure is provided. The enclosure includes a pliable cover supported by a rigid, but foldable, frame. The cover includes an opening in a top panel such that the enclosure is top loading. The cover is completely removable from the frame so that i... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7007706 | Shelter structure A shelter structure having a pair of end frames and a canopy frame interconnecting the end frames. There are also provided a plurality of adjustable bracing members interconnecting frame members of the canopy frame. The adjustable bracing members may be tensioned du... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6996941 | Portable foldable tent and method for erecting same The present invention includes a folding tent that can be moved to a folded position and mounted on a trailer for transporting. The tent can then be fanned out to an unfolded configuration and the trailer can be used to lift the tent upwardly. The legs are then fold... | 02/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6925762 | Arch structure An arch structure (12) comprising several struts (14) interconnected by five joints (15) to form an arch (16), and two series of cables (17, 18). The two ends of the arch (16) rest on ball joints which are fixed to the groun... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923195 | Skeleton frame assembly for a tent A tent skeleton frame assembly includes vertical poles, each of which defines a first side and a second side transverse to the first side, and includes a first vertical rod, a second vertical rod spaced apart from and aligned with the first vertical rod along the fi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904924 | Triangular frame tent A frame tent having a triangular-shaped perimeter frame, a flexible canopy attached to said perimeter frame, three corner posts to support the perimeter frame at corners thereof, three cables each having one end attached to an upper end of an associated one of said ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6869246 | Internodal connector architecture system A universally compliant and restorative internodal connector architecture system wherein a plurality of nodal members are interconnected by a spring and strut assembly in a manner that permits manual or actuated relocation of the nodal spacial definition using stand... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6829869 | Channel bar with spring loaded hub connector for a display framework A support and attachment brace for a collapsible display structure. The support and attachment brace is attachable between two vertically adjacent hubs of the collapsible display structure, and includes an elongated rigid bar or brace with opposing ends. A first end... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6799594 | Structure of a framework An improved structure of a framework is disclosed. The structure includes a plurality of connectors having provided with holes, and notch seats are employed in the framework for connecting side rods, slanting rods, and supporting device to form into a stable and con... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6758014 | Trellis structure Trellis structure including a frame body and a roof. The frame body is composed of multiple upright columns, press beams and support rods. The roof is composed of a ridge beam, multiple press beams and multiple support rods. The press beam is a hollow beam having an... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6672011 | Modular command post system A modular command post system comprised of removable interconnecting truss elements is provided. The modular command post system is configured to provide shelter and infrastructure to support various electronic equipment used by occupants of the command p... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6618988 | Lightweight greenhouse structure for rapid assembly, disassembly, storage and transport A greenhouse has a frame of standard PVC tubes and PVC fittings. A rectangular base frame supports a plurality of vertical tubes, which, in turn, support a rectangular gable-type roof frame. Some of the tube-to-fitting couplings are friction-fit connectio... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615550 | Covered work space arrangement A space-dividing covered work space arrangement including a pair of opposed side modules each of a three-wall construction defined by an upright panel arrangement and a pair of upright end walls disposed at opposite ends thereof and projecting inwardly th... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6532701 | Shelter system of clustered modular enclosures A prefabricated, modular shelter system that utilizes a series of identical enclosures, each made from barrier panels connected to define the shape of a modifiable dodecagon prism. The top cover of each enclosure can be flat or peaked at the center. The l... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6418953 | Canopy system A mobile canopy system providing shelter from the sun, rain, and wind. The canopy system contains at least two canopy system sections, each containing one centrally located support structure. A truss system is attached to the support structure, perpendicu... | 07/16/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6367496 | Driving range shelter A portable shelter includes a frame having front and back arches joined by two skids at their bottom ends and a set of braces extending between the arches. A cover over the frame has a water impervious top panel and end and back panels that are an air per... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6216717 | Collapsible tent frame A collapsible tent frame is disclosed. The collapsible tent frame includes a polygonal framework having a plurality of joints arranged at corners thereof and a plurality of rail pole assemblies interconnecting the joints respectively, at least three leg p... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6173726 | Erectable shelter including a collapsible truss The present invention is directed to a multi-side shelter that may assume a collapsed configuration or an erected configuration. In particular, the present invention is directed to a truss that may assume a collapsed configuration or an erected configurat... | 01/16/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6000175 | Portable protective structure A portable protective structure includes a framework made of corner connectors and various poles, such as vertical supports, horizontal supports and roof supports. Certain of the support poles may be made of telescopic tubes of circular cross-section join... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5967162 | Mobile shelter A mobile shelter which provides a canopy that protects from sun and rain. The canopy is mounted on a series of curved rib units that are connected to a triangular support system which is attached at each end to a truncated A-Frame support on wheels. The s... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5930971 | Building construction with tensioned support system A structural system for a building wherein multiple elongate rigid structural members, in the nature of posts and beams, include internal tensioning cables which, upon an end joining of the structural members, are interlocked and tensioned to each other a... | 08/03/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5709238 | Tent-frame construction The present invention features a tent roof construction having a double, hollow, tubular joint. Vertical and side tubes that make up the tent-frame attach to this tubular joint. The improvement allows the tent-frame to be built quickly and without nuts an... | 01/20/1998 |
