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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6345639 | Collapsible shelter/tent with frame locking mechanism A collapsible shelter/tent, such as for example an umbrella tent, has a collapsible frame with a plurality of legs that are erected by manually moving two devises toward one another. The shelter/tent includes an improved locking mechanism that very secure... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6311709 | Self-erecting, collapsible and foldable dome structure A self-erecting, collapsible and foldable dome structure comprises an armature formed by two unconnected loops of resiliently flexible wire concentrically and orthogonally intersecting at the center of the structure, and being bent into a dome shaped conf... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6276095 | Dome structure A support structure including a first and a second upper ring member. The support structure further includes a lower circular foundation of a diameter greater than the diameters of the first and second upper ring members. A plurality of initially straight... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6199572 | Collapsible shelter/tent with frame locking mechanism A collapsible shelter/tent, such as for example an umbrella tent, has a collapsible frame with a plurality of legs that are erected by manually moving two clevises toward one another. The shelter/tent includes an improved locking mechanism that very secur... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6140576 | Protective shield tent and method of using same Protective shield tent (100, 300, 400) provides a portable and repeatable method for protecting assemblies during various stages of a manufacturing process. Protective shield tent (100, 300, 400) is light weight and can be deployed manually. Protective sh... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6108980 | Building element The invention relates to a building element for lightweight constructions, such as halls and airship structures, having first wall segments mutually spaced, hollow and subjected to overpressure and extending over the whole thickness of the wall, with an i... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6016823 | Collapsible bale blind A collapsible portable bale shaped field blind for wildlife observers and hunters generally includes a cylindrical and collapsible tubular frame supported upon a sled-like base. The frame, when fully extended, has a cylindrical shape much like that of a h... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5950649 | Braceable, unsupported arch arrangement and protective roof comprising it An arch element (1") for protecting roofs has at least one tubular arch (2) held in the curved state by at least one brace (4). The ends of arch and brace (2, 4) are interconnected by end connectors (3). In order to keep the brace (2) out of the direct co... | 09/14/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5906217 | Collapsible bale blind A collapsible portable bale shaped field blind for wildlife observers and hunters generally includes a cylindrical and collapsible tubular frame supported upon a sled-like base. The frame, when fully extended, has a cylindrical shape much like that of a h... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5901727 | Tent including web structure and article storage and support member Tent structure includes a canopy formed of flexible sheet material. Poles are employed to support the canopy to form a tent interior. A web structure is attached to the canopy and formed of flexible sheet material. The web structure is maintained under te... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5797411 | Tent framework A framework is provided for a tent canopy which is capable of being erected and collapsed quickly and simply. A cart is able to support the tent framework during erecting and collapsing and is used for transporting between erection sites. The framework ha... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5730281 | Compact package for a canopy kit made up of elongated pipes and corner connectors The present invention relates to a canopy kit comprising a plurality of elongated pipes and a series of corner connectors and a package for containing the various kit components. An elongated container is provided and the various components of the kit, in... | 03/24/1998 |
| 5666986 | Tent frame device A tent frame device comprising a hub from which radiates a multiplicity of ribs when the device is in use. The hub is provided with a multiplicity of retaining portions which extend in a tangential direction and which are spaced apart around the hub. A mu... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5638852 | Combined sunbather shade and carrying case A combined sunbather shade and carrying case including two semicircular-shaped, stretchable panels of opaque material attached together along the arcuate portion of their perimeters, a semi-rigid semicircular tube of sufficient dimension for insertion bet... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5253667 | Collapsible tubular frame A shrinkable tubular frame is composed of a plurality of curved tubes having the same length and curvature but different diameter for shrinking in a largest-diameter curved tube one after another so as to be become very short when being shrunk. Each two c... | 10/19/1993 |
| 4998552 | Geodetic tent structure A self supporting collapsible tent structure having a tension bearing polygonal shaped floor member defining a first tent level, a plurality of hub members each carrying a plurality of sockets which are pivotal about axes which are co-planer and are inter... | 03/12/1991 |
| 4945936 | Collapsible tent and frame therefor The invention provides an improved collapsible tent and tent frame of the umbrella type. The frame includes a plurality of legs pivoted, at the upper ends of the legs, to an upper clevis member. Each leg has pivoted thereto a radial stay member spaced dow... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4938243 | Ice fishing shelter A foldable shelter is disclosed having a flexible skin with an inner U-shaped support frame and a pair of resilient top support members attached to the exterior of the top of the skin.... | 07/03/1990 |
| 4930534 | Foldable shelter 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 ... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4809726 | Foldable polyhedral structure A foldable polyhedral structure is provided having a plurality of identical diamond-shaped polygons. A first set of diamond-shaped polygons radiates outwardly and downwardly from the top center of the structure and a second set of diamond-shaped polygons ... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4802500 | Portable collapsible building system of modular construction A portable shelter structure (10) of variable size consisting of an even number of individual, folding, modular units (12) which, in their folded condition, serve as shipping containers for the shelter. Rigid floor and rigid sidewall sections (22, 28) are... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4766918 | Convertible, inflatable shelter apparatus A convertible, collapsible shelter apparatus for use on land and in a body of water comprises a buoyant vehicle in combination with a shelter assembly. The buoyant vehicle has (a) an inflatable frame, (b) a flexible member whose perimeter is sealingly att... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4593710 | Framed tension structure A portable, rapidly erected fabric covered building-type structure has a plurality of articulated arch frames which may be hoisted from the ground to extend transversely in longitudinally spaced vertical planes. Spreaders rigidly connect the arch frames. ... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4520835 | Portable tent A protective tent structure of light weight, portable construction is formed by joining a plurality of flexible support members at upper and lower terminal ends of each for pivotal movement about a linear axis through the commonly joined upper and lower e... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4313279 | Agricultural system with articulated members An agricultural system with a controlled atmosphere. A plurality of articulated structural members with an arched configuration are secured in aligned, spaced-apart relationship by horizontal members to define a skeletal structure. Flexible sheet material... | 02/02/1982 |
| 4140141 | Foldable frame apparatus A portable collapsible frame structure for tents, shelters, temporary buildings and the like is disclosed. The frame includes a plurality of elongate, rigid frame members connected by pivotable joints to each other in end-to-end relation such that alterna... | 02/20/1979 |
| 4074682 | Collapsible tent frame A collapsible tent frame has all of its parts permanently connected to one another to provide a complete single unit and is easily changeable between a fully deployed condition, a partially deployed condition and a compact collapsed condition by simple ma... | 02/21/1978 |
| 3995649 | Compactible shelter Compactible shelter consisting of a telescoping rectangular frame to the center of which are hinged a plurality of U-shaped roof elements covered by a flexible fabric.... | 12/07/1976 |
