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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4745936 | Tent A tent having a plurality of sleeve(s) each of which, on erection of the tent, extends in an arch from one point adjacent the lower edge of the tent to an opposite point adjacent the lower edge. Each sleeve is closed at one end thereof and open at its oth... | 05/24/1988 |
| 4716918 | Tent A tent comprises a shell including a floor and a canopy secured together. The floor and canopy are separably joined along a substantially U-shaped perimeter section to provide a door opening. The tent has a frame including an arch with its ends supported ... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4715598 | Basketball game and court A games playing area or court which has a floor surface for playing the game on, surrounded substantially continuously by a flexible wall portion and optionally a flexible roof portion, from all of which the game playing piece may be rebounded in play so ... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4706551 | Enclosure A controlled access enclosure comprises an external frame (1) within which is suspended a cover (15). Access is gained to and from the unit by means of a zipped opening (20) in one part of the enclosure and a flap door arrangement in another part of the e... | 11/17/1987 |
| 4683902 | Powered movable storage enclosure A tubular frame structure for enclosing a storage area having a pair of tubular frame sections located in juxtaposition to each other with the storage area located therebetween. Extending across the storage area and connecting the frame sections is an enc... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4667692 | Expandable soft side shelter An expandable multi-purpose utility shelter (10), designed in several sizes, which is quickly erectable by two to six persons, depending upon the size of the shelter. The structure has a sturdy metal frame (12, 16) with a durable fabric cover attached to ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4569362 | Flexible frame and tent A frame including a flexible resilient base ring having a floor covering removably attached and a flexible resilient top ring having a top covering removably attached. The top ring includes a pair of diametrically opposing ferrule connectors for attaching... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4541445 | Tent A tent comprises end walls of trapezoidal shape and pole structures which support the tent via the tops of its end walls. A sleeve is provided along the top of each end wall and a ridge pole is disposed within the sleeve, the sleeves and the ridge poles b... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4494558 | Enclosure and frame therefor A tent-like enclosure includes as the supporting frame a generally circular frame member pivotably mounted to and held within a generally U-shaped main frame member, both frame members being constructed of a plurality of flexible, resilient rods held in e... | 01/22/1985 |
| 4414993 | Flexible vault structure having multiple piece poles A flexible vault structure is provided which includes a plurality of stressed poles each of which poles is composed of two or more short rod like members held together by connector elements.... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4342327 | Tape strut and tape strut tent A tape strut comprising at least a tape and at least a zipper, means of combination of the tape and the zipper, means of attaching the tape on the zipper while in use and means of storage of the tape and the zipper while not in use. The zipper forms a clo... | 08/03/1982 |
| 4333679 | Vehicle top transported, self contained camper A camper has a rigid roof structure mountable for travel atop a vehicle, legs pivoted at their upper ends to the roof structure and swingable from horizontal traveling positions along the sides of the roof structure to generally upright positions supporti... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4285355 | Tent A tent utilizes a unique frame assembly which permits the tent to be pitched quickly and without fastening it to the ground. The interrelationship between the frame members and between the frame members and the tent fabric provides a stable, rigid, and fr... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4265260 | Flexible vault structure A flexible vault structure is provided which includes a plurality of stressed poles which are held in their stressed condition by a member, usually a membrane, strung between the poles. The vault structure can be used as a storage vessel, tent, kite or th... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4265259 | Tent A tent is provided wherein the poles are a series of stressed, arcuate rods which surround a convex polyhedra such as a hemispherical structure. The arcuate rods are approximately in the configuration of segments of circles and they cross at a plurality o... | 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 |
| 4193413 | Disengaging connector for attaching fabric to a tubular support member Means for slidably attaching a piece of fabric material to a tubular support member is disclosed, comprising a ring member which circumscribes the support member and is adapted for sliding movement therealong. The ring member has a key-type extension ther... | 03/18/1980 |
| 4192333 | Tent In a tent of the type wherein a tent body or proper is suspended from tent poles to pitch the tent; a structure wherein a cord, tape or the like is placed along a ridgeline formed on the upper surface of the tent proper, or the like, wherein portions for ... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4129139 | Baby gazebo A portable, easily assembled outdoor shelter particularly suitable for infants is provided with connected side, roof and floor fabric surfaces which are supported in a raised position by aluminum poles passing through sleeves affixed to the exterior of th... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4102352 | Insulated tent An insulated tent comprising an externally supported inner tent and an outer fabric wherein the outer fabric comprises interchangeable end sections, door sections and a roof section. The outer fabric is supported by the tent support structure at the top a... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4099533 | Concave-convex structure with spaced fittings for intersecting flexible rods A concave-convex structure is composed of a plurality of pole or rod elements including at least two series of rows of such rods, the rods of each row being substantially parallel to one another. The rows are intersecting, but are uniform in respective or... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4084597 | Fish house A collapsible fish house that includes a base having a floor, interior walls inclined upwardly and outwardly of the floor, a perimetric top flange joined to the interior walls, exterior walls extending downwardly and outwardly of the top flange, and a hor... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4019212 | Boat cover apparatus A boat cover apparatus that includes a boat lift assembly mounted on a main frame for lifting a boat above the level of the water, a cover assembly that includes a cover frame having a subframe of a size and shape that is greater than the maximum horizont... | 04/26/1977 |
| 4003181 | Method of erecting a tent structure A tent structure includes a covering which has four upright triangular walls laid out in rectilinear relation to each other. A pair of transverse ridges are formed at the top of the tent covering. A rigid ridge pole assembly supports the covering along on... | 01/18/1977 |
| 3986519 | External flexed structure with pivotable fitting for an internal membrane A flexible structure is composed of a plurality of pole or rod elements including at least two series of rows of such rods, the rods of each row being substantially parallel to one another. The rows are intersecting, but are uniform in respective orientat... | 10/19/1976 |
| 3961638 | Vaulted membrane shelter A tent-like structure, hereafter called a vaulted shelter, a series of curved arches and a panel of flexible membranous material attached to each pair of arches and tensioned in both directions with the panels concavely curved in the direction of the spac... | 06/08/1976 |
| 3951159 | Tent structure A tent structure includes a covering which has four upright triangular walls laid out in rectilinear relation to each other. A pair of transverse ridges are formed at the top of the tent covering. A rigid ridge pole assembly supports the covering along on... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3943952 | Tent A tent comprising a bay extending from front to rear and wings extending laterally outwardly from opposite sides thereof, each wing having a front wall and a back wall, each wall of each wing comprising an outside screen and an inside closure flap adapted... | 03/16/1976 |
| 3943953 | Umbrella tent A tent comprising four walls and a peaked roof, the upper edges of the walls constituting eaves which generally form a rectangle when the tent is erected. The tent further comprises an external frame for holding the tent erect including a pair of eave fra... | 03/16/1976 |
