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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181661 | Modular system for concealment and shelter An easy to use, universal, simple, lightweight, compact, portable, dynamically configurable and modular system of concealment and shelter. An operator configures a number of concealment blinds or shelters using brackets, supports, segmented shafts, covers, curtains,... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7380562 | Tent with internal support An 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... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7201177 | Portable baby tent A collapsible tent provides insect protection for infants such as less than a year old while being small and portable enough for use in many public spaces. Excellent ventilation and visibility are provided by mosquito and no-see-um blocking fabric formed into a dome... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7144078 | Foldable furniture device A foldable furniture device includes a looped frame, two first leg sections, and two second leg sections connected pivotally and respectively to the first leg sections so as to move between folded and unfolded states. Two sleeve units are sleeved slidably and respec... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7137399 | Collapsible structure with top supporting elements The invention is a collapsible structure comprising a plurality of panel elements, each having a coilable frame element and flexible material attached to the frame element. The panel elements are joined to define an enclosure having a roof portion and a bottom perim... | 11/21/2006 |
| 6454340 | Collapsible top for child's vehicle, one-piece method of assembly and packaging design for storage and transport A collapsible top (13) fits over a child's pull wagon (10), may be taken apart easily, and flatly packaged for store display or mail order shipment. It has a light weight, flexible frame (15) universally adjustable to fit the various sizes of wagon beds (... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6425150 | Playyard system with canopy A playyard system including a playyard structure and a canopy is provided. The canopy is detachably mounted onto a top frame of the playyard structure by directly connecting support members of the canopy with improved connecting end portions to correspond... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6360760 | Self-erecting and collapsible shelter A self-erecting, collapsible fabric shelter structure whose armature comprises two or more panels, each formed by a resiliently flexible filiform loop, and a pair of resiliently bendable arcuate rods tensioned between each two adjacent panels. A piece of ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6357462 | Portable playpen A portable playpen/mattress for babies is described. The playpen includes a flexible base and a plurality of substantially open walls all consecutively attached to each other. The walls are attachable to the base substantially perpendicular to the base. W... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6263895 | Quick connect system A connector system for tubing or piping which provides a male/female combination for the joining of tubes, pipes or the like for rapidly assembling and disassembling various structures such as temporary canopies, tents or the like. The system provides a m... | 07/24/2001 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5823217 | Sunshade The SUNSHADE according to the present invention includes a floor and a canopy attached to the floor which extends over the floor for protecting the occupants from sun and wind. The canopy and the floor are connected to each other along one end. The SUNSHA... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5722712 | Trailer deck cover A deck cover for a trailer having first and second frames which are joined to first and second brackets fixed to a deck to form a rectangular member. The first and second frames have center members which are located in pockets in a tarp. Fasteners attache... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5720312 | Collapsible shelter, and methods of constructing and utilizing same A collapsible and portable fishing shelter or survival unit for use in conjunction with a snowmobile. The snowmobile acts as the base for the unit, and adds stability to it. Structural members are releasably secured to the snowmobile, and a tarp covering ... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5638851 | Modular shelter A modular shelter comprising a framework for supporting a cover sheet, the framework including at least two frames each composed of an upward curved arch having two ends, two upstanding legs, each leg having an upper end connected to a respective end of s... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5609177 | Portable cabana A knock down beach cabana is compact enough to be carried by one person; stored in a car trunk and readily assembled and disassembled. Long tubes join together to form three U shaped frame elements that are held together by two rigid bases. A center frame... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5598668 | Adjustable building frame The invention is an adjustable building frame comprising a plurality of interfitting parts. The frame includes a base having a pair of opposing receiving surfaces and several parallel roof members received and connected by and between the receiving surfac... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5595203 | Stressed arch structures A portable stressed arch structure is constructed by assembling an essentially flat, planar frame of straight, uncurved components, and then drawing two opposite sides together and securing them with tension cables to hold the frame in an arch configurati... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5439017 | Collapsible frame A frame of flexible hoops sets up automatically through spring tension. The frame has a first hoop and a second hoop attached to the first hoop at equally spaced apart quadrant points. The hoops can flex and twist relative to each other at the quadrant po... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5381634 | Covering structure particularly for surfaces having a marked longitudinal extension The covering structure has retention members for location beside a surface to be covered. A suspension member, having a plurality of mutually hinged segments, is pivotally connected at its ends to the retention members. Locking pins are provided for locki... | 01/17/1995 |
| 5303434 | Bed tent A bed tent (10) with a support portion (16, 18, 30) is erected over a bed and a canopy portion (12) draped over the support portion (16, 18, 30). The canopy portion (12) may be connected to portion (12) provides an enclosure having an open bottom surface ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5299590 | Sun shade structure This invention relates to a multi purpose and multi positional outdoor shelter or shade. The shelter is self supporting and free standing with a maximum of three (3) flexible rods held in compression by a fabric covering held in mutual tension by said fle... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5224507 | Portable protective structure which avoids roof sag and pocketing The structure is adapted for frequent set-up and takedown and is designed to avoid roof sag and pocketing. The structure includes a framework having plural vertical supports and plural horizontal supports bridging between adjacent vertical supports. A rem... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5078096 | Collapsible container for housing and carriage of pets A somewhat curvilinear, four-sided pyramidal container is disclosed for housing and carriage of small household pets. The container provides a flexible fabric cover which defines optionally coverable mesh windows and an optionally coverable openable acces... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4979531 | Tent pole and method of manufacture therefor A flexible, multi-segmented support structure, and method for manufacturing same, particularly suited for use as a tent pole, wherein the support structure includes a plurality of tubular segments and each segment is connected to its adjacent segment or s... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4852598 | Bed tent A bed tent with a base portion snugly fitted around a mattress and a canopy portion connected to the base portion along its lower periphery is supported in an upright position over the mattress to provide an enclosure having a bottom surface area substant... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4825891 | Portable hut A portable shelter is set forth easily erected and disassembled for ready transport of same. Captured "U" shaped supports are secured within conduits formed by means of an elongate capture fabric secured to tent fabric structure to capture the supports th... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4811751 | Collapsible and expandable tent A tent is disclosed that is readily collapsible into a unitary flat package which can be readily stored on a hanger in a closet. When it is desired to "set up" the tent, a pair of latches are released and the tent automatically assumes or expands into a f... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4750509 | Folding device of a tent-framework A tent and folding tent framework which enable quick and easy setup and taking down of the tent include a central hub member about which six ribs are pivotable. The hub member or fixed disk is made of plastic material and includes openings which enable th... | 06/14/1988 |
| 4706696 | Orbit tent A tent is provided wherein a membrane is primarily kept under tension by a plurality of stressed poles wherein at least two sets of poles are used, radiating from at least two independent spaced points.... | 11/17/1987 |
| 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 |
| 4465087 | Tent A tent comprises improved interior space and construction by means of separate fabric pieces each forming respective portions of the top and sidewalls which join along an arch-shaped seam disposed centrally between the longitudinal ends of the tent. The l... | 08/14/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4388939 | Land-use portable knock-down hunting-blind frame An on-land-type portable knock-down duck-blind comprises a frame formed of a plurality of arch-shaped metal or plastic tubes adapted to support a removable water-proof fabric cover. The tubes are held in parallelism by short spacing tubes, and are interco... | 06/21/1983 |
| 4257132 | Collapsible pool cover assembly A collapsible cover assembly for use with a swimming pool having a curved edge or coping extending along opposite sides thereof, wherein the cover assembly includes a plurality of slidably extendable support members each forming an arch across the pool to... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4251015 | Combined frame for tent field enlarging pack There is disclosed herein an frame apparatus for use as a backpack frame in one configuration and as a tent frame in another configuration. The frame members are shaped and sized so as to nest within each other in the backpack configurations. In the tent ... | 02/17/1981 |
| 4157098 | Portable shelter A portable shelter including a plurality of sidewall framing sections, a plurality of connectors joining adjacent sidewall sections to form spaced parallel vertical sidewalls, a plurality of arched crossmembers joining the top portions and the end portion... | 06/05/1979 |
| 4144899 | Flexible-walled demountable greenhouse There is disclosed a flexible-walled demountable greenhouse in which the support structure consists of a plurality of rods, for example 6, extending from the periphery of the base to a cap structure at the top central portion of the greenhouse; the rods a... | 03/20/1979 |
