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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7340789 | Over-bed support structure A structure positioned over a bed and able to support up to 200 pounds, which allows persons involved in sexual intercourse to position their bodies in ways that may be more comfortable, or more pleasurable, if one of the participants is able to support some or all ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322056 | Adult bed An over-bed structure for a bed a bed including such a structure provides a plurality of members in a predominantly horizontal array supported on bed corner posts at a height above the mattress height. The horizontal array of members may be used as supports by perso... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7267625 | Collapsible structures Collapsible structures are disclosed having a central panel, a first support panel disengageably connected to the left side of the central panel, and a second support panel disengageably connected to the right side of the central panel. Each of the central panel and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264012 | Supported roof tarp apparatus A supported roof tarp apparatus consisting of lengthwise and crosswise lying poles pinned together via four way connectors and pinning means and held at first ends of the lengthwise lying poles by roofing brackets positioned on a backside of a roof apex and held at ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7240687 | Erectable shelter with collapsible central roof support A telescoping pole assembly for an erectable, collapsible shelter, includes first and second hollow telescoping sections slidably connected together, the first telescoping section being slidably disposed within the second telescoping section, and a spring loaded det... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7219681 | Canopy tension adjuster A tent that includes a swivel portion is disclosed. The tent includes a canopy, a plurality of tent frame components and a swivel portion coupled to at least one of the tent frame components and the canopy. The swivel portion pivots between a relaxed position in whi... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7188636 | Containment cart A portable enclosure apparatus is provided with a frame assembly having a bottom wall, an upper frame member and a single pair of vertical support members. The support members are easily length adjusted by a single user to vary the height of the system while in use.... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7185667 | Tent frame and canopy The present invention provides a tent frame comprised of support frames having a side support and roof support. The spans of the support frames can be adjusted perpendicular to the ridge line without substituting structural members of different length. The tent fram... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7066676 | Locating device for a retractable strut of a tent or a closet A locating device for a retractable strut of a tent or a closet includes an engaging device, a sliding bracket, an upper strut and a lower strut. The sliding bracket is secured onto the lower strut. The upper strut is inserted into the lower strut and has an elastic... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047991 | Bed enclosure A bed enclosure comprising a frame, a tent supported by the frame, and a mattress cover is disclosed. The frame employs a pair of opposed upright end members, an upper support bar connecting the upright end members, and an attachment bar connected to at least one of... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6981510 | Erectable shelter with collapsible central roof support The erectable, collapsible shelter has a canopy with at least three sides and three corners, a leg assembly, and a perimeter truss linkage assembly having a plurality of perimeter truss pairs of link members connected to the leg assembly. The legs preferably have te... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6957679 | Retractable awning A retractable awning includes a frame structure, roll bar, and a lead bar supported in cantilever fashion by a series of extendable arms that extend from the frame structure. An awning sheet is connected between the roll bar and the lead bar. When the lead bar is ex... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952844 | Bed-tent A bed-tent provides an enclosure over a mattress. The tent forms a canopy having spaced apart panels and a flexible cover extending between the panels. Each panel includes a hoop of flexible, resilient, strip material and a sheet of flexible fabric in the space with... | 10/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6712083 | Erectable shelter with collapsible central roof support A telescoping pole assembly for an erectable, collapsible shelter, includes first and second hollow telescoping sections slidably connected together, the first telescoping section being slidably disposed within the second telescoping section, and a spring loaded det... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6575656 | Pull pin assembly for canopy A pull pin assembly includes: a first pole having a first hole; a second pole having a second hole, and sliding in the first pole; a main body having a central hollow containing the first pole; a pull pin body extending radially from the central hollow, a... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6520196 | Erectable shelter with collapsible central roof support The erectable, collapsible shelter has a canopy with at least three sides and three corners, a leg assembly, and a perimeter truss linkage assembly having a plurality of perimeter truss pairs of link members connected to the leg assembly. The legs prefera... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6516821 | Stageless adjusting/locating device for sticks A stageless adjusting/locating device for various kinds of sticks enables both right-handed user and left-handed users to conveniently stagelessly adjust the length of a stick. The stick is composed of multiple telescopic fitting tubes including mother fi... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508262 | Folding tent frame A folding tent frame for collapsible tents includes upright pole sets, fixed couplers, stoppers, movable couplers and traverse frame members. Specifically, each stopper is provided on the uppermost pole of the upright pole set at a position lower than the... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6363956 | Erectable shelter with collapsible central roof support The erectable, collapsible shelter has a canopy with at least three sides and three corners, a leg assembly, and a perimeter truss linkage assembly having a plurality of perimeter truss pairs of link members connected to the leg assembly. The legs prefera... | 04/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6202659 | Sunshade device A sunshade device has a sunshade awning, a clamp device, an angle adjusting device, and an extensible support. The sunshade awning has a flexible steel ring and a fabric. The extensible support has an outer pipe, and an inner pipe inserted in the outer pi... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6102059 | Movable vehicle cover A movable device for alternatingly covering and uncovering a vehicle is shown and described. The device includes a protective cover, a structural member, a lift member, and an inlet for receiving a pressurized fluid and controlling the fluid to raise and ... | 08/15/2000 |
| 5718254 | Adjustable bed canopy and curtain system An adjustable bed canopy and curtain system including a sheet of fabric, at least four vertical post and a frame member. The frame member has a first pair of "L" shaped tubular members and a second pair of "L" shaped tubular members. Each of the first and... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5640811 | Outdoor dome biased rafter-brace, rafter-brace and four-way connector framework An improved framework is disclosed supporting a dome above an outdoor dome covering such as an outdoor swimming pool or other outdoor structure. The improved framework provides additional structural support by the inclusion of a circumferential row of raf... | 06/24/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5595204 | Multi-use collapsible sun-shade tent A multi-use collapsible sun-shade tent consists of a pair of lateral beams and two pairs of lengthwise beams, and four vertical posts and a sun-shade cloth, collapsibly combined together by means of connecters at four corners where the lateral beams and t... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5593239 | Extendable support pole A telescoping support pole suitable for supporting tarpaulins or camouflage netting is described. The pole is made up of a plurality of tubes that nest within one another for storage. To deploy the pole, the tubes are extended in a telescoping fashion. Ba... | 01/14/1997 |
| 5573027 | Foldable tent frame structure A foldable tent frame includes a parallelepiped structure comprised of a rectangular front sub-frame having four front poles rotatably connected at four front corner members and a rectangular rear sub-frame having four rear poles rotatably connected at fo... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5490532 | Adjustable tension shelter assembly A collapsible shelter of the type having an awning and collapsible frame, the frame having either adjustable or fixed end caps at its corners bearing against reinforcing strips, and a center post unit forming a part of the frame is both spring-loaded and ... | 02/13/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5259077 | Swimming pool cover elevation device A swimming pool cover elevation device. A substantially rigid pole is provided with a plurality of ropes attached at one end to the bottom thereof and having hooks disposed at the other end thereof for attachment to structure at or outside the rim of a sw... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5255698 | Collapsible tent frame An internally mounted, collapsible tent support framework including a plurality of length adjustable support sections. Inverted V-shaped end supports slip couple to a telescoping ridge pole assembly which includes a telescoping vertical T-support and over... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5115828 | Demountable frame structure A frame structure which possesses portable readily assembled and disassembled standardized components for erection of a semi-permanent tent structure in a generally rectangular form and provided with at least one pair of opposing hip roof sections. The ve... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4793371 | Portable shelter A portable tent-like shelter comprises an open frame made of tubular elements which slip fit together to form a roof portion. The frame has four elongated legs extending downwardly from the corners to cause the frame to be free-standing. A fabric cover is... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4731961 | Temporary isolation structure Components for providing temporary walls to environmentally isolate a selected area of a room from the remainder of the room include telescopically adjustable stanchions that support upright sidewalls formed of flexible sheet material. The stanchions incl... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4682448 | Shelter A shelter for interior use within living space, office space or working space defining an enclosure extending from the floor to the ceiling and providing access through a ceiling opening for above-ceiling construction and/or repair while containing debris... | 07/28/1987 |
| 4427021 | Collapsible tent structure with elevated floor A tent structure adapted for use by game hunters, fishermen, etc., comprising a pair of floor-supporting frames hinged to one another on a medial axis for folding together; a foldable linkage for supporting the floor frames in elevated positions above gro... | 01/24/1984 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
