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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7954504 | Fast-erecting portable structure In its preferred embodiment, the fast-erecting portable structure principally comprises two or more flexible framing rods and a flexible skin. The flexible framing rods essentially form inverted u-shapes and the flexible skin hangs from the flexible framing rods in ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7766024 | Tent frame and canopy A tent frame comprising support frames having side support and roof support members. Spans of the support frames are adjustable perpendicular to a ridge line of the tent frame without substituting structural members of different length. The tent frame is laterally a... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7559335 | Self-erecting structure Embodiments of the present invention provide structures. For example, in one embodiment comprises a single support pole and a fabric covering. The single support pole comprises first and second hollow end members, each hollow end member comprising a first end having... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7406978 | Environmental containment unit A portable enclosure, easily erectable and collapsible, to provide environment control and prevent contaminants from being released from the enclosure. The enclosure provides a flexible envelope attached to the interior of the space defined by vertical and horizonta... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7380296 | Restraining enclosure for a bed and related method A collapsible enclosure for restraining a patient to an area about a bed comprises a frame having a horizontal eave portion, a horizontal base portion opposing the horizontal eave portion, and at least two vertical members upstanding from the horizontal base portion... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7316237 | Children's play area sunshade canopy A demountable wind-resistant sunshade canopy for shading children's play areas or other actively used areas. The canopy device is removably secured over a support structure, and is comprised of a hip beams supported by columns mounted on the support structure, and t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314055 | Covered structure with an expandable/closeable exterior A structure with a retractable cover, for example, a gazebo with a hanging umbrella, where the retractable cover is connected by a pull cord to a winding device, wherein operation of the winding device allows the user to open or retract the cover. If the structure w... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7290553 | Folding modular structure for a tent or similar for fast mounting Folding modular structure for a tent or similar for fast mounting includes an assembly of tubular profile bars permitting in particular to form at least two arches facing each other connected by at least two purlins one of which is a ridge. The ridge purlin is forme... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7261116 | Tent with extendable windows A tent (10) with extendable windows (14) having a main structure (12) including a plurality of walls (16, 18, 20) which are oriented at a first angle (60) with respect to a vertical reference. The tent (10) also includes at ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231673 | Portable shower stall A portable shower stall, for allowing a person to bathe while seated in a wheelchair, for temporary installation in a kitchen having a sink having a basin and a hand sprayer. The shower stall has a frame having side panels and a rear panel that are selectively folda... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7222635 | Tent having an outer skirt and tub floor A tent (10) having a fabric enclosure (16) which including a number of walls (18), a floor (22) having a floor perimeter (4) and a framework (14) which supports the fabric enclosure (16) and urges it to expand outward... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7185666 | Easily constructable and collapsible portable tents A collapsible structure comprising a collapsible support structure having a flexible covering disposed thereon. The support structure comprises a plurality of pole members that emanate from an upper assembly. The upper assembly has first and second hub members that,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7182092 | Tent eve A tent including a fabric enclosure forming a plurality of walls and defining an interior of the tent. A frame is positioned with respect to the fabric enclosure and is configured to support the fabric enclosure. At least one eve portion is coupled to the frame and ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7159631 | Protective cover for motor vehicle A protective cover for motor vehicle mainly includes a cover, at least two flexible metal rings that are lengthwise sequentially spaced at and attached to an inner side of the cover to enclose a relatively large area of the cover, and adjustable belts with hook belt... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7140376 | Collapsible shade structure A collapsible shade structure includes a plurality of foldable frame members each having a folded and an unfolded orientation. A fabric material is provided for substantially covering the frame members to form a side panel for each frame member, each side panel assu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7137398 | Tree stand cover and method of use thereof The present invention is a device formed of waterproof or water-resistant fabric having a central section comprising a top, front and bottom, to which is joined side portions, thereby providing coverage for slipping over a tree-mounted hunting stand, including prefe... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134444 | Environmental containment unit A portable enclosure, easily erectable and collapsible, to provide environment control and prevent contaminants from being released from the enclosure. The enclosure provides a flexible envelope attached to the interior of the space defined by vertical and horizonta... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7134443 | Lightweight arch-supported shelter A nominally floorless hikers' shelter having a raised, tensioned waterproof canopy supported off the ground by pole supports at the front and rear, in which the canopy has a catenary curved ridgeline tensioned between a higher vertical front arch support and a lower... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128077 | Tent ventilation structure A tent ventilation structure includes a vent window in proximity to a tent floor, and an awning coupled to a top edge of the vent window configured to extend outward from the tent to a position above the base of the vent window. Advantages of the invention include t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7128078 | Tent pole assembly for shoring up The present invention provides a tent pole assembly for shoring up, which comprises a bottom pipe made of iron, a top pipe made of fiberglass reinforced plastic, and a connecting portion for connecting said bottom pipe and said top pipe. Said connecting portion is p... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121290 | Outdoor enclosure with scent-dampening liner A portable hunting blind or enclosure, to provide cover to a hunter or naturalist in the field, is provided with a scent-dampening liner. An enclosure according to one embodiment includes at least one wall, and a lining material disposed on a surface thereof. In the... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6964277 | Tie-down for a beach umbrella A beach umbrella provides an elongated support shaft having a pointed distal end inserted into a soft surface, and a proximal folding canopy positioned below an upper terminal end of the support shaft. The folding canopy provides a fabric panel stretched over a plur... | 11/15/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6866055 | Tent with truss system A tent includes a shell, a frame including at least one flexible, resilient pole for extending over an exterior of the shell in an arch shape and for holding the shell up in an erect configuration in which the shell encloses a living space. The pole includes a plura... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6843261 | Lightweight flexible frame for shelter structure A flexible shelter structure has an elongated flexible main pole having first and second ends terminating in a substantially common plane, such as the ground or a base. The pole typically assumes a substantially arcuate shape under tension. A plurality of spars are ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6581617 | Canopy tent with automatic umbrella-type collapsible frame A canopy tent with an automatic umbrella-type collapsible frame is disclosed. The frame allows a user to easily, simply and quickly pitch or close the tent, in addition to simplifying its construction. In the collapsible frame (12) of the tent (10), a rib... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6554013 | Transportable collective protection system A modulator transportable collective protection system for the decontamination and containment of personnel in a toxic free area. A contamination containment area is provided through which personnel are decontaminated prior to entering the toxic free area... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6546943 | Structure for folding orchard tent for protection against train An orchard tent folding structure comprises two frame sets and a shelter member having a plurality of tubular members and a plastic cloth. The frame sets comprise a rod member which is provided with a power source to drive the rod member to turn, a sprock... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6491051 | Solar survival shelter A tent comprising: a) a fabric covering including a plurality of longitudinal walls and end walls, wherein a first longitudinal wall has an opening having around its periphery a panel attachment means and wherein said longitudinal walls are sewn to said e... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6463948 | Tent with exterior screen house A tent with an exterior screen structure (200) having an inner tent structure (310), including an inner fabric enclosure (311) which serve as walls (328, 330, 332), roof (334) and floor (336) of the inner tent structure (310) and an outer tent structure (... | 10/15/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6371144 | Car tent A tent having the overall appearance and shape of a NASCAR vehicle has fabric suspended between two sections of flexible pipe manufactured from PVC or fiberglass. The flexible tube sections cross forming two gentle smooth curves which when viewed from abo... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6213138 | Tent frame An improved tent frame apparatus comprising a rectangular tubular network having primarily four corner sections of tubular shape. Each of the corner pieces has a threaded hook and nut arrangement in connection with the corner in order to tightly stretch a... | 04/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5908043 | Portable tent assembly for use with a radio frequency shielded enclosure This technical disclosure is for a structurally self-contained, RF-shielded enclosure which is rapidly deployable due to it's ultra light weight and ease of assembly. Assembled by one person in one half hour, the enclosure becomes an RF-shielded, free sta... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5791363 | Knockdown portable shelter A knockdown portable shelter includes two spaced supports each formed of elongated members that can be separated from each other at couplings securing the elongated members to each other. The elongate members include leg portions and a roof portion. A she... | 08/11/1998 |
| 5732726 | Cabin tent pole system A cabin tent pole system (10) using side poles (14), gable poles (16), corner hubs (18), and roof hubs (20). The corner hubs (18) have two tubular members (50) which join forming a first obtuse angle (32), where a structural web (56) may be provided to he... | 03/31/1998 |
