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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377231 | Retractable pet house A retractable pet house includes an enclosure frame and an optional top frame. The enclosure frame includes a plurality of poles, foldable connection rod units and locking joints. The upper end and the lower end of each pole are connected to the locking joints. The ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7350532 | Portable collapsible tent A portable collapsible tent includes a cover, a roof frame with a central pole, inclined roof ribs and spreaders, extensible legs, and cross bars. The ribs and spreaders are pivotally and movably jointed at the central pole. A locking unit secures the roof frame whe... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299813 | Foldable tent A foldable tent (1), wherein a covering is supported by a plurality of columns (2) and an outer peripheral frame (3) and reinforcement frames (4) connected to the columns (2), the reinforcement frames (4) are formed so as to... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7240686 | Collapsible canopy having reduced length A collapsible canopy frame includes a plurality of side poles, and a plurality of scissor assemblies for coupling the side poles to one another. The collapsible canopy frame also includes a center support pole, which includes an outer pole having an upper end and a ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7178539 | Collapsible gazebo frame with independent canopy support A collapsible gazebo frame includes a set of four corner support members and a set of four scissor assemblies, each being coupled to a different pair of the four corner support members. Each of four scissor assembly sliders is slidingly coupled to a different one of... | 02/20/2007 |
| 6929017 | Collapsible canopy framework structure of a regular polygon A collapsible canopy framework structure of a regular polygon comprises a plurality of supporting members and a center post, which are constituted as a column. A plurality of first frame assemblies comprises at least one frame unit with a pair of frames being pivote... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6926021 | Erectable canopy with reinforced roof structure The lightweight erectable canopy shelters include a plurality of legs connected together by an extendible perimeter assembly of link members. In one embodiment, the roof structure is formed by a pole members pivotally mounted to the upper ends of the legs so as to e... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6923195 | Skeleton frame assembly for a tent A tent skeleton frame assembly includes vertical poles, each of which defines a first side and a second side transverse to the first side, and includes a first vertical rod, a second vertical rod spaced apart from and aligned with the first vertical rod along the fi... | 08/02/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6899112 | Tent structure A tent structure includes supporting legs, linkages connected between every two neighboring supporting legs, and a head support. The supporting legs are standing on the ground and equally spaced from each other. Every two neighboring supporting legs are connected wi... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6874519 | Collapsible tent skeleton frame having ribs with rounded ends A collapsible tent skeleton frame includes a plurality of poles, a plurality of joints mounted respectively on the poles, a plurality of side ribs pivoted respectively to the joints, a top joint, and a plurality of upper ribs pivoted respectively to adjacent pairs o... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6857246 | Tubular structure arrangement A customizable enclosable frame assembly for providing a housing structure comprising an arrangement of elongated members connected by a plurality of connectors to define the frame assembly. The connectors include a plurality of knuckle joint assemblies for articula... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6725873 | Foldable tent frame A tent frame structure includes an upright pole with a lower nest movably inserted thereon and an upper nest fixed at the upper end thereof; one end of a large supporting rod is pivotally jointed with the upper nest and the other end thereof is pivotally jointed wit... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6708707 | Collapsible canopy support A collapsible support (10) for a canopy (15) comprises a peripheral structure (20) and a central structure (60). Peripheral structure (20) includes four telescopingly collapsible legs (21), each having a sliding member (3... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6666223 | Collapsible frame A collapsible frame for use in erecting tents, canopies and the like at outdoor venues includes a plurality of telescopic legs for providing vertical structural support, and a plurality of top corner joints each fixedly mounted upon a top end of a corresp... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6516823 | Playyard canopy A canopy for covering the top of a playyard, the canopy comprising a canopy cover, a canopy support adapted to be coupled to a playyard and configured to support the canopy cover, the canopy support includes a rod connector and four support rods, each sup... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6397872 | Resilient support for erectable shelter roof The erectable shelter includes a truss framework that provides an elevated, raised canopy that can have a high peak in a raised, extended configuration. The shelter includes a canopy, a leg assembly, and a perimeter truss linkage assembly having a plurali... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6345638 | Multiple peak cable tent A multiple peak tent (1) structure which is mechanically simple and easy to assemble. The tent structure of this invention can span relatively large areas without inhibiting mobility under the tent through the use of ground extending support poles. The ca... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6283136 | Collapsible tent A collapsible tent comprises top connecting means at the top of the tent; a plurality of upright legs; a slider slideably received on each upright leg; upper roof support bars pivotally connected to the top connecting means; lower roof support bars which ... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6138702 | Resilient support for erectable shelter roof The erectable shelter includes a truss framework that provides an elevated, raised canopy that can have a high peak in a raised, extended configuration. The shelter includes a canopy, a leg assembly, and a perimeter truss linkage assembly having a plurali... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6055999 | Collapsible display framework for indoor or outdoor use A collapsible support structure for a covering. The support structure includes, at least, three apex poles with first ends pivotally connected together, so that, in use, the poles are able to be moved between a raised configuration, in which second opposi... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5862826 | Canopy structure The invention describes a canopy structure including a plurality of columns, a cover framework of structural members, and a cover. Each structural member is preferably supported on an upper end of a column using a novel joint assembly.... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5813425 | Collapsible shelter with elevated canopy The collapsible shelter includes a truss framework that provides an elevated, raised canopy that can be gabled or have a high peak in a raised, extended configuration. The canopy is supported by at least three legs, and outer perimeter and central truss p... | 09/29/1998 |
| 5632292 | Collapsible shelter with elevated canopy The collapsible shelter includes a truss framework that provides an elevated, raised canopy that can be gabled or have a high peak in a raised, extended configuration. The canopy is supported by at least three legs, and outer perimeter and central truss p... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5490533 | Collapsible shelter with elevated canopy The improved collapsible shelter includes a truss framework that provides an elevated, gabled canopy in a raised, extended configuration. The canopy is supported by at least three legs, and outer perimeter and central truss pairs of link members pivotally... | 02/13/1996 |
| 5226440 | Tent and like frame structure with double tube beam and rafter components Readily assemblable and disassemblable tent, awning and canopy frame structures incorporating conventional slip fit junction elements and beams and rafters of double tube form which enable greater spans between uprights and simplified structures for large... | 07/13/1993 |
| 4948289 | Support frame corner connector A peripheral support frame is provided over which to receive and for supporting a flexible canopy or tent cover. The frame includes a plurality of horizontally elongated peripheral frame members with peripherally adjacent frame members including a pair of... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4558713 | Frame system and connectors for portable shelters A frame assembly for a free-standing portable shelter comprises a plurality of tubular frame members releasably interconnected by a system of connector fittings. Leg and eave members are provided with spring-loaded projecting members which releasably enga... | 12/17/1985 |
