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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7263805 | Low shelter with articulated roof elements for use as a swimming pool roof A low shelter swimming pool roof system is provided. The system can include, over a portion (P′) at least of its length, juxtaposed roof elements (I′) and juxtaposed roof elements (I). The distance that delimits the external chord of each of the longitudinal edg... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7077147 | Collapsible and foldable canvas structure A collapsible and foldable canvas structure has only two structural panels, each formed by a piece of fabric material spread across and secured about its periphery to a resiliently flexible wire frame. One of the panels is laid flat on the ground or other supporting... | 07/18/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6367496 | Driving range shelter A portable shelter includes a frame having front and back arches joined by two skids at their bottom ends and a set of braces extending between the arches. A cover over the frame has a water impervious top panel and end and back panels that are an air per... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6332290 | Inflatable, deployable, and collapsible arch The subject of the invention is a canopy which can be inflated, deployed and retracted, respectively, having a plurality of longitudinal inflatable beams arranged side by side, a device for supplying the inflatable beams with pressurized fluid, and a devi... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6276382 | Adjustable canopy and pivotable picnic table An Adjustable Canopy, for use in combination with a picnic table or the like, to protect the users from the elements and which is quickly and easily removable in anticipation of severe conditions. Furthermore, a new design of Picnic Table, for use with the Adj... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6266932 | Bow module portable modular structure The bow module portable modular structure of the present invention includes: (a) a rigid, spaced apart, parallel array of arches, each lying in a vertical plane and spaced apart along a longitudinal axis, wherein each arch is formed of a unitary generally... | 07/31/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6145526 | Tie-down system for fabric covered buildings A system for securing the fabric cover of a fabric covered building to the framework or foundation of the building. Along each side of the fabric cover, a tie-down member is fastened so as to extend substantially from one end of the fabric cover to the op... | 11/14/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5655559 | Shelter A shelter has two hinge assemblies on opposite sides and a series of hoops radiating from the hinge assemblies to support a canopy. The shelter may be opened from either end. Each hinge assembly includes two arms that support respective halves of the supp... | 08/12/1997 |
| 4332266 | Portable blind and shelter A light weight, portable, folding blind for use by hunters, photographers, bird watchers and others who desire their position to be obscured or concealed. The blind is comprised of a central support mast to which a flexible substantially semi-circular mat... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4305414 | Tent having a waterproof floor A tent comprising side walls which are inclined when the tent is erected, loops at the lower edges of the walls adapted to receive stakes driven into the ground, and a floor member of water impervious material comprising a floor panel adapted to lie on th... | 12/15/1981 |
| 4280306 | Convertible enclosure for buildings and areas A convertible tennis-court enclosure, comprising a plurality of parallel supporting beams and two closure elements between two of the supporting beams to be extended simultaneously along the supporting beams, each element including a series of purlins arr... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4227542 | Collapsible shelter A collapsible shelter includes a central hub, a multiplicity of ribs, pivotably secured and extending radially outwardly from the hub, and a covering material secured to each of the ribs and interconnecting adjacent ones thereof. The ribs of the shelter a... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4184501 | Solar shield A flexible shield material having the characteristic of not transmitting solar heat, is supported on a frame which extends from end to end of an automobile or the like vehicle and is adjustable in length, having means on the opposite ends to be hooked to ... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4165757 | Arch supported tent A double walled tent is supported by outwardly leaning pairs of arches and an interconnecting flexible ridge member. The ridge member is associated with the outer wall or cover, so that the outer wall may be tensioned to form the shelter. An inner wall or... | 08/28/1979 |
| 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 |
| 4150682 | Extendable, retractable and portable shelter An enclosure with doors contains a plurality of arched hoops or the like having ground engaging skids and with a flexible covering attached thereto. The hoops may be pulled out manually over a car or the like parked in front of the enclosure. Locking bars... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4148332 | Domed membrane structure and method of erecting it A membrane structure having a frame constructed of radial supports that extend outward and downward from a common apex to the base. These support members are usually curved semi-arches or have a curved bight, are indirectly attached to each other at the a... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4121604 | Rigid frame structure with tensioned membrane cladding A plurality of modular dual arch arrangements are aligned to provide the frame for a shelter. Each dual arch module constitutes first and second arches having their bases spaced from one another and leaning towards one another so that their crests rest ag... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4116206 | Portable structures SR series A plurality of arched rib supports is provided with each rib support being pivoted at the upper end or apex thereof so that the lower end portions may move towards one another. A flexible cover is secured to the rib supports and the lower ends are normall... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4106520 | Enclosure A shelter comprises at least two sets of arched support ribs with the support ribs of each set being pivoted by the adjacent ends thereof upon a common locus and having one set of support ribs over spanning the other set at an angle to each other. Some of... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4092992 | Laminated arch members and method of constructing them Large hollow curved beams and arches are inexpensively produced by curving individual shallow components, such as channels, that are then tiered to form a large laminated member. Smaller beams or arches can be made by tiering the components, curving them ... | 06/06/1978 |
| 4084599 | Collapsible temporary outdoor enclosure A collapsible overhead enclosure or shelter, especially for swimming pools or to serve as garages, storage sheds or the like. The enclosure consists of a pair of spaced base members and a plurality of shaped struts spanning between the base members mounte... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4075723 | Boat cover means A cover of flexible sheet material and a flexible resilient rib adapted to extend in arched configuration over a boat from adjacent one gunwale of the boat to the other for supporting the cover arched over the boat. The rib is secured to the cover with th... | 02/28/1978 |
| 4036244 | Vertical arch shelter A vaulted membrane structure that has a series of substantially curved vertical arches that can be arranged in a modular construction to support a flexible membrane that is attached to the arches and tensioned between them in a formed inward depression to... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4034772 | Vaulted membrane shelter A vaulted membrane shelter comprising a multiplicity of vertical arches with curved bights, spaced apart, mounted on a base forming a frame that supports a flexible highly tensioned roof membrane operatively attached to the arches and curved concavely inw... | 07/12/1977 |
| 3995649 | Compactible shelter Compactible shelter consisting of a telescoping rectangular frame to the center of which are hinged a plurality of U-shaped roof elements covered by a flexible fabric.... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3970096 | Tent The tent herein comprises outer nonporous and inner porous layers disposed in spaced relation to each other, with a continuous air passageway therebetween. Compression tent supporting means comprises a plurality of demountable, substantially, semicircular... | 07/20/1976 |
| 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 |
| 3933164 | Portable duck blind camp cot and back pack A portable duck blind camp cot and back pack consists of a plurality of telescoping frame sections each having support legs to support the cot or duck blind from the ground. With the frame sections telescoped together a pair of shoulder straps on an end s... | 01/20/1976 |
