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Tent

US4827958A · kind A · utility

81Cited by
13References
16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 14, 1988
Grant dateMay 9, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 14, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04H2015/326
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tent comprising a plurality of walls, a roof and a frame system for holding the tent erect. The frame system comprises at least two frame structures, each being of generally inverted U-shape when erect and comprising a pair of substantially rigid poles extending up from the ground adjacent respective walls of the tent and a flexible resilient ridge frame member bent into an arched configuration and having ends telescopically interfitted with the upper ends of the poles. The resilient ridge frame members support the roof of the tent in an arched configuration generally corresponding to the arched configuration of the ridge frame members.

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