Tent
US4827958A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 1988 |
| Grant date | May 9, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 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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