Tent movable between a collapsed position and a latched erect position
US4966178A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 14, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 14, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T403/44
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A tent is disclosed having movable tent poles for supporting a flexible tent body. An apex junction member is provided for pivotally supporting one of the ends of each of the tent poles, the opposite ends of which are held in a fixed position. A tensioning member is provided movable between a normal position in which the tent is collapsed with the tent poles parallel and adjacent to each other, and a tensioned position for tensioning the tent poles in a splayed apart configuration for placing the tent body in an erect position. A latch member is provided for releasably latching the tensioning member in its tensioned position and the tent in its erect position.
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