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Tent

US5014728A · kind A · utility

7Cited by
6References
27Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 16, 1990
Grant dateMay 14, 1991
Priority date
Expiry dateJan 16, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04H15/40
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tent with a tarpaulin comprising a plurality of lengths of fabric and a set of tent poles stretching out the tarpaulin and comprising a plurality of tent poles that can be fitted together, the tent poles forming two tension frames, namely a floor frame and a roof frame, which on the one hand stretch out the lengths of fabric of the tarpaulin and on the other are supported against one another in a statically defined manner by means of lengths of fabric and/or ropes. The floor frame stretches out a flat hollow body serving as the tent floor, while the roof frame stretches out the roof and wall region of the tent tarpaulin, this region being joined to the tent floor.

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