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Article of manufacture for a portable shelter suspended above the ground

US6347638B1 · kind B1 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 30, 1999
Grant dateFeb 19, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateJun 30, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE04H15/04
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An article of manufacture for a portable shelter suspended above the ground having a flexible floor supported by a plurality of straps, a flexible framework attached to the floor, a canopy suspended over the framework for enclosing a space; and support means attached to the framework for attaching the shelter to a plurality of load bearing members. The floor may be further supported by rigid support poles made of PVC placed within a fold sewn along the shorter length of both ends of the floor. The floor may be further supported by diagonally crossing support straps under the floor. In another preferred embodiment, the floor may be rigid.

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