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US 10,329,790 B2Granted
Tent frame and tent with extended top
AssigneeCampvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
InventorKwan Jun Choi
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Abstract
Disclosed are tents/tent frames with extended tops, and connectors facilitating construction of tents/tent frames with extended tops. A connector includes first and second side walls spaced apart in a first direction to form a groove along a second direction for receiving an upper pole. It also includes first upper and lower lugs spaced apart in a third direction to form a first slot for receiving a first side pole, and second upper and lower lugs spaced apart in the third direction to form a second slot for receiving a second side pole. The upper pole is rotatable in a plane limited by the first and second side walls. The first or second side pole is rotatable in a plane limited by the first or second upper and lower lugs.
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A connector of a tent comprising:
- a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart in a first direction to form a groove along a second direction and with an opening facing a third direction, wherein the groove is configured to receive an end of an upper pole of the tent and to allow the upper pole rotate with respect to the connector in a plane limited by the first and second side walls;
- a first upper lug and a first lower lug extending outwardly from the first wall in the first direction and spaced apart in the third direction to form a first slot, wherein the first slot is configured to receive an end of a first side pole of the tent and to allow the first side pole rotate with respect to the connector in a plane limited by the first upper and lower lugs;
- a second upper lug and a second lower lug extending outwardly from the second wall in the first direction and spaced apart in the third direction to form a second slot, wherein the second slot is configured to receive an end of a second side pole of the tent to allow the second side pole rotate with respect to the connector in a plane limited by the second upper and lower lugs;
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- a hole formed below a bottom of the groove and at a side opposite to the opening of the groove to receive an end of an auxiliary pole of the tent, wherein the hole is formed substantially along the second direction to facilitate positioning of the auxiliary pole of the tent substantially along the second direction.
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A connector of a tent comprising:
- a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart in a first direction to form a groove along a second direction and with an opening facing a third direction, wherein the groove is configured to receive an end of an upper pole of the tent and to allow the upper pole rotate with respect to the connector in a plane limited by the first and second side walls;
- a first upper lug and a first lower lug extending outwardly from the first wall in the first direction and spaced apart in the third direction to form a first slot, wherein the first slot is configured to receive an end of a first side pole of the tent and to allow the first side pole rotate with respect to the connector in a plane limited by the first upper and lower lugs;
- a second upper lug and a second lower lug extending outwardly from the second wall in the first direction and spaced apart in the third direction to form a second slot, wherein the second slot is configured to receive an end of a second side pole of the tent to allow the second side pole rotate with respect to the connector in a plane limited by the second upper and lower lugs;
- a first restriction wall between the first upper and lower lugs to limit a rotational angle of the first side pole with respect to the upper pole;
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- a second restriction wall between the second upper and lower lugs to limit a rotational angle of the second side pole with respect to the upper pole,
- wherein the connector is integrally formed with the first restriction wall fixed between the first upper and lower lugs, and the second restriction wall fixed between the second upper and lower lugs.
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A tent frame comprising
- an upper pole having a first end and a second end;
- one or more connectors comprising a first connector, the first connector comprising:
- a first side wall and a second side wall spaced apart in a first direction to form a groove along a second direction and with an opening facing a third direction, wherein the groove is configured to receive an end of an upper pole of the tent and to allow the upper pole rotate with respect to the first connector in a plane limited by the first and second side walls;
- a first upper lug and a first lower lug extending outwardly from the first wall in the first direction and spaced apart in the third direction to form a first slot, wherein the first slot is configured to receive an end of a first side pole of the tent and to allow the first side pole rotate with respect to the first connector in a plane limited by the first upper and lower lugs;
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- a second upper lug and a second lower lug extending outwardly from the second wall in the first direction and spaced apart in the third direction to form a second slot, wherein the second slot is configured to receive an end of a second side pole of the tent to allow the second side pole rotate with respect to the first connector in a plane limited by the second upper and lower lugs;
- wherein the first end of the upper pole is received in the groove of the first connector and pivotally connected with the first and second side walls of the first connector, wherein the upper pole is rotatable with respect to the first connector in a plane limited by the first and second side walls of the first connector;
- the first side pole having a first end received in the first slot of the first connector and pivotally connected with the first upper and lower lugs of the first connector such that the first side pole is rotatable with respect to the first connector in a plane limited by the first upper and lower lugs of the first connector;
- the second side pole having a first end received in the second slot of the first connector and pivotally connected with the second upper and lower lugs of the first connector such that the second side pole is rotatable with respect to the first connector in a plane limited by the second upper and lower lugs of the first connector;
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- an auxiliary pole, wherein the first connector further comprises a hole below the groove to receive an end of the auxiliary pole.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.