Portable shelter
OwnerMark Andrew Fraserinventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a portable shelter assembly. The assembly includes a support; and an expandable shelter for being supported by the support and expanding to shelter at least one person. The shelter includes ribs extending from the support. Each rib includes one or more proximal elements pivotally mounted to the support. Each rib further includes a distal element extending from the proximal elements and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal elements pivot in a first direction. Advantageously, the distal elements may be simply pulled down one at a time to lift the connected proximal elements and extend the ribs, which is advantageous in windy conditions, or pulled down together to lift the proximal elements and extend the ribs.
Claims19
A portable shelter assembly including:
- a support;
- and
- an expandable shelter for being supported by the support and expanding to shelter at least one person, the shelter including ribs extending from the support, each rib including:
- one or more proximal elements pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal elements and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal elements pivot in a first direction;
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently, one at a time;
- and
- wherein the distal and proximal elements fold together when collapsing the shelter so that outer surfaces of an expanded canopy supported by the ribs fold together;
- moisture from rain being contained within the collapsed shelter and the outer surface of the collapsed shelter, being the inner surface of the expanded canopy, is dry.
A portable shelter assembly including:
- a support;
- and
- an expandable shelter for being supported by the support and expanding to shelter at least one person, the shelter including ribs extending from the support, each rib including:
- one or more proximal elements pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal elements and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal elements pivot in a first direction:
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently, one at a time;
- and wherein at least one of the proximal elements includes a guide permitting sliding of the distal element there-through.
A portable shelter assembly including:
- a support;
- and
- an expandable shelter for being supported by the support and expanding to shelter at least one person, the shelter including ribs extending from the support, each rib including:
- one or more proximal elements pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal elements and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal elements pivot in a first direction;
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently, one at a time;
- and wherein the proximal elements include two elements, namely:
- a first proximal element pivotally mounted to the support at a first mount fixed to the support;
- and
- a second proximal element pivotally mounted to the support at a second mount fixed to the support, the second mount being spaced from the first mount along the support;
- wherein:
- the distal element extends from the first proximal element and is configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the first proximal element pivots in a first direction;
- and
- a distal end of the second proximal element is configured to slide along the distal element.
A portable shelter assembly including:
- a support;
- and
- an expandable shelter for being supported by the support and expanding to shelter at least one person, the shelter including ribs extending from the support, each rib including:
- one or more proximal elements pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal elements and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal elements pivot in a first direction:
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently, one at a time;
- and wherein a stretcher is located between the proximal elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.