Joints for portable shelters

A shelter system comprising:

• a stowable and deployable frame comprising a plurality of poles;
• a flexible shell positionable on the frame, wherein when the frame is in a deployed configuration and the flexible shell is on the frame, the flexible shell and the frame form a covered or enclosed interior space;
• and
• a joint assembly for connecting two of the poles, wherein the joint assembly comprises a base and two pole receptacles;
• wherein:
• the base comprises a plate portion, a tongue portion extending transversely from the plate portion, a first opening through the plate portion, and a second opening through the tongue portion;
• each pole receptacle comprises an elongated portion and a flange portion having a third opening, wherein for each pole receptacle, (i) the flange portion extends from the elongated portion along a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongated portion, and (ii) one of the poles of the two poles is attachable to, or positionable in, the elongated portion;
• the deployed configuration comprises an end of each elongated portion or a surface of each flange contacting the plate portion, wherein the plate portion limits pivoting of the pole receptacles;
• and
• the two pole receptacles are pivotably attached to the tongue portion via a shaft extending through each of the third openings.

A shelter system comprising:

• a stowable and deployable frame comprising a plurality of poles;
• a flexible shell positionable on the frame, wherein when the frame is in a deployed configuration and the flexible shell is on the frame, the flexible shell and the frame form a covered or enclosed interior space;
• and
• a joint assembly for connecting two of the poles, wherein the joint assembly comprises a base and two pole receptacles;
• wherein:
• the base comprises a plate portion, a tongue portion extending transversely from the plate portion, a first opening through the plate portion, and a second opening through the tongue portion;
• the tongue portion is angled toward the first opening, relative to the plate portion;
• each pole receptacle comprises an elongated portion and a flange portion having a third opening, wherein for each pole receptacle, (i) the flange portion extends from the elongated portion along a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongated portion, and (ii) one of the poles of the two poles is attachable to, or positionable in, the elongated portion;
• and
• the two pole receptacles are pivotably attached to the tongue portion via a shaft extending through each of the third openings.

A shelter system comprising:

• a stowable and deployable frame comprising a plurality of poles;
• a flexible shell positionable on the frame, wherein when the frame is in a deployed configuration and the flexible shell is on the frame, the flexible shell and the frame form a covered or enclosed interior space;
• and
• a joint assembly for connecting two of the poles, wherein the joint assembly comprises a base and two pole receptacles;
• wherein:
• the base comprises a plate portion, a tongue portion extending transversely from the plate portion, a first opening through the plate portion, and a second opening through the tongue portion;
• the tongue portion is angled away from the first opening, relative to the plate portion;
• each pole receptacle comprises an elongated portion and a flange portion having a third opening, wherein for each pole receptacle, (i) the flange portion extends from the elongated portion along a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the elongated portion, and (ii) one of the poles of the two poles is attachable to, or positionable in, the elongated portion;
• and
• the two pole receptacles are pivotably attached to the tongue portion via a shaft extending through each of the third openings.