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US 12,624,566 B2Granted
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 a proximal element pivotally mounted to the support. Each rib further includes a distal element extending from the proximal element and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal element pivots in a first direction. The ribs can be extended independently, one at a time.
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 and supporting a canopy, each rib including:
- a proximal element pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal element and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal element pivots in a first direction, both the proximal element and distal element supporting the canopy;
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently and anchored, one at a time;
- and
- wherein the shelter includes weighted peripheral anchors, the anchors including respective corner strips each extending from a corner periphery of the shelter to the ground;
- 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.
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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 and supporting a canopy, each rib including:
- a proximal element pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal element and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal element pivots in a first direction, both the proximal element and distal element supporting the canopy;
- another proximal element extending between the support and the rib
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently, one at a time;
- and
- wherein the shelter is a beach shelter with weighted peripheral anchors, each peripheral anchor extending from a periphery of the shelter to the ground;
- and
- wherein at least one of the proximal elements includes a guide permitting sliding of the distal element there-through.
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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 and supporting a canopy, each rib including:
- a proximal element pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal element and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal element pivots in a first direction, both the proximal element and distal element supporting the canopy;
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently and anchored, one at a time;
- and
- wherein the shelter includes weighted peripheral anchors, the anchors including respective corner strips each extending from a corner periphery of the shelter to the ground;
- and
- wherein the distal element can slide relative to the proximal element.
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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 and supporting a canopy, each rib including:
- a proximal element pivotally mounted to the support, and
- a distal element extending from the proximal element and configured to move outwardly to expand the shelter when the proximal element pivots in a first direction, both the proximal element and distal element supporting the canopy;
- wherein the ribs can be extended independently, one at a time;
- and
- wherein the distal element can slide relative to the proximal element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.