Tent with anchors
OwnerPeter N. Glynosinventor
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to an outdoor tent, which includes of a flat, flexible sheet material for its main body. Along the peripheral edge (i.e. near the bottom edge) or along each of at least two of the plurality of edges, there is at least one, and preferably, a plurality of tank compartment anchors, each having at least one fill orifice and closure means for the fill orifice. The plurality of tank compartment anchors are hollow, flexible tank compartment anchors, and, in preferred embodiments, the tank compartment anchors and sheet material are formed of the same material. In some preferred embodiments, the tank compartment anchors also have drain plugs.
Claims20
An outdoor tent with anchors that do not penetrate ground, which comprises:
- (a) at least one flexible sheet material forming two sides of a tent and having at least two bottom edges;
- (b) an upward support structure connectable to said flexible sheet material to support same in an unfolded tent format;
- and,
- (c) at least one tank compartment anchor located along at least one bottom edge, said tank compartment anchor having at least one fill orifice and having closure means for said at least one fill orifice.
An outdoor tent with anchors that do not penetrate ground, which comprises:
- (a) a flat, flexible waterproof sheet material establishing a tent top;
- (b) an upward support structure connectable to said sheet material establishing a tent top, said upward support structure including at least four vertical support posts and a top frame;
- and,
- (c) at least two tank compartment anchors at least one of each adapted for connection to one of said last four vertical support posts, said tank compartment anchors having at least one fill orifice and having closure means for said at least one fill orifice.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.