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US 2008/0289675 A1Published application
Corner molding and stop assembly for collapsible shelter
AssigneeGo Papa, LLLP
InventorsSteven E. Mallookis, Chao-Shun Ko
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Abstract
A collapsible shelter of the type having a canopy and a frame, the frame having mounting members with a stabilizer reduced friction pivot shafts and an adjustable locking member having a spring providing for easy adjustment of the height and breadth of the canopy.
Claims20
A shelter, comprising:
- a number of vertical support legs at spaced peripheral intervals beneath a canopy;
- a number of mounting members;
- a center mounting member extending upwardly from the vertical support legs;
- and
- truss sections extending from the mounting members and the center mounting member, wherein the truss sections include a pair of arm members with terminal ends connected to one or more of the mounting members, and
- wherein the mounting members are pivotally connected to the arm members and the mounting members have a mounting base with a number of bosses to limit the pivotal movement of the arm members.
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A shelter assembly, comprising:
- telescoping vertical support legs at spaced peripheral intervals beneath a canopy;
- a telescoping center support member;
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- a number of truss sections with a number of arm members,
- wherein a first end of the arm members is connected to a free mounting member and a second end of the arm members is connected to a mounting members on the vertical support legs or the center support member,
- wherein each of the mounting members, free mounting members, and the center support member have a number of bosses each with a first bore extending therethrough and a stabilizing member, and
- wherein the first and second ends of the arm members each have a bore aligned with the first bore, are pivotally mounted in juxtaposition to one of the number of bosses, and have their path of pivotal movement limited by the stabilizing member.
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A device for locking telescoping members into place, comprising:
- an adjustable locking member with a lever control including a release pin and a spring member mounted under compression between the lever control and a base mounting member;
- wherein the spring member is resiliently urging the lever control in a direction causing the release pin to engage mutually aligned bores on the telescoping members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.