Collapsible plant shelter
OwnerMichael S. Kellogg, Dean B. Krottsinventors
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Abstract
An apparatus according to the present invention provides a collapsible plant shelter. A plurality of flexible panels is joined to form a supportive structure. Each panel is formed from a flexible material coupled, directly or indirectly, to a flexible frame member. At least a portion of the flexible material is preferably at least partially fluid impervious and not completely opaque, so as to provide a greenhouse effect to the interior of the shelter. A top flexible panel may also be provided, coupled to a top portion of at least two of the side panels. A selectively closeable access portal may be provided through one or more of the side panels. A portal flap may be at least partially releasable from the side panel material, such as by way of a zipper.
Claims24
A collapsible plant shelter comprising:
- at least three side panels, each side panel comprising a flexible panel material coupled to a frame member having a folded and an unfolded configuration, said flexible panel material assuming the configuration of its associated frame member in its unfolded configuration, each side panel having a top portion, a bottom portion, an inside surface and an outside surface;
- wherein each side panel is coupled to at least a first adjacent side panel and a second adjacent side panel;
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- wherein at least part of said flexible panel material is fluid impervious.
A collapsible plant shelter comprising:
- at least three side panels, each side panel comprising a flexible panel material coupled to a frame member having a folded and an unfolded configuration, said flexible panel material assuming the configuration of its associated frame member in its unfolded configuration, each side panel having a top portion, a bottom portion, an inside surface and an outside surface;
- wherein each side panel is coupled to at least a first adjacent side panel and a second adjacent side panel;
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- wherein at least one of said side panels includes a selectively closeable access portal.
A collapsible plant shelter comprising:
- a first side panel and a second side panel, each side panel comprising a flexible panel material coupled to a frame member having a folded and an unfolded configuration, said flexible panel material assuming the configuration of its associated frame member in its unfolded configuration, each side panel having a top portion and a bottom portion;
- and
- a first gusset panel comprising a flexible gusset material, said gusset panel being coupled to an end of each of said side panels,
- wherein said top portion of said first side panel is coupled to said top portion of said second side panel, and
- wherein at least a portion of said flexible panel material and at least a portion of said flexible gusset material is fluid impervious.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.