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US 2010/0229907 A1Published application
Freestanding Collapsible Shelter
AssigneeFoldable Stuff, LLC
InventorJoseph E. Panigot
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Abstract
A freestanding, collapsible shelter is disclosed. The shelter includes a roof structure having a roof hub, a ridge poles pivotable from a deployed position to a stowed position, gable poles pivotable from a deployed position to a stowed position. The shelter further includes a freestanding leg section that supports the roof structure over a supporting surface when the shelter is disposed in its deployed position. The shelter may also include a canopy.
Claims19
A freestanding, collapsible shelter comprising:
- a roof structure including:
- a roof hub defining a roof hub axis,
- a first ridge pole having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the roof hub and a distal end, wherein the first ridge pole pivots from a deployed position in which the first ridge pole is oriented generally aligned with the roof hub axis to a stowed position in which the first ridge pole is oriented generally orthogonal to the hub axis,
- a second ridge pole having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the roof hub and a distal end, wherein the second ridge pole pivots from a deployed position in which the second ridge pole is oriented generally aligned with the roof hub axis to a stowed position in which the second ridge pole is oriented generally orthogonal to the hub axis,
- a first connection element coupled to the distal end of the first ridge pole,
- a second connection element coupled to the distal end of the second ridge pole,
- a first gable pole and a second gable pole each pivotally coupled to the first connection element, wherein the gable poles pivot from a deployed position, in which the poles are oriented at an angle with respect to the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the gable poles are oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis, and
- a third gable pole and a fourth gable pole each pivotally coupled to the second connection element, wherein the gable poles pivot from a deployed position, in which the poles are oriented at an angle with respect to the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the gable poles are oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis;
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- a freestanding leg section comprising a plurality of leg members operable to support the roof structure over a supporting surface when the shelter is disposed in its deployed position.
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A method of folding a freestanding, collapsible shelter from a deployed configuration to a stowed configuration, the method comprising:
- (a) obtaining a freestanding, collapsible shelter comprising:
- a roof structure including:
- a roof hub defining a roof hub axis,
- a first ridge pole having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the roof hub and a distal end, wherein the first ridge pole pivots from a deployed position, in which the first ridge pole is generally aligned with the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the first ridge pole is oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis,
- a second ridge pole having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the roof hub and a distal end, wherein the second ridge pole pivots from a deployed position, in which the second ridge pole is generally aligned with the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the second ridge pole is oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis,
- a first connection element coupled to the distal end of the first ridge pole,
- a second connection element coupled to the distal end of the second ridge pole,
- a first gable pole and a second gable pole each pivotally coupled to the first connection element, wherein the gable poles pivot from a deployed position, in which the poles are oriented at an angle with respect to the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the gable poles are oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis, and
- a third gable pole and a fourth gable pole pivotally coupled to the lower section of the second connection element, wherein the gable poles pivot from a deployed position, in which the poles are oriented at an angle with respect to the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the gable poles are oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis;
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- a freestanding leg section comprising a plurality of leg members operable to support the roof structure over a surface when the shelter is disposed in its deployed position;
- (b) pivoting the first and second gable poles from their deployed position to their stowed position;
- (c) pivoting the third and fourth gable poles from their deployed position to their stowed position;
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- (d) folding the first and second ridge poles from their deployed position to their stowed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.