US 2012/0055525 A1Published application

Foldable tent with integrated ventilation system

AssigneeKi Ho Jin

InventorKWAN JUN CHOI

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Abstract

The present invention provides an instant tent with an integral vent and corresponding rain fly for providing the tent with continuous ventilation while protecting the vent and interior of the tent from adverse weather conditions. The frame of the tent includes a hub, a plurality of roof poles and eave poles pivotally coupled to the hub, and a plurality of leg poles coupled to the corresponding roof poles. Coupled to the frame is an enclosed canopy which includes the vent at a top portion of the canopy to allow air from continuously entering and exiting the interior of the tent. The rain fly is attached to the canopy and corresponding eave pole, and is disposed proximate the vent. Thus, the instant tent of the present invention is provided with secure and continuous ventilation, and is opened and closed without requiring additional assembly of components.

An instant tent convertible between open and closed configurations, said tent comprising:

a central hub having a base, the base having an engaging surface,
first and second sets of slots formed on the engaging surface of the base, each slot formed by first and second slot walls and the engaging surface of the base, each of the first and second slot walls extending independently from the engaging surface of the base and substantially parallel to each other,
the first set of slots comprising at least three slots spaced apart radially,
the second set of slots comprising at least one slot disposed between adjacent slots of the first set,
at least one eave pole corresponding to the number of slots of the second set of slots, each eave pole having first and second ends, each eave pole first end pivotally coupled to a corresponding slot of the second set,
a plurality of roof poles corresponding to the number of slots of the first set of slots, each roof pole having a first and second end, each roof pole first end pivotally coupled to a corresponding slot of the first set,
a plurality of leg poles corresponding to the number of roof poles, each leg pole having a middle section and a lower section, each middle and lower section having a first end and a second end,
wherein each roof pole second end is coupled to a corresponding middle section first end, and said middle section second end is coupled to a corresponding lower section first end,
a canopy comprising a plurality of adjoining canopy walls and a floor coupled together at seams to form an enclosure, each canopy wall having a top, bottom and two side portions, at least one of the canopy walls having a vent, wherein the canopy is continuously connected to the roof poles and leg poles in the open and closed configurations, and
at least one rain fly disposed proximate the vent, the at least one rain fly having a plurality of perimeters, wherein the at least one rain fly is continuously connected to the canopy and corresponding at least one eave pole in the open and closed configurations.

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Application

13/295,396Filed 14 Nov 2011

Priority

CN 200720008991330 Nov 2007

Published

8 Mar 2012

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Classification8 codes

E04H 15/36
Supporting means, e.g. frames: arch-shaped type
E04H 15/40
Arch-shaped type: flexible
E04H 15/42
Supporting means, e.g. frames: external type, e.g. frame outside cover
E04H 15/425
External type, e.g. frame outside cover: flexible supporting means

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