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US 2020/0370326 A1Published application
Foldable ground blind
OwnerJason Birdinventor
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Abstract
A foldable shelter uses a hub assembly to easily expand into its final configuration with side supports used to stabilize the shelter. The foldable shelter includes a front wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a hub assembly. The hub assembly includes a hub and a plurality of rods extending from the hub to each corner of the front wall of the shelter. The hub assembly is configured to transition from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration.
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A foldable shelter comprising:
- a front wall;
- a first side wall coupled to the front wall, wherein the first side wall includes a first side support;
- a second side wall coupled to the front wall, wherein the second side wall includes a second side support;
- and
- a hub assembly comprising a hub attached to a center of an inner surface of the front wall, and a plurality of rods extending from the hub to each corner of the front wall;
- wherein the hub assembly is configured to transition from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration in which the plurality of rods are bowed to cause the inner surface of the front wall to be concave.
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A method of assembling a foldable shelter comprising:
- laying an outer surface of a front wall of the foldable shelter on a plurality of corners of the front wall;
- applying pressure to an inner surface of a hub assembly to invert the hub assembly into a tensioned concave position from an inside of the front wall, wherein the hub assembly includes a hub attached to an inner surface of the front wall and a plurality of rods extending from the hub to each corner of the front wall;
- rotating a first side wall and a second side wall away from the inner surface of the front wall, wherein the first side wall includes a first side support, and the second side wall includes a second side support;
- standing the foldable shelter on a bottom edge of each of the front wall, the first side wall, and the second side wall;
- loosening a first clamp positioned on the first side support and loosening a second clamp positioned on the second side support;
- extending the first side support and the second side support from a shortened position to an extended position;
- and
- tightening the first clamp positioned on the first side support and tightening the second clamp positioned on the second side support.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.