Tent and Support Device Therefor
AssigneeZhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd.
InventorBaoqing Yang
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Abstract
A tent surface support device includes a support skeleton. The support skeleton is provided with a top rod that includes a middle top rod arranged in the middle of the top rod. The middle top rod is divided into a first portion and a second portion which are bendable toward each other. A connecting member is hinged between the first portion and the second portion, and a locking assembly configured to lock the two portions in an unbent state is provided between the first portion and the second portion. When tent is first set-up, the support skeleton is nested into the tent surface, and the first portion and the second portion of the middle top rod are bent. Then, the first and second portions of the middle top rod may be locked together to allow erection of the tent.
Claims13
A support device for a tent, the support device being arranged adjacent to a surface of tent when assembled with the tent, the support device comprising a support skeleton, the support skeleton comprising a top rod, the top rod comprising a middle top rod arranged in a middle region of the top rod, the middle top rod having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and second portion each being hingedly connected to a connecting member such that the first portion and the second portion are pivotable relative to the connecting member between an bent state where the first and second portions are pivotable toward and away each other and an unbent state where the first and second portions are aligned with the connecting member, the middle top rod further having a locking assembly configured to lock the first and second portions when the first and second portion are in the unbent state to maintain the first and second portions aligned with the connecting member, and to unlock the first and second portions to allow the first and second portions to be moved to the bent state.
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