Outdoor Shelter And Methods Of Deploying The Outdoor Shelter
OwnerDaniel Wowakinventor
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Abstract
An outdoor shelter having a tarp, a first loop at a first corner of the tarp on a first edge of the tarp, a second loop at a second corner of the tarp on the first edge of the tarp, a first rope at a first corner of the tarp on a second edge of the tarp opposite and parallel to the first edge of the tarp, and a second rope at a second corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp. The tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope are stored in a pouch fixed to the tarp when the shelter is not in use. When needed, this outdoor shelter can be deployed in the shape of a lean-to or in the shape of a pointed snow plow.
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The outdoor shelter according to claim 17, wherein the pouch is fixed to the tarp at a corner of the tarp.
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The outdoor shelter according to claim 17, further including:
- (a) a second rope at the first corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp, and
- (b) a second rope at the second corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp.
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A method for deploying an outdoor shelter comprising the steps of:
- providing an outdoor shelter having:
- (a) a tarp,
- (b) a first loop at a first corner of the tarp on a first edge of the tarp,
- (c) a second loop at a second corner of the tarp on the first edge of the tarp,
- (d) a first rope at a first corner of the tarp on a second edge of the tarp opposite and parallel to the first edge of the tarp,
- (e) a second rope at a second corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp, and
- (f) a pouch fixed to the tarp and containing the tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope;
- removing the tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope from the pouch;
- pulling a free end of the first rope around a first support structure;
- tying the free end of the first rope to a selected location on the first rope;
- pulling a free end of the second rope around a second support structure which is on a straight line between the first support structure and the second support structure that extends parallel to the first edge of the tarp and the second edge of the tarp;
- tying the free end of the second rope to a selected location on the second rope;
- securing the first loop to a base surface;
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- securing the second loop to the base surface.
A method for deploying an outdoor shelter comprising the steps of:
- providing an outdoor shelter having:
- (a) a tarp,
- (b) a first loop at a first corner of the tarp on a first edge of the tarp,
- (c) a second loop at a second corner of the tarp on the first edge of the tarp,
- (d) a first rope at a first corner of the tarp on a second edge of the tarp opposite and parallel to the first edge of the tarp,
- (e) a second rope at a second corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp, and
- (f) a pouch fixed to the tarp and sized to contain the tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope;
- removing the tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope from the pouch,
- pulling a free end of the first rope around a support structure;
- tying the free end of the first rope to a selected location on the first rope;
- securing the first loop to a base surface;
- securing the second loop to the base surface;
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- securing the second rope to the base surface.
An outdoor shelter comprising:
- a planar tarp having the shape of at least one of:
- (a) a lean-to when deployed, and
- (b) a pointed snow plow when deployed;
- a first loop at a first corner of the tarp on a first edge of the tarp;
- a second loop at a second corner of the tarp on the first edge of the tarp;
- a first rope at a first corner of the tarp on a second edge of the tarp opposite and parallel to the first edge of the tarp;
- a second rope at a second corner of the tarp on the second edge of the tarp;
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- a pouch fixed to the tarp and sized to contain the tarp, the first loop, the second loop, the first rope, and the second rope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.