Collapsible shelter with flexible rods
AssigneeInternational E-Z Up, Inc.
InventorsScott LEHMAN, Johnny MENDEZ
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Abstract
A collapsible shelter includes a group of legs for supporting the collapsible shelter, a group of outer truss links connected the group of legs, and a group of upper truss links. The collapsible shelter also includes a center hub connected to a first subset of upper truss links of the group of upper truss links. The collapsible shelter further includes a group of mounting points, each mounting point attached to a respective outer truss link of the group of outer truss links. The collapsible shelter also includes a group of flexible rods, each flexible rod having a first end attached to a respective mounting point and a second end attached to the center hub.
Claims20
A collapsible shelter, comprising:
- a group of legs for supporting the collapsible shelter, each leg of the group of legs including:
- a respective fixed leg bracket of a group of fixed leg brackets;
- and
- a respective sliding leg bracket of a group of sliding leg brackets;
- a group of outer truss links between each pair of legs of the group of legs, a first end of each outer truss link pivotally attached to a respective outer socket of one fixed leg bracket or one sliding leg bracket, a second end of each outer truss link pivotally attached to a second end of another outer truss link of the group of outer truss links;
- a group of flexible rod mounting points, each flexible rod mounting point of the group of flexible rod mounting points attached to a respective outer truss link of the group of outer truss links;
- a center hub for receiving a respective first end of each first upper truss link of a group of first upper truss links;
- a group of second upper truss links, each second upper truss link of the group of second upper truss links having:
- a first end pivotally attached a center socket of a respective leg bracket of the group of leg brackets;
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- a second end pivotally attached to a respective second end of each first peak truss link of the group of first peak truss links;
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- a group of flexible rods, each flexible rod of the group of flexible rods having:
- a first end attached to a flexible rod mounting point of the group of flexible rod mounting points;
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- a second end attached to the center hub.
A collapsible shelter, comprising:
- a group of legs for supporting the collapsible shelter;
- a group of outer truss links connected the group of legs;
- a group of upper truss links;
- a center hub connected to a first subset of upper truss links of the group of upper truss links;
- a group of mounting points, each mounting point attached to a respective outer truss link of the group of outer truss links;
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- a group of flexible rods, each flexible rod having a first end attached to a respective mounting point and a second end attached to the center hub.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.