Inflatable collapsible tent

A collapsible tent comprising:

• a tent frame comprising cooperating tubular support pieces adapted to form a triangular tent-type configuration;
• a one-piece inflatable tent covering comprising a pair of side wall panels, a floor panel, four end panels, each of said panels comprising two sheets of pliable water-resistant material joined together in parallel seal lines thus delineating parallel inflatable tubular cells, said tent covering adapted to cover said tent frame and be secured thereto, each of said panels including a safety release valve, said end panels adapted to form a front and a rear door including a closure means at each end of the tent whereby said doors may be secured;
• expandible plugs adapted to secure the frame to the ground at each of the corners and at the mid-point of the width support pieces and the length support pieces, the plugs at each of the corners comprising:
• a lower plug means consisting of two symmetrical semicircular portions, the inside surfaces of which are screw-threaded, and the outer diameter of said lower plug means being reduced towards the lower most part and terminating in a point, the inner diameter of said lower plug means tapering inwardly to the point where the outer diameter diminishes, said lower plug means having a fixed ring circumferentially affixed to the upper portion of said plug means and an expandible ring circumferentially affixed to the lower portion of said plug means;
• a screw means consisting of a uniform cylindrical screw complementary to said screw-threading of said lower plug means;
• a handle means adapted to screw said screw means into said lower plug means whereby the lower portion of said lower plug means expands when said screw means is inserted into said lower plug means,
• means adapted to secure the frame of the tent to said expandible plug comprising a base plate with a hole therethrough through which the screw means is inserted into said lower plug means, and three short hollow tubes affixed to said base plate adapted to receive respective portions of said tent frame,
• the plugs at the mid-point of the width support pieces comprising said lower plug means, said screw means and said handle means, said handle means being an inverted T-shaped sleeve affixed to said screw means, said sleeve adapted to receive said frame of the tent;
• and the plugs at the mid-point of the length support pieces comprising said lower plug means, said screw means, and handle means which consists of a sleeve affixed at right angles to said screw means, said sleeve consisting of a pair of aligned hollow tubes with a solid central core portion with a short helical spring within each tube between said core portion and said pieces of the tent frame.