Tent having a waterproof floor
AssigneeKellwood Company
InventorMarvin A. Bareis
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Abstract
A tent comprising side walls which are inclined when the tent is erected, loops at the lower edges of the walls adapted to receive stakes driven into the ground, and a floor member of water impervious material comprising a floor panel adapted to lie on the ground when the tent is erected and sides extending up from the floor panel, the perimeter of the floor panel being spaced inwardly from the lower edges of the walls when the tent is erected, the sides of the floor member and the walls of the tent being sewn together at seams at the upper edge margins of the sides of the floor member, said seams being above the ground. Rings of elastic material are provided at the perimeter of the floor panel adapted to receive the stakes for holding the floor panel taut.
Claims9
A tent comprising:
- side walls which are inclined when the tent is erected;
- means at the lower edges of the walls adapted to receive stakes driven into the ground;
- a floor member of water impervious material comprising a floor panel adapted to lie on the ground when the tent is erected and sides extending up from the floor panel, the perimeter of the floor panel being spaced inwardly from the lower edges of the walls when the tent is erected, the sides of the floor member and the side walls of the tent being stitched together at seams at the upper edge margins of the sides, said seams being above the ground;
- and means at the perimeter of the floor panel adapted to receive the stakes for holding the floor panel taut comprising a plurality of elastic members each adapted to be stretched so as to receive the respective stake and, when stretched, to apply tension to the floor panel to hold it taut.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.