Collapsible shelter
OwnerAbraham Nahmiasinventor
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Abstract
A collapsible shelter, comprises a first group of panels hingedly connected to each other in accordion fashion to permit them to be moved to an open condition to define the walls of the shelter, or to be collapsed to a folded condition for storage or transportation; a second group of panels hingedly connected to each other in accordion fashion to permit them to be moved to an open condition to define the roof of the shelter, or to be collapsed to a folded condition for storage or transportation; retainer devices for retaining the panels of each group in their open condition; and securing devices for securing the second group of panels, when in their open condition to define the roof of the shelter, to the upper end of the first group of panels when in their open condition to define the walls of the shelter.
Claims19
A collapsible shelter, comprising:
- a first group of panels hingedly connected to each other in accordion fashion to permit them to be moved to an open condition to define the walls of the shelter, or to be collapsed to a folded condition or storage or transportation;
- a second group of panels hingedly connected to each other in accordion fashion to permit them to be moved to an open condition to define the roof of the shelter, or to be collapsed to a folded condition for storage or transportation;
- retainer means for retaining the panels of each group in their open condition;
- and securing means for securing the second group of panels, when in their open condition to define the roof of the shelter, to the upper end of the first group of panels when in their open condition to define the walls of the shelter;
- said first group of panels further including stop elements between selected pairs of contiguous panels to limit their open positions to a predetermined angle, and thereby to define the corners of the walls of the shelter.
A collapsible shelter, comprising:
- a first group of rectangular panels having long and short sides hingedly connected to each other along their long sides in accordion fashion to permit them to be moved to an open condition to define the walls of the shelter, or to be collapsed to a folded condition for storage or transportation;
- a second group of rectangular panels having long and shot sides hingedly connected to each other along their long sides in accordion fashion to permit them to be moved to an open condition to define the roof of the shelter, or to be collapsed to a folded condition for storage or transportation;
- each of said panels comprising a rigid frame defining the periphery of the respective panel, and a block of light insulating material received within said rigid frame;
- retainer means for retaining the panels of each group in their open condition;
- and securing means for securing the second group of panels, when in their open condition to define the roof of the shelter, to the upper end of the first group of panels when in their open condition to define the walls of the shelter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.