Tent
AssigneeAmerican Recreation Products, Inc.
InventorsRobert R. Cantwell, Michael J. Scherer
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Abstract
A tent comprising a plurality of walls, a roof and a frame system for holding the tent erect. The frame system comprises at least two frame structures, each being of generally inverted U-shape when erect and comprising a pair of substantially rigid poles extending up from the ground adjacent respective walls of the tent and a flexible resilient ridge frame member bent into an arched configuration and having ends telescopically interfitted with the upper ends of the poles. The resilient ridge frame members support the roof of the tent in an arched configuration generally corresponding to the arched configuration of the ridge frame members.
Claims16
A tent comprising a plurality of walls, a roof and a frame system for holding the tent erect, said frame system comprising at least two frame structures, each being of generally inverted U-shape when erect and comprising a pair of substantially rigid metal poles extending up from the ground adjacent respective walls of the tent and a flexible resilient ridge frame member bent into an arched configuration and having ends telescopically interfitted with the upper ends of said poles, said resilient ridge frame members being adapted to support the roof of the tent in an arched configuration generally corresponding to the arched configuration of said ridge frame members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.