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US 5,205,086 AGranted
Inflatable tent
OwnerDaniel G. Heiminventor
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Abstract
A tent has a flexible canopy, a floor and a series of inflatable tubes serving as frame hoops. The tubes are fastened removably to the tent using sleeves that open along a longitudinal slit and hook and loop pile fastener closures for closing the sleeves on the tubes.
Claims12
A tent comprising:
- a unitary flexible canopy having an extended condition in which the canopy alone encloses a space;
- a plurality of inflatable tubes independent of the canopy;
- a plurality of tube holding means independent of the canopy and spaced therealong for selectively engaging the inflatable tubes, the tube holding means being readily openable and readily reclosable for selectively removing and replacing the tubes;
- securement means securing the tube holding means to the canopy;
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- fastener means independent of the securement means for selectively fastening the tube holder means in a closed condition, the fastener means being readily engageable and readily disengageable whereby the tubes are selectively and detachably secured to the canopy.
3 more elements
A tent comprising:
- a flexible canopy having an extended condition in which the canopy encloses a space;
- a plurality of inflatable tubes independent of the canopy;
- tube holding means for engaging the inflatable tubes the tube holding means being readily openable and readily recloseable for selectively removing and replacing the tubes, the tube holding means further comprising boot means secured to the canopy adjacent a bottom edge thereof, the boot means comprising cups engageable over respective ends of the tubes;
- securement means securing the tube holding means to the canopy;
- and
- fastener means independent of the securement means for selectively fastening the tube holder means in a closed condition, the fastener means being readily engageable and readily disengageable whereby the tubes are selectively and detachably secured to the canopy.
3 more elements
A tent comprising:
- a flexible canopy having an extended condition in which the canopy encloses a space;
- a plurality of inflatable tubes independent of the canopy;
- tube holding means comprising a plurality of flexible sleeves for engaging the inflatable tubes, each sleeve having a longitudinal opening along one side thereof whereby the tube holding means are readily openable and readily reclosable for selectively removing and replacing the tubes;
- securement means securing the sleeves to the canopy externally of the canopy;
- fastener means independent of the securement means for selectively fastening the tube holder means in a closed condition, the fastener means being readily engageable and readily disengageable whereby the tubes are selectively and detachably secured to the canopy;
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- a fly positioned over the canopy and supported by the tubes.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.