Collapsible blind
OwnerSteven W. Stumboinventor
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Abstract
A portable and collapsible blind or shelter which includes an integral fabric cover having four side walls and a top. Each side wall includes at least one window. One corner of the structure includes a vertical opening to permit ingress and egress from the structure. Each side wall, and the top, is supported in a taut condition by a support member having four resilient and flexible legs connected to a central hub. The perimeter of each side wall and the top is non-stretchable. The legs can pivot away from the hub to collapse the blind structure.
Claims9
A portable and collapsible blind or shelter structure comprising:
- (a) a flexible fabric cover having four side walls and a top;
- wherein each side wall includes at least one window opening;
- wherein each said side wall includes opposite side edges and a top edge;
- wherein side edges of adjacent side walls are integral with each other;
- and further including a closable vertical opening along one of said side edges;
- wherein the perimeter of each side wall and the top is non-stretchable;
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- (b) a framework comprising five support members;
- wherein each said support member comprises four resilient leg members hingedly connected at one end to a central hub;
- wherein one said support member engages and supports a respective side wall in a taut condition;
- wherein one said support member engages and supports said top;
- and wherein said leg members connected to each said hub can be pivoted towards each other to collapse said structure.
A portable and collapsible blind or shelter structure comprising:
- (a) a flexible, integral fabric cover having four generally-square side walls and a top;
- wherein each side wall includes at least one window opening;
- and further including a closable vertical opening along one vertical corner of said structure;
- wherein the perimeter of each side wall and th etop is non-stretchable;
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- (b) framework comprising five support members;
- wherein each said support member comprises four resilient leg members hingedly connected at one end to a central hub;
- wherein one said support member engages and supports a respective side wall in a taut condition;
- wherein one said support member engages and supports said top;
- and wherein said leg members connected to each said hub can be pivoted towards each other to collapse said structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.