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US 5,632,293 AGranted
Collapsible shelter with flexible, collapsible canopy
AssigneeMark C. Carter
InventorMark C. Carter
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Abstract
The collapsible shelter includes a truss and canopy framework that permits a flexible, collapsible canopy to be moved between a raised position and a lowered position. The collapsible shelter includes at least three legs supporting flexible poles removably mounted to the tops of the legs and forming the framework of the canopy. X-shaped truss pairs of link members are connected to each of the legs on each side of the shelter between adjacent legs.
Claims24
A collapsible shelter, comprising:
- at least three legs, each of said legs having an upper end and a lower end;
- at least two perimeter truss pairs of link members connected to each of said legs, each of said perimeter truss pairs of link members including first and second link members, said first and second link members each having inner ends having a surface defining an opening, a reinforcing plug disposed in said opening of said inner ends of said first and second link members, said inner ends of said first link members on a side of the collapsible shelter being pivotally connected through said reinforcing plugs, and said inner ends of said second link members on a side of the collapsible shelter being pivotally connected through said reinforcing plugs, said first link member having an outer end connected to the upper end of one said leg, and said second link member having an outer end slidably connected to said leg, and said first and second link members being pivotally connected together in a scissors configuration so as to be extendable from a first collapsed position to a second extended position;
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- a flexible, collapsible canopy mounted to said upper end of said legs, said flexible, collapsible canopy being movable between a normal raised position and a lowered position when said perimeter truss pairs of link members are in said second extended position, providing said collapsible shelter with a reduced profile when said canopy is in said lowered position.
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A collapsible shelter comprising:
- at least three legs, each of said legs having an upper end and lower end;
- at least two perimeter truss pairs of link members connected to each of said legs, each of said perimeter truss pairs of link members including first and second link members, said first and second link members each having inner ends having a surface defining an opening, a reinforcing plug disposed in said opening of said inner ends of said first and second link members, said inner ends of said first link members on a side of the collapsible shelter being pivotally connected through said reinforcing plugs, and said inner ends of said second link members on a side of the collapsible shelter being pivotally connected through said reinforcing plugs, said first link member having an outer end connected to the upper end of one said leg, said second link member having an outer end slidably connected to said leg, and said first and second link members being pivotally connected together in a scissors configuration so as to be extendable from a first collapsed position to a second extended position;
- a flexible, collapsible canopy mounted to said upper end of said legs, said flexible, collapsible canopy being movable between a normal raised position and a lowered position when said perimeter truss pairs of link members are in said extended position, providing said collapsible shelter with a reduced profile when said canopy is in said lowered position;
- a leg slider member slidably mounted to each of said legs, wherein each of said second link members is pivotally connected to one of said leg slider members;
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- a plurality of flexible pole members removably mounted to the upper ends of said legs and extending therebetween to form a support for said flexible, collapsible canopy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.