Apparatus and method for cabinet mounted tent
AssigneeT.A. Pelsue Company
InventorDavid Allan Mooney
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for a shelter, particularly useful in servicing outdoor utility and telecommunications cabinets. A tent is detachably engageable with the cabinet through a set of flexible beads extending along tent flaps which slidably engage with a set of slotted rails mounted to the perimeter of the cabinet.
Claims4
A tent for detachable mounting to a structure, comprising:
- a top having a top attachment for detachably attaching said top to said structure;
- and at least one side having a side attachment for detachably attaching said side to said structure;
- wherein
- said top attachment includes a top flap extending along and away from an edge of the tent top, said top flap having a top bead for detachable mounting to the structure and said top flap being attached to said top by a zipper.
A tent for detachable mounting to a structure, comprising:
- a top having a top attachment for detachably attaching said top to said structure;
- and at least one side having a side attachment for detachably attaching said side to said structure;
- wherein
- said top attachment includes a top flap extending along and away from an edge of the tent top,
- said side attachment includes a side flap extending along and away from an edge of the tent side, and
- said side attachment includes a side bead attached to said side flap for detachable mounting to the structure and said side flap being attached to the side by a zipper.
A shelter for detachable engagement with a substantially rigid structure having a front with a door therein, a top slotted element above the door, and a side slotted element to a side of the door;
- said shelter having:
- a top with a top flap containing a top bead extending along a top edge for detachable engagement with the structure top slotted element,
- and a side with a side flap containing a side bead extending along a side edge for detachable engagement with the structure side slotted element,
- said engagement of the top and side beads with the slotted elements serving to position the shelter in front of the structure's door,
- wherein the top flap includes a zipper extending substantially parallel to the top bead, and the side flap includes a zipper extending substantially parallel to the side bead.
A method of attaching a tent to a structure, comprising:
- attaching a tent top attachment connected to the tent top to the top of the structure including sliding a tent top bead on the tent top attachment through a slotted element on the top of the structure,
- attaching a tent side attachment connected to a tent side to the side of the structure including sliding a tent side bead on the tent side attachment through a slotted element on the side of the structure and
- substantially sealing the tent to the top and side attachments by closing a top zipper connecting the top attachment to the top of the tent and closing a side zipper connecting the side attachment to the side of the tent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.