Tent with retractable fly
AssigneeJohnson Outdoors Inc.
InventorsThomas R. Swetish, Kurt W. Heisler
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Abstract
A tent with a retractable fly and a method for selectively adjusting the fly from inside the tent is disclosed. The tent includes a shell, a frame configured to support the shell, and a sheet adjustably coupled to the tent. The sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position by a person inside of the tent. The method includes providing a cord having a first end attached to the fly and a second end disposed inside the tent, and actuating the position of the fly by adjusting the length of cord disposed inside the tent.
Claims81
A tent system comprising:
- a tent including a shell and a frame configured to support the shell;
- a sheet disposed substantially outside of shell and adjustably coupled to the tent, wherein the sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position, which overlies at least a portion of the shell, and a substantially retracted position, which exposes at least a portion of the shell, by a person substantially inside of the tent;
- a biasing member configured to bias the sheet in one of the substantially extended position and the substantially retracted position;
- wherein the sheet includes an actuation interface coupled to the sheet and configured to actuate the sheet between the substantially extended position and the substantially retracted position from inside of the shell;
- wherein the actuation interface includes a cord wherein a first end of the cord is coupled to the sheet and a second end of the cord is disposed inside the shell;
- a locking device coupled to the cord, wherein the locking device is coupled to the shell.
A tent system comprising:
- a tent including a shell and a frame configured to support the shell;
- a sheet disposed substantially outside of shell and adjustably coupled to the tent, wherein the sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position, which overlies at least a portion of the shell, and a substantially retracted position, which exposes at least a portion of the shell, by a person substantially inside of the tent;
- a biasing member configured to bias the sheet in one of the substantially extended position and the substantially retracted position;
- an actuation mechanism coupled to the shell;
- wherein the sheet includes a pole coupled to the sheet and the actuation mechanism includes a grommet configured to receive an end of the pole.
A tent system comprising:
- a tent including a shell and a frame configured to support the shell;
- a sheet disposed substantially outside of the shell and adjustably coupled to the tent, wherein the sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position, which overlies at least a portion of the shell, and a substantially retracted position, which exposes at least a portion of the shell, by a person substantially inside of the tent;
- wherein the frame is disposed on the outside of the shell and configured to provide space between the sheet and the shell.
A covering for a tent, the tent including a shell and a frame configured to support the shell, the covering comprising:
- a sheet adapted to be adjustably coupled to the tent wherein the sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position by a person inside of the tent
- a biasing member configured to bias the sheet in one of the substantially extended position and the substantially retracted position;
- a coiled band coupled to the sheet and configured to resiliently bias the sheet in the retracted position.
A covering for a tent, the tent including a shell and a frame configured to support the shell, the covering comprising:
- a sheet adapted to be adjustably coupled to the tent wherein the sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position by a person inside of the tent;
- wherein the sheet is a fly configured to be coupled to the shell and the fly includes a first sheet and a second sheet coupled to the first sheet.
A covering for a tent, the tent including a shell and a frame configured to support the shell, the covering comprising:
- a sheet adapted to be adapted to be adjustably coupled to the tent wherein the sheet may adjust between a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position by a person inside of the tent
- a biasing member configured to bias the sheet in one of the substantially extended position and the substantially retracted position;
- a track adapted to be coupled to the tent, and a coupling coupled to the sheet and slidably coupled to the track.
A method for selectively adjusting a fly from inside a tent relative to an underlying shell, the method including the steps of:
- applying a biasing force to urge the fly towards one of a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position;
- providing a cord having a first end attached to the fly and a second end disposed inside the tent;
- and
- actuating the position of the fly by adjusting the length of cord disposed inside the tent;
- wherein the actuating step includes pivoting the fly between a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position.
A method for selectively adjusting a fly from inside a tent relative to an underlying shell, the method including the steps of:
- applying a biasing force to urge the sheet towards one of a substantially extended position and a substantially retracted position;
- providing a cord having a first end attached to the fly and a second end disposed inside the tent;
- and
- actuating the position of the fly by adjusting the length of cord disposed inside the tent;
- wherein the actuating step includes pulling the cord so that the fly pivots in a retracting manner.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.