Detachable means for instant setup foldable tent

An apparatus for detachably coupling a tent cloth from a tent frame, comprising:

• a) a detachable coupling assembly including a female buckle and a male coupling member adapted for quick disconnect connection with said female buckle, said male coupling member having one end adapted to be attached to the tent cloth;
• b) a pole-securing member including a hole for receivingly engaging a lower pole portion of a tent frame member and having a first end adapted to be secured to the ground by stakes or pins and a second end portion connected to said female buckle, whereby;
• d) detachment of said male coupling member from said female buckle permits convenient and quick removal of the tent cloth from the tent frame while in a pitched condition as said lower pole portion of said tent frame member remains secured to the ground by its engagement within said hole of said pole-securing member.

In an instant setup foldable tent of the kind which includes a plurality of foldable tent frame members extending from a central hub, a tent cloth coupled to the tent frame members such that the tent can be pitched instantly by unfolding the tent frame members by a one-touch operation, the tent cloth having strap members adapted to be anchored to the ground by stakes or pegs, the strap members having pole-securing means for securing a lower pole portion of a respective tent frame member when the tent frame members are unfolded and moved into an erected state, wherein the improvement comprises:

• tent cloth detachable means provided to the strap members and being effective to permit detachment of the tent cloth from the respective tent frame member lower pole portions when the tent is in the erected state such that lower pole portions of the tent frame members remain anchored to the ground via the pole-securing means.