Erectable, collapsible shelter

An erectable, collapsible frame for a shelter, the frame being erectable to support a canopy thereon in order to form a shelter, the frame comprising:

• at least three legs;
• a perimeter support assembly extending between and interconnecting adjacent legs at upper ends thereof, the perimeter support assembly including:
• (i) one only perimeter support rod extending between each pair of legs, each perimeter support rod having two elongate rod sections arranged end-to-end, one end of each rod section being pivotably connected to a respective leg and the other end of the rod sections of each perimeter support rod being pivotably connected to one another, the legs and support rods being pivotable between an unfolded position in which the support rods extend on an eave line between the upper ends of the legs, and a folded position in which the rods sections of the support rods and the legs extend generally side-by-side one another, and
• (ii) a respective stabilising strut extending between each support rod section and an associated leg, each stabilising strut having opposed ends, one end being connected to the respective support rod section and the other end being connected to the associated leg beneath the upper end thereof, the stabilising struts releasably fixing the perimeter support rods and legs relative to one another in their unfolded position, and being actuable to release the support rods and legs for folding into their folded position;
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• a canopy peak support assembly including:
• (i) a canopy peak support rod associated with each leg, each canopy peak support rod having two elongate rod sections with opposed ends, one end of one rod section of each support rod being pivotably connected to the upper end of the associated leg, one end of the other rod sections being pivotably connected one to another, and the other end of the one rod section of each support rod being pivotably connected to the other rod section between the ends of the other rod section, the legs and support rods being pivotable between an unfolded position in which the support rods extend above the upper ends of the legs and over shelter space defined by the frame, and a folded position in which the rods sections of the support rods and the legs extend generally side-by-side on another;
• (ii) a respective stabilising stay extending between each canopy peak support rod and the associated leg, each stabilising stay having opposed ends, one end being connected to the associated leg and the other end being connected to the other end of the other rod section of the canopy peak support rod;
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• (iii) a respective stabilising strut extending between each stabilizing stay and the associated leg, each stabilising strut having opposed ends, one end being connected to the associated leg and the other end being connected to the stabilising stay intermediate the ends thereof, the stabilising struts releasably fixing the canopy peak support rods, stabilising stays, and legs relative to one another in their unfolded position, and being actuable to release the canopy peak support rods and legs for folding into their folded position,
• wherein unfolding and folding of the legs, perimeter support assembly and the canopy peak support rods, respectively, erecting and collapsing the frame.

An erectable, collapsible frame for a shelter, the frame being erectable to support a canopy thereon in order to form a shelter, the frame comprising:

• at least three legs;
• a perimeter support assembly extending between and interconnecting adjacent legs at upper ends thereof, the perimeter support assembly being foldable and unfoldable;
• and
• a canopy peak support assembly having:
• elongate canopy support members with opposed ends, one end of each canopy peak support member being connected to an associated leg and the other end being interconnected with at least one other canopy support member, the legs and canopy peak support members being movable between an unfolded position in which the support members extend above the legs and over shelter space defined by the frame, and a folded position in which the support members and the legs extend generally side-by-side one another;
• a respective stabilising stay extending between each canopy peak support member and the associated leg, each stabilising stay having opposed ends, one end being connected to a respective canopy peak support member and the other end being connected to the associated leg;
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• a respective stabilising strut extending between each stabilising stay and the associated leg, each stabilizing strut having opposed ends, one end being connected or connectable to a respective stabilising stay, and the other end being connected or connectable to the associated leg;
• the stabilising stays and struts releasably fixing the canopy peak support members and legs relative to one another in their unfolded position, and being actuable to release the canopy peak support members and legs for folding into their folded position,
• wherein unfolding and folding of the legs, perimeter support assembly and the canopy peak support members, respectively, erecting and collapsing the frame.