Pole for holding and/or supporting tent sheets

A pole assembly for holding and supporting tent sheets, the assembly comprising

• a plurality of tubular segments connectable together end-to-end to form a pole defining an arch adapted to be supported at ends thereof by a selected one of a base member and a ground portion, wherein said segments are adapted to be connected together by intermediate elements to form the pole, the intermediate elements being adapted to be inserted into said segments,
• wherein each of the intermediate elements comprises a generally cylindrically shaped part having two ends adapted respectively to engage ends of said segments, the intermediate element ends being offset inwardly and adapted to enter said tubular segments;
• and
• a tensioning element adapted to be hung from each of the intermediate elements on an inside of the arch, with said tensioning element comprising a cord adapted to be tensioned against the pole in areas at the ends of the pole against the selected one of the base member and the ground;
• wherein said shaped part is provided with a circumferential groove spaced from the ends thereof and adapted to receive an open-sided hook connected to said tensioning element.