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US 9,809,993 B2Granted
Rail skirt system
OwnerMark C. Carterinventor
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Abstract
The rail skirt system includes a top rail, a skirt that hangs from the top rail, formed from rail bar members connected together at their inner ends by a middle connector tube connectable to a locking support leg, to provide support for the top rail on a side of a shelter. The outer ends of the rail bar members are connected to legs of the shelter by fixed corner connecting brackets.
Claims11
A shelter comprising a plurality of legs, the shelter comprising:
- a rail removably connected between a first leg and a second leg of the plurality of legs,
- the rail comprising:
- a middle connector tube, and
- a first rail bar member and a second rail bar member comprising inner ends that are removably received in the middle connector tube, each rail bar member comprising an outer locking end with a first plurality of spring mounted outer detent pins extending from at least one side of the outer locking end,
- the outer locking end of the first rail bar member connected to the first leg of the shelter via a connecting bracket comprising a plurality of journal arms pivotally connected together by a pivot pin, and the connecting bracket configured to clamp to the first leg, and
- each journal arm comprising a forked outer end comprising apertures for receiving spring mounted outer detent pins of the first rail bar member, such that the first rail bar member is clamped to the first leg.
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A connecting bracket for a shelter comprising a plurality of legs, the connecting bracket comprising:
- a first hinged bracket and a second hinged bracket pivotally connected together and comprising a first position configured to clamp to a leg of the plurality of legs, and a second position configured to be unclamped to the leg,
- the first hinged bracket comprising a first journal arm comprising a first inner end and a first outer end, the first journal arm comprising a first inner stmt extending from the first journal arm, the first inner strut comprising a tongue member projecting from said first inner strut, the tongue member comprising a first aperture,
- the second hinged bracket comprising a second journal arm comprising a second inner end and a second outer end, the second journal arm comprising a second inner strut extending from said second journal arm, the second inner strut comprising a slotted portion configured to receive the tongue member, and the slotted portion comprising a second aperture aligned to mate with the first aperture when the tongue member is received in a slot of the slotted portion,
- the first inner end and the second inner end pivotally connected together by a pivot pin;
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- a locking pin slidably connected to the slotted portion, the locking pin configured to extend through the first aperture and the second aperture through, thereby allowing the first and second hinged brackets to be locked in the second position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.