Patent ID: 6742533
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
An outdoor shelter comprising a sheet member having a rectangular-shaped portion that defines oppositely-disposed first and second surfaces, four corners and four peripheral edges, the sheet member comprising:a first slit extending from a first of the four corners to a central region of the sheet member, the first slit defining separated opposing edges between the first corner and the central region; first and second complementary means disposed at the opposing edges defined by the first slit for selectively and temporarily securing the opposing edges together, the opposing edges defining a first fold line when secured together by the first and second complementary securing means; a second fold line extending from a second corner of the four corners to the central region of the sheet member, the second corner being adjacent the first corner of the sheet member; and third securing means disposed along the second fold line so as to be present only on the first surface of the sheet member, the third securing means being complementary to the second complementary securing means to enable the second fold line to be temporarily secured to one of the opposing edges defined by the first slit.