Patent ID: 8001986
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A base structure for supporting the ribs of a portable shelter, comprising: a continuous loop formed by a fixed junction that connects a first end and a second end of a single length of webbing material to each other, the continuous loop being devoid of an intersecting member in a plane defined by the continuous loop, the continuous loop forming a perimeter of a floorless shelter; a plurality of grommets arranged within a perimeter defined by the continuous loop, each of the plurality of grommets including an opening for receiving a respective end of a rib, the plurality of grommets located at positions other than a location of the fixed junction such that the fixed junction is substantially equidistant from the closest two grommets, wherein each of the grommets is a member of a set of two grommets configured to receive a first end of a rib and a second end of the rib.