Patent ID: 6283136
Filing Date: 2001-09-04
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A collapsible tent comprising:at least one top connecting means at the top of the tent;a plurality of upright legs;a slider slideably received on each upright leg;upper roof support bars which are pivotally connected at the upper ends thereof to said top connecting means;lower roof support bars, each connected at one end to its respective upper roof support bar and at the other end to a top of its respective upright leg;first stay bars, each connected at one end to its respective lower roof support bar and at the other end to said slider;a parallel bar assembly interconnecting adjacent ones of said upright legs, each parallel bar assembly having:a T shaped connecting member,upper parallel bars, each of which is pivotally connected at one end to the vertical leg of said T shaped connecting member and at the other end to the upper end of its respective leg, andlower parallel bars, each of which is pivotally connected at one end to its respective flange of said T shaped connecting member and at the other end to the upper end of its respective leg;second stay bars for supporting said parallel bar assembly, each second stay bar pivotally connected at one end to its respective lower parallel bar and at the other end to said slider; andstop means for maintaining said slider in position to maintain the tent in an erected position.