Patent ID: 7677260
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. An outdoor tent for overnight human habitation in inclement weather, comprising: a floor, at least one wall panel, and a roof cooperatively defining an interior of the tent, the wall panel having a bottom attached to the floor; one or more door openings formed in the wall panel and one or more doors covering the door openings, the doors movable to an open position to expose the door openings for human ingress and egress to and from the interior of the tent; and at least one pass-through assembly including a pass-through port, a mesh panel, and a closure, wherein the port is formed in a lower portion of the wall panel, wherein the mesh panel is selectively movable by operating the closure between a closed position fully covering the port, an open position fully exposing the port so that an object can be routed through a portion of the port, and an intermediate position covering all but the portion of the port occupied by the object extending through the port and cooperating with the wall to fit snugly and conformingly around the object extending through the port to secure it in place, and wherein the closure is selectively movable between a closed position retaining the mesh panel in the closed position, an open position permitting the mesh panel to be moved to the open position, and an intermediate position retaining the mesh panel in the intermediate position, wherein the mesh panel and the closure are movable to their respective intermediate positions, with the object extended through the port and with the mesh panel and the wall fitted snuggly and conformingly around the object to prevent ingress of insects into the interior of the tent, allow airflow into the tent interior, and secure the object in place, without opening any of the doors, without extending the object through any of the door openings, and without hindering the human ingress and egress through the door openings.