Patent ID: 8567424
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A tent frame comprising: a plurality of structural members, each having a first end portion and a second end portion; and a first connecting member having a first part and a second part, a spool that couples to the first connecting member; and a second connecting member that couples to the spool and having a first part and a second part, wherein the first end portion of each of the plurality of structural members couples to the first part of the first connecting member, and the second end portion of each of the plurality of structural members couples to the second part of the first connecting member, such that at least one of a tensional force, a bending force, a compressive force, and a torsional force is exerted on each of the plurality of structural members, wherein at least a first one of the plurality of structural members and the first connecting member form a first side of a tent frame, wherein at least a second one of the plurality of structural members and the first connecting member form a second side of the tent frame, and wherein, when the at least one of the tensional force, the bending force, the compressive force, and the torsional force is decreased, the tent frame expands longitudinally; wherein the first part of the second connecting member couples to the first one of the plurality of structural members; wherein the second part of the second connecting member couples to the second one of the plurality of structural members.