Patent ID: 6345639
Filing Date: 2002-02-12
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A collapsible shelter/tent assembly, comprising:1) a collapsible shelter/tent comprising: a first clevis; three or more legs pivotally connected to said first clevis; a second clevis having a throughhole through which an assembly pole is insertable; three or more support bars, each pivotally connected with respect to one of said legs at an outer end of said support bar and pivotally connected to said second clevis at an inner end of said support bar, said legs, said support bars, and said first and second clevises forming a collapsible frame; a generally vertical pin extending from said first clevis, said generally vertical pin having a groove on a side thereof and having a lower end with a corresponding engagement element for engaging a tip of an assembly pole; a socket disposed on said second clevis, said socket having a receiving bore formed therein which is aligned with said generally vertical pin, said socket having an engaging member supported therewithin, said engaging member being constructed and arranged to firmly engage said groove in said generally vertical pin after said generally vertical pin is inserted into said bore of said socket to thereby lock said first and second devises together and to be manually disengaged from said groove to permit said first and second clevises to be separated from one another, said socket having a throughhole through which an assembly pole is insertable; and a plurality of sheet-material walls supported on said collapsible frame in collapsed and uncollapsed states of said frame, said plurality of sheet-material walls being constructed and arranged to apply pressure to portions of said collapsible frame as said collapsible frame is moved from said collapsed state to said uncollapsed state to cause portions of said collapsible frame to flex and thereby urge one of said first and second devises toward the other when said collapsible frame is in the uncollapsed state; and 2) an assembly pole having a slide supported thereon, said assembly pole having a tip with an engagement element, said assembly pole insertable through said throughhole of said second clevis and said socket so that said tip of said assembly pole can be engaged with said generally vertical pin.