Patent ID: 7363933
Filing Date: 2008-04-29
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A quickly erectable canopy shelter having an unextended configuration and an extended configuration, comprising: a plurality of legs having upper and lower ends; an extendible perimeter assembly of link members connecting said plurality of legs together; a plurality of pivoting link members pivotally connected to the upper ends of corresponding ones of said legs, respectively; and a canopy assembly including a plurality of pole members having inner and outer ends, the inner ends of said pole members being pivotally connected together by a central hub, the outer ends of said plurality of pole members being pivotally connected to said plurality of pivoting link members, respectively, said plurality of pole members being movable between a lowered position when the shelter is in the unextended configuration and a raised, upwardly extending position extending across the shelter when the shelter is in the extended configuration, and said pivoting link members being rotatable outwardly responsive to downward forces on the canopy assembly.