Patent ID: 6422253
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A23L,A61L,E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
A mechanized fumigation tent, which comprises:(a) a structure; (b) support cables communicating with said structure; (c) a frame suspended from said structure by said support cables, said frame having an underside; (d) a tarp adapted to be mounted to the underside of the frame, said tarp hanging from said frame defining a tent having a top and side curtains having a lower periphery that defines a bottom perimeter; (e) a plurality of horizontal pipes attached to, and arranged along, said side curtains of said tent at spaced intervals between said bottom perimeter and said top of the said tent; (f) a plurality of winch cables for raising said horizontal pipes; (g) rings, disposed around said winch cables and attached to said horizontal pipes, for gathering up and supporting the tarp as the horizontal pipes are raised, said rings and horizontal pipes cooperating with each other to collect the tarp into a plurality of small overhanging portions; (h) a composite closing structure being one of connected to said bottom perimeter of said side curtains and physically compressing against the floor, wherein said composite closing structure seals said bottom perimeter of said side curtains, said composite closing structure having at least a first component and second component, said first component being a structural support component and having sufficient rigidity to flex no greater than 6 inches over a 10 foot length with a fulcrum weight of 100 pounds, and said second component being a sealing component and being formed of flexible material; and