Patent ID: 7320332
Filing Date: 2008-01-22
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A portable and collapsible shelter for placement on an outdoor substrate to protect a user from the environment, the portable shelter comprising: a shell formed of flexible sheet material; a frame structure for supporting the shell; and a plurality of anchor stakes for securing the shell to the substrate, wherein each of said anchor stakes has a threaded end with an arcuate helical tip; wherein the shell comprises: wherein the threaded end of each of the anchor stakes is dimensioned and configured to fit into and to be insertable through one of said grommets; wherein each end of the skirt portion is adapted to be arranged in a layered, overlapping relationship with an end of a skirt portion of an adjacent sidewall, such that a through hole of a skirt portion of one sidewall overlies and is capable of placement in stacked vertical alignment with the through hole of a skirt portion of the adjacent sidewall, to form a vertically aligned through hole pair adapted to receive one of said anchor stakes therethrough; and wherein the frame comprises a plurality of sub-frames, the number of sub-frames corresponding to the number of sidewalls plus one.