Patent ID: 7886758
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
1. In a framework of a quickly erectable canopy shelter, the framework of the canopy shelter including a leg and a perimeter truss assembly connected to leg having an upper end and a lower end, a slider member slidably mounted to the leg, the perimeter truss assembly including first and second outer trusses of pairs of link members connected to the leg, each pair of link members of the first and second outer trusses including a first link member and a second link member pivotally connected together, said first link member having an outer end pivotally connected to the upper end of the leg, and said second link member having an outer end pivotally connected to the slider member, the improvement of a corner brace assembly comprising: a corner brace mounting pin mounted to and extending from an outer section of the first link member of the second outer truss; and a support truss tube member having a first end and a second end, the first end of the support truss tube member being rotatably connected to an outer section of the first link member of the first outer truss on one side of the leg for rotational movement with respect to the first link member, and the second end of the support truss tube member including a support truss end fitting, said support truss end fitting including a slot for removably receiving the corner brace mounting pin to be removably connected to said outer section of the first link member of the second outer truss on the other side of the leg to removably connect the first and second outer trusses together.