Patent ID: 7836907
Filing Date: 2010-11-23
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A quickly erectable dome shelter having opposing front and rear sides and opposing lateral sides, comprising: an extendible perimeter truss assembly having front, rear and opposing lateral sides, said extendible perimeter truss assembly including a plurality of legs and a plurality of perimeter truss pairs of link members connected between adjacent legs, each of said legs having an upper end and a lower end, and each of said perimeter truss pairs of link members including first and second link members having inner ends and outer ends; a roof framework pivotally mounted to the extendible perimeter truss assembly so as to extend across the shelter in an extended raised, upwardly arching configuration, and said roof framework being movable between a lowered, collapsed configuration and the raised, upwardly arching position, said roof framework including a plurality of articulated peak truss assemblies each including a plurality of first and second pairs of curved upper peak truss members and curved lower peak truss members, wherein each of the lower peak truss members includes an upper curved portion and a straight bottom end portion extending at an oblique angle from said upper curved portion, and wherein said plurality of articulated peak truss assemblies includes a center pair of first and second pairs of curved upper peak truss members and curved lower peak truss members, and the bottom end portions of the center lower peak truss members are pivotally connected by a center peak mount bracket to the extendible perimeter truss assembly of link members; and a central truss assembly of link members including a plurality of central truss pairs of link members, said central truss assembly of link members being connected between the front and rear sides of the extendible perimeter truss assembly, and said central truss assembly of link members being connected between the opposing lateral sides of the extendible perimeter truss assembly.