Patent ID: 6470902
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: E04H,Y10T

Abstract:
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 canopy assembly, said canopy assembly comprising a plurality of pole members having inner and outer ends, and a plurality of pivoting link members pivotally connected to the upper ends of corresponding ones of said legs, the outer ends of said pole members being pivotally mounted to said pivoting link members so that said plurality of pole members extend across the shelter when the shelter is in the extended configuration, and said pole members being movable between a lowered position when the shelter is in the unextended configuration and a raised, upwardly extending position when the shelter is in the extended configuration; a plurality of support strut members each having an outer end and an inner end, said outer ends of said plurality of support strut members being pivotally mounted to corresponding ones of said legs, and said inner ends being connected to corresponding ones of said pole members to support said pole members when said shelter is in a fully extended configuration, said plurality of support strut members being movable between a lowered position and a raised, upwardly extending position; and a shaft mounted between adjacent pair of said link members connected to corresponding ones of said legs, and a crank rotatably mounted to said shaft, and wherein the outer end of at least one of said support strut members is pivotally mounted to said crank.