Patent ID: 6601599
Filing Date: 2003-08-05
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, at least one crank rotatably mounted between a corresponding adjacent pair of said link members connected to a corresponding one of said legs; a plurality of pole members having inner and outer ends, the inner ends of the pole members being connected together and the outer ends of the pole members being pivotally connected to the upper ends of corresponding ones of said legs so that said plurality of pole members extend across the shelter when the shelter is in the extended configuration, 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 inner ends of said support strut members being connected to corresponding ones of said pole members to support said pole members when said shelter is in a fully extended configuration, and the outer end of at least one of said support strut members being mounted to a corresponding one of said at least one crank, said plurality of support strut members being movable between a lowered position and a raised, upwardly extending position.