Patent ID: 6021796
Filing Date: 2000-02-08
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A lightweight, spacious and collapsible tent having an apex and contacting the ground on three struts, comprising:three connected subframes each of said subframes containingfour struts pivotally connected at one end to a central hub and extending radially outward to a distal end anda flexible covering having four sides and corners, said covering overlaying the hub and struts and extending so that each corner extend to the distal end of a strut;each of said subframes being connected along two sides to one of the sides of each of the other two subframes;each of said subframes having a strut the distal end of which is pivotally connected to the distal end of a strut from each of the other two subframes to form the apex of the tent; andeach of said subframes resting on the ground on the distal end of a strut farthest from the apex.