Patent ID: 6199572
Filing Date: 2001-03-13
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
A collapsible shelter/tent, comprising:a first clevis;three or more legs pivotally connected to said first clevis;a second clevis;three or more support bars, each pivotally connected with respect to one of said legs at an outer end of said support bar and pivotally connected to said second clevis at an inner end of said support bar, said legs, said support bars, and said first and second devises forming a collapsible frame;a generally vertical pin extending from one of said first and second clevises, said generally vertical pin having a groove on a side thereof;a socket disposed on the other of said first and second clevises, said socket having a receiving bore formed therein which is aligned with said generally vertical pin, said socket having an engaging member supported therewithin, said engaging member being constructed and arranged to firmly engage said groove in said generally vertical pin after said generally vertical pin is inserted into said bore of said socket to thereby lock said first and second clevises together and to be manually disengaged from said groove to permit said first and second clevises to be separated from one another; anda plurality of sheet-material walls supported on said collapsible frame in collapsed and uncollapsed states of said frame, said plurality of sheet-material walls being constructed and arranged to apply pressure to portions of said collapsible frame as said collapsible frame is moved from said collapsed state to said uncollapsed state to cause portions of said collapsible frame to flex and thereby urge one of said first and second clevises toward the other when said collapsible frame is in the uncollapsed state.