Patent ID: 6866055
Filing Date: 2005-03-15
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A tent comprising: a shell; a frame comprising at least one flexible, resilient pole extending over an exterior of the shell in an arch shape and holding the shell up in an erect configuration in which the shell encloses a living space, said at least one pole including a plurality of sections, each section bounded by first and second points on the pole; and a truss system comprising a plurality of chords tending to hold the pole in the arch shape; each chord including at least one tension-taking web extending along the exterior of the shell generally along a line from said first point to said second point of one of said pole sections to inhibit movement of the first and second points away from one another whereby the chords tend to hold the pole in the arch shape and stabilize the tent, each pole section having a center midway along its length, and each cord having a chord length measured between the first and second points on the pole of at least about 5 times a minimum distance between the center of the pole section and the chord.