Waterproof structure of tent door and method for forming the same

A first supplementary fabric 117 and a rainwater guiding fabric 118 are equipped between an inner door fabric 112 and a first zipper tape 113 attached to this, and a first waterproof tape 114 is attached on the sewing line of the reverse of the first supplementary fabric 117, so the rainwater that comes into the first zipper tape 113 by thee rainwater guiding fabric 118 can be guided downward to be discharged. And, by attaching a second waterproof tape 104 to the part of the sewing line that is formed when sewing a second supplementary fabric 109 to which an outer door fabric 102 and the second zipper tape 103 attached to this are connected, rainwater can be prevented from penetrating through the sewing line of the outer door fabrics 102. And, by sewing the rainwater discharging fabric 107 together with the bottom zipper tape 119 to the body fabric 101 and then attaching the bottom waterproof tape to the reverse sewing line of the body fabric 101, the rainwater that has penetrated through the bottom sewing line of the first and second zipper tapes 113 and 103 can be guided outward to be discharged.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a tent, and more specifically to a waterproof structure of tent door and method for forming the same, in which a first supplementary fabric and a rainwater guiding fabric are sewn and equipped between an inner door fabric and a first zipper tape attached to this, and a first waterproof tape is attached to the reverse sewing line of the first supplementary fabric, so that the rainwater flowing into the first zipper tape by a rainwater guiding fabric is guided downward and discharged; and a second waterproof tape is attached to the sewing line part that is formed when sewing a second supplementary fabric to which an outer door fabric and a second zipper tape attached to this are connected, so that rainwater is prevented from penetrating through the sewing line of the outer door fabric; and a rainwater discharging fabric is sewn to the body fabric together with a bottom zipper tape and then a bottom waterproof tape is attached to the reverse sewing line to guide and discharge the rainwater that has penetrated through the bottom sewing line of the first and second zipper tapes, so that rainwater is prevented from penetrating through the door part of the tent.

2. Description of the Related Art

The waterproof structure that is applied to a conventional tent door is shown inFIGS. 1 through 3.

In this tent, the inner and outer door fabrics12and2are placed in a mutually overlapped condition.

And, to open and close the inner and outer door fabrics12and2, a first zipper tape13is sewn and attached to the edge of the inner door fabric12. The outer edge of the first zipper tape13has a plurality of zipper teeth that are extended in a vertical direction (hereinafter to be called vertical zipper teeth) and a plurality of zipper teeth extended in a horizontal direction (hereinafter to be called horizontal zipper teeth).

Also, to the reverse of the outer door fabric2is attached by sewing a second zipper tape3that corresponds to the first zipper tape13. The outer edge of the second zipper tape3is equipped with a plurality of vertical and horizontal zipper teeth that correspond to the zipper teeth of the first zipper tape13.

And, to combine or separate the vertical zipper teeth of both zipper tapes13and3, the first and second zipper tapes13and3are equipped with a vertical slider4that can be slid in a vertical direction.

Also, to the body fabric1on the lower side of the tent is attached by sewing a bottom zipper tape6that corresponds to the bottom end of the first and second zipper tapes13and3.

This bottom zipper tape6is equipped with zipper teeth that correspond to the horizontal zipper teeth of the first and second zipper teeth13and3.

And, to combine or separate the horizontal zipper teeth of the first and second zipper tapes13and3and the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape6, the first and second zipper tape13and3and the bottom zipper tape6are equipped with a horizontal slider14that can be slid in the horizontal direction.

Therefore, according to the movement of the vertical slider4and the horizontal slider14, the first zipper tape13, the second zipper tape3and the bottom zipper tape6are combined or separated to open or close the door so as to enable access to the inside of the tent.

But, in a conventional tent, as shown inFIG. 2, if rainwater flows into the inner door fabric12from the outside of the tent, this rainwater penetrates into the inside of the tent through the part of the sewing line5of the inner door fabric12and the first zipper tape13.

Also, even if the vertical zipper teeth formed on the first zipper tape13of the inner door fabric12and the second zipper tape3of the outer door fabric2are in a combined condition, rainwater penetrates through the gap of these teeth.

And, as shown inFIG. 3, the rainwater that penetrated through the bottom end of the first and second zipper tapes13and3, while flowing downward to the bottom zipper tape6attached to the body fabric1, passes through the sewing line of the bottom zipper tape6and the body fabric1, or penetrates into the tent through a plurality of the zipper teeth combined with the bottom zipper tape6.

If so, it can be foreseen that the problem can be easily solved if a waterproof tape is attached to the part of the sewing line that combines respectively the zipper tapes13,3and6, and the inner door fabric12, the outer door fabric2and the body fabric1.

However, because a waterproof tape won't be attached to the zipper tapes13,3and6due to the quality of the material, any particular solution has not been found so far.

Because a through waterproofing cannot be made in the conventional tent door, it has a problem in that another waterproofing measure has to be taken.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide a waterproof structure of the tent door and method for forming the same, in which the rainwater that flows into the first zipper tape attached to the inner door fabric of the tent can be guided downward and discharged out, rainwater can be prevented from penetrating through the sewing line of the outer door fabric, and the rainwater that has penetrated through the bottom sewing line of the first and second zipper tapes is guided outward and discharged, so that rainwater can be thoroughly prevented from penetrating through the door part of a tent.

In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a waterproof structure of a tent door comprising a first zipper tape attached to an inner door fabric; a second zipper tape that is attached to the outer door fabric placed on the outside of this inner door fabric so as to correspond to the first zipper tape; a vertical slider that combines with or separates from the vertical zipper teeth equipped in the first and second zipper tapes; a bottom zipper tape that is attached to a body fabric corresponding to the first and second zipper tapes; and a horizontal slider that combines or separates the horizontal zipper teeth of the first and second zipper tapes and the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape, the waterproof structure comprising: a first supplementary fabric that guides to the bottom of the tent the rainwater that flows in through the sewing line part, a rainwater guiding fabric that is attached closely to said first supplementary fabric and embraces the end of said inner door fabric to form a space portion for guiding rainwater, a first waterproof tape that is attached to the sewing line part of the reverse of the first supplementary fabric so as to waterproof the sewing line part that appears by sewing together one end of said inner door fabric and rainwater guiding fabric and the first supplementary fabric.

In other aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of forming a waterproof structure for a tent door having a first zipper support tape that is attached to an inner door fabric; a second zipper support tape that is attached to an outdoor fabric placed on the outside of this inner door fabric so as to correspond to the first zipper tape; a vertical slider that combines or separates the vertical zipper teeth equipped in the first and second zipper tapes; a bottom zipper tape that is attached to the body fabric corresponding to the first and second zipper tape; and a horizontal slider that combines or separates the horizontal zipper teeth of the first and second zipper tape and the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape, the method comprising the steps of: sewing and attaching one side of the first supplementary fabric to said first zipper tape; folding both end portions of the rainwater guiding fabric to attach the rainwater guiding fabric to the other side of said first supplementary fabric; inserting the inner door fabric between both end portions of said folded rainwater guiding fabric; sewing and attaching one end portion of said rainwater guiding fabric and the inserted inner door fabric to the first supplementary fabric; and attaching the first waterproof tape to the sewing line part that is formed on the reverse of the body fabric to prevent the penetration of rainwater through the sewing line part obtained in said sewing step.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail referring to the drawings.

The construction of a tent door comprises a first zipper tape113that is attached to an inner door fabric112; a second zipper tape103that is placed on the outside of the inner door fabric112and attached to an outer door fabric102so as to correspond to the first zipper tape113; a vertical slider106that combines or separates the vertical zipper teeth equipped on the first and second zipper tape113and103; a bottom zipper tape119that is attached to a body fabric101corresponding to the first and second zipper tapes113and103; and a horizontal slider116that combines or separates the horizontal zipper teeth of the first and second zipper tapes113and103and the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape119.

According to the upward or downward movement of the vertical slider106, the vertical zipper teeth equipped on the first and second zipper tapes113and103are combined or separated. And, according to the left or right movement of the horizontal slider116, the horizontal zipper teeth equipped on the first and second zipper tapes113and103and the zipper teeth equipped on the bottom zipper tape119are combined or separated. Accordingly, as the door is opened or closed, while the first zipper tape113, the second zipper tape103and the bottom zipper tape119are combined or separated according to the movements of the vertical slider106and the horizontal slider116, access to the inside of the tent becomes possible.

To waterproof the tent door part of such a construction, the first zipper tape113of the inner door fabric112has a first supplementary fabric attached to guide toward the bottom and discharge the outside rainwater that comes in through the part of the sewing line.

Also, in close attachment to the first supplementary fabric117is a rainwater guiding fabric118, both end portions of which embrace the end of the inner door fabric112, and on the inside of the rainwater guiding fabric118is formed a space portion for guiding rainwater downward.

And, to waterproof the sewing line part that appears by sewing together one end of the inner door fabric112, the rainwater guiding fabric118and the first supplementary fabric117, a first waterproof tape114is attached to the sewing line part of the reverse of the first supplementary fabric117.

Meanwhile, the outer door fabric102is additionally equipped with a second supplementary fabric109to attach the second zipper tape103. To prevent rainwater from penetrating into the sewing line part that is formed when sewing this second supplementary109on the outer door fabric102, a second waterproof tape104is attached to the sewing line part of the reverse of the outer door fabric102.

Velcro® (i.e., hook and loop) fasteners115and105are attached respectively to the inner and outdoor fabrics112and102to enhance the convenience when opening and closing the door and to combine the indoor and outdoor fabrics112and102more firmly.

Also, a rainwater discharging fabric107is added to discharge out the rainwater that penetrated through the sewing line part on the bottom of the first and second zipper tapes attached to said inner and outer door fabrics112and102. This rainwater discharging fabric107is sewn to the bottom of the body fabric101together with the bottom zipper tape119.

The sewing line part of the reverse of the body fabric101is additionally attached with a bottom waterproof tape108to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line part that is formed when sewing the rainwater discharging fabric107.

Below will be described in detail the action of the waterproof structure of the present invention constructed like this.

First, as shown inFIG. 4, the first supplementary fabric117is sewn to the first zipper tape113on the side of the inner door fabric112. The first supplementary fabric117is sewn supplementarily to secure space for the first waterproof tape114to be attached, because the first waterproof tape114is not attached to the reverse of the first zipper tape113.

And, both end portions of the rainwater guiding fabric118are attached closely to the first supplementary fabric117in a folded condition.

At this time, the inner door fabric112is inserted between both end portions of the rainwater guiding fabric118, and one end portion of the inner door fabric112and the rainwater guiding fabric118is sewn to the first supplementary fabric117.

Accordingly, one side of the first supplementary fabric117is sewn to the first zipper tape113, and one end portion of the rainwater guiding fabric118is sewn to the other end portion of the first zipper tape113, as shown inFIG. 5.

And, the first waterproof tape114can be easily attached to the sewing line of the reverse of the first zipper tape113to which the rainwater guiding fabric118is sewn.

Accordingly, if rainwater flows in toward the first zipper tape113of the inner door fabric112, this rainwater is guided to the space portion120in contact with the rainwater guiding fabric118before it flows downward to be discharged to the ground as shown inFIG. 5.

Since rainwater cannot reach the sewing line of the first supplementary fabric117and the first zipper tape113due to the rainwater guiding action of the rainwater guiding fabric118, rainwater can surely be prevented from penetrating.

And, one end portion of the rainwater guiding fabric118and the sewing line that sews the inner door fabric112and the first supplementary fabric117are contacted with rainwater.

However, since the first waterproof tape114is attached to the sewing line part of the reverse of the first supplementary fabric117, rainwater cannot leak into the tent even if it has penetrated.

Accordingly, it is possible to thoroughly block the penetration of the rainwater that flows into the first zipper tape113through the inner door fabric112.

Meanwhile, to the outer door fabric102of the present invention is sewn the second zipper tape103that has a plurality of zipper teeth for combining with or separating from the vertical zipper teeth of the first zipper tape113of the inner door fabric112.

Because the second waterproof tape104cannot be directly attached to the second zipper tape103either, a second supplementary fabric109is used.

That is, the second zipper tape103is sewn to one side of the second supplementary fabric109and the outer door fabric102is sewn to the other side of the second supplementary fabric109for attaching.

And, the second waterproof tape104can be properly attached to the part of the sewing line111of the second supplementary fabric109and the outer door fabric102, as shown inFIGS. 4 and 6.

Accordingly, since rainwater cannot penetrate through the sewing line111formed on the outer door fabric102by the second waterproof tape104, it is possible to obtain an excellent waterproof effect of the outer door fabric102.

Meanwhile, the horizontal zipper teeth of the first zipper tape113attached to the inner door fabric112and the horizontal zipper teeth of the second zipper tape103of the outer door fabric102combine with or separate from the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape113sewn to the body fabric101.

Conventionally, because the bottom zipper tape6was sewn to the body fabric101together with the zipper tape of the net fabric11as shown inFIG. 3, rainwater penetrated through the sewing line.

But in the present invention, the zipper tape of the net fabric121is sewn to the end portion of the body fabric101, and the bottom zipper tape119is sewn together with the rainwater discharging fabric107to be attached to the surface of the body fabric101at a predetermined interval with the zipper tape.

That is, because the bottom waterproof tape108is not attached to the zipper tape of the net fabric121sewn to the end of the fabric101, the bottom zipper tape119is sewn clear of the zipper tape of the net fabric121to attach the bottom waterproof tape108, as shown inFIGS. 4 and 7.

Accordingly, the bottom waterproof tape108can be easily attached to the part of the sewing line of the reverse of the body fabric101to which the bottom zipper tape119is sewn.

Thus, by attaching the bottom waterproof tape108, it is possible to surely block the penetration of rainwater through the sewing line of the bottom zipper tape119.

Meanwhile, it is not possible to attach a waterproof tape to the bottom of the first and second zipper tapes113and103that are attached to the inner and outer door fabrics112and102.

Accordingly, in the present invention, instead of attaching a waterproof tape, a smooth discharge process makes it possible to discharge rainwater that has penetrated through a sewing line formed on the bottom of the first and second zipper tapes113and103.

That is, the rainwater that has penetrated through a sewing line formed on the bottom of the first and second zipper tapes113and103passes through between the horizontal zipper teeth of the first and second zipper tapes113and103and the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape119to be drained out as shown inFIG. 7.

At this time, the rainwater discharging fabric sewn to the body fabric101together with the bottom support tape119has its sewing line waterproofed by the bottom waterproof tape108, so rainwater cannot penetrate through the sewing line of the rainwater discharging fabric107and flows out to be discharged.

Next will be described the method for forming the waterproof structure of the tent door according to the present invention having such a construction.

The method for forming the waterproof structure according to the present invention comprises the step in which one side the first supplementary fabric117is attached by sewing to the first zipper tape113; the step in which both end portions of the rainwater guiding fabric118are folded to attach the rainwater guiding fabric118to the other side of the attached first supplementary fabric117; the step in which the inner door fabric112is inserted between both end portions of the folded rainwater fabric118; the step in which one end portion of the rainwater guiding fabric118and the inserted inner door fabric112are sewn and attached to the first supplementary fabric117; and the step in which the first waterproof tape114is attached to the sewing line part formed on the reverse of the body fabric101to prevent rainwater from penetrating the sewing line part obtained in the sewing step.

And, it additionally comprises the step in which the second supplementary fabric109is sewn to the outer door fabric102, to attach the second zipper tape103to the outer door fabric102; and the step in which the second waterproof tape104is attached to the reverse sewing line part of the outer door fabrics102, to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line part that formed when sewing the second supplementary fabric102.

And, it further comprises the step in which the rainwater discharging fabric107is sewn to the bottom of the body fabric101together with the bottom zipper tape119, to discharge out the rainwater that has penetrated through the sewing line part of the first and second support tapes113and103attached to the inner and outdoor fabrics112and102; and the step in which the bottom waterproof tape108is attached to the reverse sewing line part of the body fabric101, to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line part that is formed when sewing the rainwater fabric107.

To see this more closely, in the step of attaching the first supplementary fabric, the length of the first supplementary fabric117is cut to a predetermined width and length, and then it is sewn and attached with one end in contact with the first zipper tape113.

And, in the step of folding the rainwater guiding fabric118, the fabric cut to a predetermined width and length are folded by half two times, and then one end of the rainwater guiding fabric118is made to come into contact with the first supplementary fabric117that is obtained in the step of attaching the first supplementary fabric.

Also, in the step of inserting the inner door fabric112, the inner door fabric112is inserted between both end portions of the rainwater guiding fabric118that is obtained in the folding step of the rainwater guiding fabric.

And, in the sewing step, one end of the rainwater guiding fabric118obtained in the inserting step of the inner door fabric and the inner door fabric112are sewn and attached to the first supplementary fabric117.

Also, in the step of attaching the first waterproof tape, the first waterproof tape114is attached to the sewing line part formed on the reverse of the body fabric101, so as to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line part that is obtained in the sewing step.

Thus, by sewing the rainwater guiding fabric118and the inner door fabric112simultaneously to the first supplementary fabric117attached to the first zipper tape113, it is possible to prevent rainwater from penetrating in the direction of the inner door fabric112and improve the workability as well.

And, in the step of sewing the second supplementary fabric, the second supplementary fabric109cut to a predetermined width and length is sewn to fit the outer door fabric102so as to attach the second zipper tape103to the outer door fabrics102.

Also, in the step attaching the second waterproof tape, the second waterproof tape104is attached to the sewing line part of the reverse of the outdoor fabric102, so as to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line that is formed when, sewing the second supplementary fabric109in the sewing step of the second supplementary fabric. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line111of the outer door fabric102.

Meanwhile, in the step of sewing the rainwater discharging fabric, the rainwater discharging fabric107is sewn to the bottom of the body fabric101together with the bottom zipper tape119to discharge out the rainwater that has penetrated through the sewing line part of the first and second support tapes113and103that combine the zipper teeth attached to the bottom of the indoor and outdoor fabrics112and102and the zipper teeth of the bottom zipper tape119attached to the body fabric101.

And, in the step of attaching the bottom waterproof tape, the bottom waterproof tape108is attached to the sewing line part of the reverse of the body fabric101, so as to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line part that is formed when sewing the rainwater discharging fabric107in the sewing step of the rainwater discharging fabric. Accordingly, it is possible to prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line of the bottom zipper tape119sewn to the body fabric101.

Thus, the present invention can guide downward and discharge out the rainwater that flows into the first zipper tape attached to the inner door fabric of the tent, prevent rainwater from penetrating through the sewing line of the outdoor fabric, and thoroughly block the penetration of rainwater through the door part of the tent, by guiding and discharging out the rainwater that has penetrated through the bottom sewing line of the first and second zipper tapes.