Combined tent-sleeping matt system

A combined tent-sleeping bag system including a pair of side panels. Each panel has a front edge, a rear edge, a bottom edge, and a common top edge. One of the side panels has a zipper assembly along the bottom edge. The common edge has a plurality of eyelets. Also, included are a plurality of flaps that have a panel edge that is integral the rear edge of the side panels, and a closing edge with a snap-type fastener assembly for coupling with another of the closing edges. Included is a mat that has long side walls, short side walls, a bottom surface, and a cushion-like material. The mat has a plurality of eyelets along the short side wall. The mat forms a first side wall that has a zipper assembly for coupling with the zipper assembly of one of the bottom edges. The mat forms a second side wall that is integral the bottom edge of another of the side panels. Provided is a support pole that is positioned through the eyelets. Included are a pair of long stakes that have a ground piercing end that is positioned through one of the eyelets. Lastly, a plurality of short stakes are positioned in the remaining eyelets of the bottom surface of the mat.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
1. Field of the Invention 
The present invention relates to a combined tent-sleeping bag system and 
more particularly pertains to providing a tent-sleeping bag combination 
that is formed from a singular rectangular structure, and further 
providing a tent sleeping bag system that may be rolled up into a bundle 
for storage and carrying. 
2. Description of the Prior Art 
The use of an outdoor sleeping system is known in the prior art. More 
specifically, outdoor sleeping systems heretofore devised and utilized for 
the purpose of sleeping outside on the ground are known to consist 
basically of familiar, expected, and obvious structural configurations, 
notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art 
which has been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and 
requirements. 
By way of example, U.S. Pat. No. 4,605,029 to Russell discloses a 
self-supporting outdoor sleeping system. U.S. Pat. No. 3,860,980 to Ebert 
discloses an accessory for use with a sleeping bag. U.S. Pat. No. Design 
327,524 to Kim discloses a combined tent shelter and mat thereof. U.S. 
Pat. No. 5,033,497 to Hernandez discloses a combination surfboard-shipping 
bag, ground pad, and tent. U.S. Pat. No. 3,877,092 to Gaiser discloses a 
self inflatable air mattress and sleeping bag with air pressure control. 
Lastly, U.S. Pat. No. 3,840,919 to Middleton discloses a combined sleeping 
bag and inflatable tent. 
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and 
requirements, the aforementioned patents do not describe combined 
tent-sleeping bag system that allows a single sheet to be transformed into 
a tent that has a sleeping bag integral the tent and may be used out of 
doors by campers. 
In this respect, the combined tent-sleeping bag system according to the 
present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and 
designs of the prior art, and in doing so provides an apparatus primarily 
developed for the purpose of providing a tent-sleeping bag combination 
that is formed from a singular rectangular structure and further providing 
a tent sleeping bag system that may be rolled up into a bundle for storage 
and carrying. 
Therefore, it can be appreciated that there exists a continuing need for a 
new and improved combined tent-sleeping bag SYSTEM which can be used for 
providing a tent-sleeping bag combination that is formed from a singular 
rectangular structure and further providing a tent sleeping bag system 
that may be rolled up into a bundle for storage and carrying. In this 
regard, the present invention substantially fulfills this need. 
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of 
outdoor sleeping systems now present in the prior art, the present 
invention provides an improved combined tent-sleeping bag system. As such, 
the general purpose of the present invention, which will be described 
subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new and improved combined 
tent-sleeping bag system and method which has all the advantages of the 
prior art and none of the disadvantages. 
To attain this, the present invention essentially comprises a pair of side 
panels that form a first side panel and a second side panel. Each side 
panel is formed of a waterproof material. Each side panel has a front edge 
and a rear edge. The front edge and the rear edge of each panel has a 
length of thirty-six inches. Each panel has an elongated bottom edge with 
a common elongated top edge. The elongated bottom and the elongated common 
edge have length of seventy-two inches. The second side panel has a zipper 
assembly along the bottom edge thereof. The common edge has a plurality of 
eyelets extending therefrom. Also, included are a plurality of generally 
angular flaps. The flaps form a pair of front flaps and a pair of rear 
flaps. Each front flap and each rear flap has a panel edge and a closing 
edge. The panel edge of each front flap is integral a respective front 
edge of the first side panel and the second side panel. The panel edge of 
each rear flap is integral a respective rear edge of the first side panel 
and the second side panel. Additionally, the closing edge of each front 
flap has a plurality snap-type fastener assemblies for coupling. Each 
snap-type fastener assembly of the closing edge of one of the front flaps 
is capable of coupling with the snap-type fastener assembly of another 
closing edge of another front flap. The closing edge of each rear flap has 
a plurality snap-type fastener assemblies for coupling. Each snap-type 
fastener assembly of the closing edge of one of the rear flaps is capable 
of coupling with each snap-type fastener assembly of another closing edge 
of another of the rear flaps. Included is a generally rectangular mat. The 
mat has a pair of long side walls, a pair of short side walls, a top 
surface, and a bottom surface, and a cushion-like material therebetween. 
The mat has a plurality of eyelets that are proportionately spaced along 
the short side walls and adjacent the bottom surface. The cushion-like 
material is covered in waterproof material and capable of supporting a 
person. The long walls of the mat have a length of seventy-two inches. The 
long walls of the mat form a first side wall and a second side wall. The 
first side wall is integral the elongated bottom edge of the first side 
panel. The second side wall has a zipper assembly for coupling with the 
zipper assembly of the elongated bottom edge of the second side panel to 
form a tent like structure. Provided is a cylindrical support pole that is 
positioned through the eyelets of the common edge of the side panels. 
Included are a pair of long cylindrical stakes. Each stake has a top end 
and a ground piercing end. Each stake is positioned through one of the 
eyelets of the common edge of the pair of side panels and one of the 
eyelets of the bottom surface of the mat. The top end of each stake 
receives an end of the support pole therein to support the tent like 
structure when each ground piercing end of the long stake is positioned 
into the earth. Additionally, a plurality of short cylindrical stakes are 
positioned in the remaining eyelets of the bottom surface. The short 
stakes add stability and support to the tent like structure. Lastly, the 
tent like structure may be folded and rolled to form a rolled bundle that 
can be carried. The bottom surface of the mat has a front half with a 
plurality of linear ties attached for securing the rolled bundle. The 
front half has a plurality of carrying loops for holding the long stakes, 
the short stakes and the support pole. The front half of the bottom 
surface has a pair of U-shaped handles attached. The handles are for 
carrying the rolled bundle with the plurality stakes and the support pole 
positioned in the carrying loops. 
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features 
of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that 
follows may be better understood and in order that the present 
contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are, of course, 
additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter 
and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto. 
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention 
in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its 
application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the 
components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the 
drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being 
practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood 
that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose 
of descriptions and should not be regarded as limiting. 
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon 
which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the 
designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the 
several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, 
that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions 
insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present 
invention. 
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved combined tent-sleeping bag system which has all of the advantages 
of the prior art outdoor sleeping systems and none of the disadvantages. 
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
combined tent-sleeping bag system which may be easily and efficiently 
manufactured and marketed. 
It is further object of the present invention to provide a new and improved 
combined tent-sleeping bag system which is of durable and reliable 
constructions. 
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved combined tent-sleeping bag system which is susceptible of a low 
cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which 
accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming 
public, thereby making such combined tent-sleeping bag system economically 
available to the buying public. 
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and 
improved combined tent-sleeping bag system which provides in the 
apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, 
while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally 
associated therewith. 
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a combined 
tent-sleeping bag system for providing a tent-sleeping bag combination 
that is formed from a singular rectangular structure, and further 
providing a tent sleeping bag system that may be rolled up into a bundle 
for storage and carrying. 
Lastly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a new and 
improved combined tent-sleeping bag system including a pair of side 
panels. Each panel has a front edge, a rear edge, a bottom edge, and a 
common top edge. One of the side panels has a zipper assembly along the 
bottom edge. The common edge has a plurality of eyelets extending 
therefrom. Also, included are a plurality of flaps. Each flap has a panel 
edge that is integral the rear edge of the side panels and a closing edge 
with a snap-type fastener assembly for coupling with another of the 
closing edge of the flaps. Included is a mat that has long side walls, 
short side walls, a bottom surface, and a cushion-like material 
therebetween. The mat has a plurality of eyelets that are spaced along the 
short side wall. The mat forms a first side wall that has a zipper 
assembly for coupling with the zipper assembly of one of the bottom edges 
of the side. The mat forms a second side wall that is integral the bottom 
edge of another of the side panels. Provided is a support pole that is 
positioned through the eyelets of the common edge. Included are a pair of 
long stakes where each stake has a top end for receipt of the support pole 
therein. Each stake has a ground piercing end. Each stake is positioned 
through one of the eyelets of the common edge and the bottom surface to 
form a tent like structure. Lastly, a plurality of short stakes are 
positioned in the remaining eyelets of the bottom surface of the mat. 
These together with other objects of the invention, along with the various 
features of novelty which characterize the invention, are pointed out with 
particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this 
disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating 
advantages and the specific objects attained by its uses, reference should 
be had to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which there 
is illustrated preferred embodiments of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to FIG. 1 thereof, 
the preferred embodiment of the new and improved combined tent-sleeping 
bag system embodying the principles and concepts of the present invention 
and generally designated by the reference numeral 10 will be described. 
The present invention, the combined tent-sleeping bag system 10 is 
comprised of a plurality of components. Such components in their broadest 
context include side panels, flaps, a support pole, long stake, and short 
stakes. Such components are individually configured and correlated with 
respect to each other so as to attain the desired objective. 
Specifically, the present invention includes a pair of side panels. The 
side panels form a first side panel 12 and a second side panel 14. Each 
side panel is formed of a waterproof material. The material may be vinyl 
or pretreated canvas. Each side panel has a front edge 16 and a rear edge 
18. The front edge and the rear edge of each panel has a length of 
thirty-six inches. The length of the rear edge and the front edge of each 
side panel is equivalent to the width of the side panels. Each panel has 
an elongated bottom edge 22 with a common elongated top edge 24. The 
elongated bottom and the elongated common edge each have length of 
seventy-two inches. As illustrated in FIG. 2, the second side panel has a 
zipper assembly 26 along the bottom edge. The common edge has a plurality 
of eyelets 28 that extend outward therefrom. The eyelets are shown in 
FIGS. 1 and 2. 
A plurality of generally angular flaps are provided. The flaps form a pair 
of front flaps 32 and a pair of rear flaps 34. The rear flaps and the 
front flaps are formed of the material used to make the side panels. Each 
front flap and each rear flap have a panel edge 38 and a closing edge 40, 
as shown in FIG. 5. The panel edge of each front flap is integral the 
respective front edge 16 of the first side panel 12 and the second side 
panel 14. The panel edge of each rear flap is integral the respective rear 
edge 18 of the first side panel and the second side panel. The panel edge 
of each pair of front and rear flaps have a length equal to the length of 
the front edge and rear edge of the side panels. Each pair of front and 
rear flaps have a free end 42. 
As best illustrated in FIG. 5, the closing edge 40 of each front flap 32 
has a plurality of snap-type fastener assemblies 46 thereon for coupling. 
Each snap-type fastener assembly of the closing edge of one of the front 
flaps is coupled with the snap-type fastener assembly of another closing 
edge of anther front flap. The closing edge of each rear flap 34 has a 
plurality of snap-type fastener assemblies 48 thereon for coupling. Each 
snap-type fastener assembly of the closing edge of one of the rear flaps 
is coupled with the snap-type fastener assembly of another closing edge of 
another of the rear flaps. Each of the snap-type fastener assemblies of 
the closing of each front and rear flap are proportionately spaced. 
Additionally, a generally rectangular mat 52 is included. The mat has a 
pair of long side walls 54 and 56, a pair of short side walls 58, a top 
surface 60, and a bottom surface 62 with a cushion-like material 64 
therebetween. The cushion-like material is formed of a foam with a 
thickness of about one-half to three-fourths inch. The mat has a plurality 
of eyelets 66 that are proportionately spaced along the short side walls 
and adjacent the bottom surface. The cushion-like material is covered with 
a waterproof material and capable of supporting a person. The material 
used to cover the cushion-like material is the same material or fabric 
used on the panels and flaps. The long walls of the mat have a length of 
seventy-two inches. The long walls form a first side wall 54 and a second 
side wall 56. The first side wall is integral with the elongated bottom 
edge 22 of the first side panel 12. The second side wall has a zipper 
assembly for coupling with the zipper assembly of the elongated bottom 
edge of the second side panel 14 to form a tent-like structure. 
Included is a cylindrical support pole 70. The support pole is positioned 
through the eyelets 28 of the common edge 24 of the pair of side panels 12 
and 14. The pole is formed of a lightweight plastic, preferably 
polyvinylchorlide. The pole has a length of about seventy-two inches. The 
pole has an elastized cable 72 within. The pole may be separated and 
folded to form two sections 78 and 80, with the cables bending when the 
pole is folded. FIG. 4 shows the two sections of the support pole being 
separated with the cable therebetween. The cable may be formed of the type 
of cable that is used in clothes lines. The cable is run through the pole 
and tied into a knot 82 at each end of the support pole. 
A pair of long cylindrical stakes 86 are provided. Each stake has a top end 
88 and a ground piercing end 90. Each stake if formed of plastic or a 
lightweight wood. Each stake has a length of thirty-eight inches. Each 
stake is positioned through one of the eyelets 28 of the common edge 24 of 
the pair of side panels 12 and 14 and one of the eyelets 66 of the bottom 
surface 62 of the mat 52. The top end of each stake receives an end 92 of 
the support pole 70 for support of the tent-like structure when each 
ground piercing end of the long stakes are positioned into the earth. 
Furthermore, a plurality of short cylindrical stakes 96 are provided. The 
stakes are positioned in the remaining eyelets 66 of the bottom surface 62 
of the mat 52 for additional stability and support of the tent-like 
structure 10. The short stakes, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, have a length 
of about six inches and a bulb end 98. The bulb end keeps the eyelets from 
slipping off the short stakes. The short stakes are preferably made of 
wood, but may be made of plastic. 
Lastly, the tent-like structure 10 may be folded and rolled to form a 
rolled bundle 100 as shown in FIG. 6, for carrying. The bottom surface of 
the mat has a front half, as shown in FIG. 3, with a plurality of linear 
ties 102 attached for securing the rolled bundle. The front half has a 
pouch 104 that is attached. The front half has a plurality of carrying 
loops 106 for positioning of the long stakes 86, the short stakes 96 and 
the support pole 70 therein. The front half of the bottom surface has a 
pair of U-shaped handles 108 that are attached for carrying of the rolled 
bundle with a plurality of stakes and the support pole positioned on the 
bundle. The rolled bundle has a diameter of about forty inches. The ties, 
the handles, and the carrying loops are made of the same material or 
fabric that is used to make the tent-like structure. The rolled bundle may 
be stored with the plurality of stakes and the support pole placed in the 
carrying loops. 
The present invention provides an easy to use and store tent-sleeping bag 
system for use by campers when sleeping out-of-doors. Generally, the 
present invention is a rectangular panel that has three parts. There are a 
pair of side panels, and a mat. The mat remains flat on the ground while 
the side panels are lifted away from the ground and folded over with a 
second side panel being zipped to a zipper assembly of the side panel and 
the mat. The two side panels have a common edge with eyelets positioned 
along the common edge. A plastic support pole is provided and is placed 
through the eyelets of the panels. The side panels and the support pole 
are held above the ground by a pair of long stakes when the support pole 
is positioned within a top end of a long stake and the long stake is 
positioned in the ground the tent-like structure is formed. The tent-like 
structure has a pair of front flaps and a pair of rear flaps that may be 
closed with the snap-type fastener assembly. Once the person enters the 
tent-like structure, that person may lay on the mat. Their body will be 
cushioned by foam which is contained within the interior of the mat. The 
mat has a back surface that has handles and ties on it and carrying loops. 
The tent-like structure may be folded into a rectangular shape, once 
folded, it may be rolled. The rolled tent-like structure creates a rolled 
bundle that may be secured by ties and carried with carrying handles. 
As to the manner of usage and operation of the present invention, the same 
should be apparent from the above description. Accordingly, no further 
discussion relating to the manner of usage and operation will be provided. 
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the 
optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of the invention, to 
include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of 
operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to 
one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those 
illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are 
intended to be encompassed by the present invention. 
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the 
principles of the invention. Further, since numerous modifications and 
changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired 
to limit the invention to the exact construction and operation shown and 
described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may 
be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention.