Patent ID: 6874520

Claim:
A quickly erectable canopy shelter having an unextended configuration and an extended configuration, comprising: a plurality of legs having upper and lower ends; an extendible perimeter assembly of link members connecting said plurality of legs together; a canopy assembly, said canopy assembly comprising a plurality of pole members having inner and outer ends, and a plurality of pivoting link members connected to said outer ends of corresponding ones of said pole members and pivotally connected to the upper ends of corresponding ones of said legs, respectively, said pivoting link members pivoting between a lowered position when the shelter is unextended and a raised position extending above the legs when the shelter is extended, the outer ends of said pole members being connected to said pivoting link members so that said plurality of pole members extend across the shelter when the shelter is in the extended configuration, and said pole members being movable between a lowered position when the shelter is in the unextended configuration and a raised, upwardly extending position when the shelter is in the extended configuration, whereby said pivoting link members rotate outwardly responsive to downward forces on the canopy assembly; and a plurality of support strut members each having an outer end and an inner end, said outer ends of said plurality of support strut members being pivotally mounted to corresponding ones of said legs, and said inner ends being connected to corresponding ones of said pole members to support said pole members when said shelter is in a fully extended configuration, said plurality of support strut members being movable between a lowered position and a raised, upwardly extending position.