Patent ID: 7938134

Claim:
A protective shelter comprising: an arcuate-shaped cover made from a flexible material, the cover extending from a first side portion to a second side portion; two side frame assemblies each respectively coupled to the first and second side portions of the cover, each side frame assembly having a removable, arcuate-shaped structural member coupled to two radially extending structural members each fixed to the cover, each side frame assembly further having a diagonal member; an elongated top-front structural member extending from the one side frame assembly to the other side frame assembly, the top-front structural member fixed to the cover to provide horizontal tension to the flexible material of the cover and to maintain the side frame assemblies in a spaced apart relationship from one another when the shelter is in an operating configuration; an elongated bottom-rear structural member extending from the one side frame assembly to the other side frame assembly, the bottom-rear structural member coupled to the cover to provide horizontal tension to the flexible material of the cover and to maintain the side frame assemblies in a spaced apart relationship from one another when the shelter is in the operating configuration; and a tongue connector having a barrel portion and a tongue portion, the barrel portion engageable with at least one of the radially extending structural members of the side frame assemblies; and a hub connector having a channel configured to pivotally receive the tongue portion of the tongue connector, the hub connector further having a bore for receiving the other one of the radially extending structural members.