Patent ID: 8079176

Claim:
A collapsible enclosure comprising: a mount having a central shaft; a shell carried by said central shaft; said shell having a first plurality of support arms carrying a cover and a second plurality of support arms pivotally connected with said first plurality of support arms for articulating said first plurality of support arms from a first generally linear position to a second generally bowed position for presenting said cover into a generally hemispherical configuration; said first and second plurality of support arms carried by said central shaft in a manner enabling said shell to traverse said central shaft when said cover is in said generally hemispherical configuration; and a lower stop of a predetermined width carried by said mount for abutting said release assembly limiting the traversing of said release assembly, said release assembly including a first and second release catch each having a respective body defining a lower stop receiving channel, said lower stop receiving channel of each respective catch overlapping each other to define a diameter less than said predetermined width of said lower stop preventing said release assembly from traversing over said lower stop.