Patent ID: 7448401

Claim:
A quickly erectable canopy shelter, comprising: a plurality of legs having upper and lower ends; an extendible perimeter assembly of link members connecting said plurality of legs together; a plurality of pole members having inner and outer ends, with the outer ends of said pole members being pivotally mounted to the legs to extend across the shelter, and said pole members being movable between a lowered position and a raised, upwardly extending position; and a plurality of support strut members each having an outer end and an inner free end, said inner free end including a support bracket releasably receiving and supporting a corresponding one of said pole members, said outer ends of said plurality of support strut members being pivotally mounted to said legs to be pivoted between a lowered position to release the inner free ends from said pole members and a raised, upwardly extending position to support said pole members in a raised position supporting said pole members.