Patent ID: 6910492

Claim:
A portable shelter comprising: a support surface; and a tubular framework assembly having a fabric covering attached thereto, the tubular framework assembly being pivotally connected to the support surface between a collapsed, storage position and an extended, erect position adjacent the support surface, wherein the tubular framework assembly is pivotally connected to the support surface by a mounting structure comprised of at least one mounting plate attached to the support surface, and an attachment bracket slidably mounted on the mounting plate wherein the tubular framework assembly includes a series of C-shaped, telescopic tubes having right hand sides and left hand sides spaced from each other, the tubes on each side having ends pivotally mounted on bolts between a pair of circular connecting plates, and wherein the attachment bracket includes a pair of upstanding bars lying on outside surfaces of the connecting plates, a flat portion overlying a top surface of the mounting plate and a pair of curled ends which wrap around outside edges of the mounting plate, one of the bolts passing through the upstanding bars, the connecting plates and the end of one of the tubes to allow pivoting of the connecting plates and the tubes relative to the attachment bracket.