Patent ID: 7891369

Claim:
A collapsible shelter, comprising: a plurality of legs having corresponding upper ends and a corresponding plurality of hinge members mounted to said upper ends of said legs, respectively; at least two perimeter truss pairs of link members connected to each of said legs, each of said perimeter truss pairs of link members including first and second link members, said first link member having an outer end connected to a corresponding one of said hinge members, and said second link member having an outer end slidably connected to said leg, and said first and second link members being pivotally connected together in a scissors configuration so as to be extendable from a first collapsed position to a second extended position; a plurality of flexible elongated members having radially inner ends and radially outer ends, having an extended configuration and a folded configuration, said radially outer ends of said plurality of flexible elongated members being connected to said upper ends of said plurality of legs, respectively, and at least a portion of said plurality of flexible elongated members being movable from a normal raised position to a position lower than said normal raised position; and a plurality of clip members disposed on said truss pairs of link members for removably receiving corresponding ones of said plurality of flexible elongated members for temporary stowage of said plurality of flexible elongated members in said folded configuration.