Patent ID: 7628166

Claim:
A quickly erectable dome shelter having opposing front and rear sides and opposing lateral sides, comprising: an extendible perimeter truss assembly having front, rear and opposing lateral sides, said extendible perimeter truss assembly including a plurality of legs and a plurality of perimeter truss pairs of link members connected between adjacent legs, each of said legs having an upper end and a lower end, and each of said perimeter truss pairs of link members including first and second link members having inner ends and outer ends; a roof framework pivotally mounted to the extendible perimeter truss assembly so as to extend across the shelter in an extended raised, upwardly arching configuration, and said roof framework being movable between a lowered, collapsed configuration and the raised, upwardly arching position, said roof framework including a plurality of articulated peak truss assemblies each including a plurality of first and second pairs of curved upper peak truss members and curved lower peak truss members; a central truss assembly of link members connected between the front and rear sides of the extendible perimeter truss assembly, and connected between the opposing lateral sides of the extendible perimeter truss assembly to stabilize and support the quickly erectable dome shelter; and a plurality of telescoping peak pole members having upper ends and lower ends, said plurality of telescoping peak pole members being pivotally and slidably coupled to the central truss assembly of link members, and wherein said plurality of telescoping peak pole members are pivotally connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of articulated peak truss assemblies at the upper ends of the telescoping peak pole members.