Patent ID: 8720461

Claim:
A collapsible portable shelter comprising: at least a first strut and a second strut, each strut being resiliently flexible; a panel formed of a flexible material coupled with the first strut and the second strut, the first strut being received along a first side of the panel and the second strut being received along a second side of the panel, the second side opposing the first side; the first strut and the second strut further comprising a portion extending beyond a third side of the panel for penetrating into a ground to render said struts resistant to lateral movement, when inserted in the ground; an anchoring member for anchoring the panel relative to a the ground, said anchoring member comprising a weight element for attachment to and applying flex to said struts at a point distal to the portion of said struts for penetrating into the ground; and a portable container for storing the shelter when in a collapsed form, the portable container comprises a first eyelet and a second eyelet, wherein when erecting the shelter, the portable container is laid on the surface and the first eyelet and the second eyelet indicate positions on the surface where the portion of the first strut and the second strut should respectively be inserted; wherein, in use, said portion of each of the first strut and second strut is received in the ground and said anchoring member, when attached to said struts, applies flex to said struts and the flex applied to the struts by the anchoring member and the force applied to said struts by their location in the ground acts to support and anchor the shelter to the ground, when erected; and wherein, in use, an orientation of the panel with respect to the ground can be readily varied by adjusting the anchoring member.