Patent ID: 6923195

Claim:
A skeleton frame assembly for a tent, comprising: at least three spaced apart vertical poles cooperatively defining a shelter space thereamong, each of said vertical poles defining a first side and a second side transverse to said first side, and having opposite upper and lower ends, each of said vertical poles including at least three vertical rods comprising; a first vertical rod, a second vertical rod spaced apart from and aligned with said first vertical rod along said first side of a respective one of said vertical poles, a third vertical rod spaced apart from and aligned with said second vertical rod along said second side of the respective one of said vertical poles, and at least three elongated latticed plates, each of which interconnects an adjacent pair of said vertical rods, each of said vertical rods having a non-circular cross-section and being formed with two engaging grooves extending along a longitudinal length thereof, each of said latticed plates having opposite sides respectively engaging an adjacent pair of said engaging grooves in said adjacent pair of said vertical rods; at least three pole couplers mounted respectively on said upper ends of said vertical poles; at least three horizontal tie beam units, each of which has two opposite ends connected respectively to an adjacent pair of said pole couplers so as to provide stability and rigidity to said skeleton frame assembly; and a roof frame disposed over said pole couplers and said tie beam units above said shelter space.