Patent ID: 7341070

Claim:
A shelter apparatus comprising: a canopy, four legs being attached to and extending downwardly from said canopy, each of said legs having an open bottom end; a plurality of couplers each configured to releasably attach one of said legs to a ground support surface, each of said couplers being rotatably coupled to one of said legs, said plurality of couplers including four couplers, each of said couplers being configured for selectively adjusting a height of a corresponding one of said legs with respect to said ground support surface, wherein each of said couplers comprises; a panel having a top side, a bottom side and a peripheral edge, said panel having a plurality of apertures extending therethrough, each of said apertures being positioned adjacent to said peripheral edge, each of said fasteners extending through one of said apertures; a post having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being attached to said top side such that said post extending vertically away from said top side; a tube having a first end and a second end, said tube having an upper plate and a lower plate mounted therein, said upper and lower plates being orientated parallel to each other, each of said upper and lower plates having an opening extending therethrough, said openings being aligned with each other, said first end of said tube being removably extendable into one of said bottom ends of said legs; and a ball being attached to said upper end of said post, said ball having a larger diameter than said openings in said upper and lower plates, said ball being positioned between said upper and lower plates and extending into each of said openings.