Patent ID: 7584763

Claim:
A portable shelter having a frame that is separately collapsible in a transverse direction and a longitudinal direction of the shelter to facilitate transportation and storage of the shelter, the frame comprising: a plurality of ribs, each rib comprising two support legs and a plurality of roof members forming a generally inverted U-shape when in an erect configuration, wherein the support legs and the roof members are connected with foldable joints such that each rib may be collapsed in the transverse direction to a collapsed configuration wherein width of the rib is narrower in the collapsed configuration than when in the erect configuration; and a wall support system connecting adjacent ribs, wherein the wall support system is collapsible in the longitudinal direction to adjust the relative position between adjacent ribs; wherein said foldable joint comprises first and second skeleton frames connected with a hinge, wherein the first skeleton frame has a male hook part with a hook point and the second skeleton frame has a female hook body that receives a slide having an inclined front face and a spring that pushes against the slide such that the front face protrudes past the front of the female hook body and wherein an unlocking member is received through openings in the sides of the female hook body and the slide, the unlocking member having a substantially flat push button with an actuation arm extending from the rear surface thereof.