Patent ID: 7766024

Claim:
A tent frame comprising a support truss having at least one pair of connected support frames, each said support frame including: a rigid side support member being elongated between a lower end and an upper end; a rigid roof support member being elongated between a proximal end and a distal end; an outside link member assembly elongated between a first end portion and a second end portion; an inside link member assembly elongated between a first end portion and a second end portion, and each of the upper end, the distal end, and the first end portion of said outside link member assembly being coupled for pivotal movement relative to each other, and said first end portion of the inside link member assembly being fixed thereto, the second end portion of said outside link member assembly having an outside tension member deflector assembly positioned thereon, the second end portion of said inside link member assembly having an inside tension member deflector assembly positioned thereon, an outside tension member assembly having at least one cable having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixed to the proximal end of the roof support member, and the second end being removably fixed to the lower end of the side support member such that a portion of the outside tension member assembly is positioned on the outside tension member deflector assembly; and an inside tension member assembly having at least one cable having a first end and a second end, the first end being fixed to the proximal end of the roof support member, and the second end being removably fixed to the lower end of the side support member such that a portion of the inside tension member assembly is positioned on the second tension member deflector assembly; wherein each of said pair of connected support frames is pivotally connected to each other proximate to each said proximal end, with the respective side and roof support members of each said support frame extending in a substantially co-planar alignment and wherein the outside link member assembly comprises a first rigid pole, a second rigid pole, and a third rigid pole, the three poles being fixed as a substantially triangular frame having a first corner, a second corner and a third corner, such that the first corner of the triangular frame is the first end portion of the outside tension member deflector assembly, and the second and third corners are the second end portion of the outside tension member deflector assembly.