Patent ID: 8453664

Claim:
A portable shelter comprising: a ground assembly including: a ground sheet having first and second sides and front and back ends; first and second sleeves at the first and second sides of the ground sheet, respectively; first and second ground poles extending through the first and second sleeves, respectively; first, second, third and fourth fittings, with a first fitting attached to a front end the first ground pole, a second fitting attached to front end of the second ground pole, a third fitting attached to a back end of first ground pole and a fourth fitting attached to a back end of the second ground pole; with each fitting having a first leg attached at an obtuse angle to a second leg; a front flex pole having a first end attached to the first fitting and a second end attached to the second fitting, with the front flex pole flexed into a front arc; a back flex pole having a first end attached to the third fitting and a second end attached to the fourth fitting, with the back flex pole flexed into a back arc; and a cover assembly including a flexible cover having first and second sides and front and back ends; a plurality of front flex pole attachment devices spaced apart along front end of the cover and attached to the front flex pole; a plurality of back flex pole attachment devices spaced apart along back end of the cover and attached to the back flex pole; a plurality of first ground pole attachment devices spaced apart along first side of the cover and attached to the first ground pole; and a plurality of second ground pole attachment devices spaced apart along second side of the cover and attached to the second ground pole.