Patent ID: 8056573

Claim:
A freestanding, collapsible shelter comprising: a roof structure including: a roof hub defining a roof hub axis, a first ridge pole having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the roof hub and a distal end, wherein the first ridge pole pivots from a deployed position in which the first ridge pole is oriented generally aligned with the roof hub axis to a stowed position in which the first ridge pole is oriented generally orthogonal to the hub axis, a second ridge pole having a proximal end pivotally coupled to the roof hub and a distal end, wherein the second ridge pole pivots from a deployed position in which the second ridge pole is oriented generally aligned with the roof hub axis to a stowed position in which the second ridge pole is oriented generally orthogonal to the hub axis, a first connection element coupled to the distal end of the first ridge pole, a second connection element coupled to the distal end of the second ridge pole, a first gable pole and a second gable pole each pivotally coupled to the first connection element, wherein the gable poles pivot from a deployed position, in which the first and second gable poles are oriented at an angle with respect to the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the first and second gable poles are oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis, a third gable pole and a fourth gable pole each pivotally coupled to the second connection element, wherein the gable poles pivot from a deployed position, in which the third and fourth gable poles are oriented at an angle with respect to the roof hub axis, to a stowed position, in which the third and fourth gable poles are oriented generally orthogonal to the roof hub axis, a ridge pole strut extending from the first ridge pole to the first gable pole, the ridge pole strut being pivotally coupled to the first ridge pole and the first gable pole; and a freestanding leg section comprising a plurality of leg members operable to support the roof structure over a supporting surface when the shelter is disposed in its deployed position.