U.S. patent application number 10/920415 was filed with the patent office on 2006-02-23 for deflection resistant tent.
Invention is credited to Tu Lin.
Application Number | 20060037636 10/920415 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 35908530 |
Filed Date | 2006-02-23 |
United States Patent
Application |
20060037636 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Lin; Tu |
February 23, 2006 |
DEFLECTION RESISTANT TENT
Abstract
A deflection resistant tent is set forth. The framework of this
tent comprises an upper nest, an lower nest, a plurality of upper
rib strips, lower rib strips, auxiliary rib strips, adjustable
collars, articulation members, and spring stays. The articulation
member is composed of an upper sleeve, a retainer, a torque member,
and a lower sleeve. With this structure, the elastic force of the
spring stay controls the retainer to make clockwise rotation until
it is stopped by a blocking face so as to settle the lower sleeve
at a desire position that can prevent the unexpected collapsing of
the tent by a sudden external force or a violent wind blow.
Inventors: |
Lin; Tu; (Taichung Hsien,
TW) |
Correspondence
Address: |
TROXELL LAW OFFICE PLLC
SUITE 1404
5205 LEESBURG PIKE
FALLS CHURCH
VA
22041
US
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Family ID: |
35908530 |
Appl. No.: |
10/920415 |
Filed: |
August 18, 2004 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
135/98 |
Current CPC
Class: |
E04H 15/48 20130101;
E04H 15/28 20130101 |
Class at
Publication: |
135/098 |
International
Class: |
E04H 15/28 20060101
E04H015/28 |
Claims
1. A deflection resistant tent whose framework being comprising an
upper nest, a lower nest, a plurality of upper rib strips, lower
rib strips, auxiliary rib strips adjustable collars, articulation
members, and springs stays, the plural amount of above mentioned
component parts except the upper and lower nest being equal;
wherein each adjustable collar is fitted to said corresponding
upper rib strip at a proper position thereof, said adjustable
collar has a holder on it; each articulation member is composed of
an upper sleeve and a lower sleeve, said upper sleeve accepts
insertion of said corresponding upper rib strip, a mouth with a via
hole at its inner side is formed at the lower end of said upper
sleeve, a retainer is shackled in said mouth and exposed out of
said via hole, a torque member is provided for controlling
clockwise rotating force of said retainer, said lower sleeve is for
insertion of the top end of said lower rib strip and has a hinge
joint at its upper portion to hinge into said mouth, the upper edge
of said hinge joint is formed into a blocking face occupying just
on rotating way of said retainer so as to limit movement of said
lower sleeve, each spring stay is fastened between said holder of
said adjustable collar and said retainer of said articulation
member; with the elastic force of said spring stay to control
clockwise rotation of said retainer until it is stopped by a
blocking face formed on said hinge joint thereby said lower sleeve
is settled at the position
2. The deflection resistant tent of claim 1, wherein said lower
nest is provided under said upper nest, one end of each said upper
rib strip is inserted and hinged to the edge of said upper nest,
while the other end thereof is stretched downwards, each said
auxiliary rib strip is hinged to the edge of said lower nest with
its one end, and the other end thereof is attached to the
corresponding adjustable collar, each said lower rib strip is
inserted into said lower sleeve of said articulation member.
3. The deflection resistant tent of claim 1, wherein a drilled hole
is formed at the inner side of said retainer for fastening said
spring stay.
4. The deflection resistant tent of claim 1, wherein said retainer
and the hinge joint of said lower sleeve is respectively hinged in
said mouth with a set pin.
5. The deflection resistant tent of claim 4, wherein said retainer
is provided with a hinge hole for a set pin to insert into.
6. The defection resistant tent of claim 4, wherein said torque
member is provided with a passing hole at its center at the
position corresponding to the hinge hole of said retainer for a set
pin to insert into.
7. The deflection resistant tent of claim 1, wherein said holder is
provided at the inner side of said adjustable collar.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to a deflection resistant
tent, in particular to a tent which can prevent an unexpected
collapsing due to a sudden external violent force by means of the
alleviative function of spring stays provided between the upper and
lower rib strips.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] A conventional foldable tent used to contain an inner and an
outer canopies. The inner one is for shading the living space,
while the outer one is for keeping the sunlight and rainfall away
from the inner space. As the canopy is two layerd, it really has an
excellent effect of heat isolation and ventilation as well so that
it is well suitable for using in picnic.
[0005] However, according to the inventor's experience in using
above described tent for years. It has the following inherent
shortcomings:
[0006] 1. In a conventional tent, a joint is intercalated between
each upper rib strip and lower rib strip for folding the two rib
strips inwardly with each other. It is due to the fact that the
articulation motion of the joint is not provided with a retaining
effect. A sudden strong wind blow or other external force might
cause an unexpected collapsing of the tent and might hurt the users
inside.
[0007] 2. When folding the tent, the operation requires the user to
crouch down.
[0008] For these shortcomings noticeable on the prior art, an
improvement is seriously required. The invention has endeavored for
years by continuous research and experimentation trying to find out
the remedy to rectify the inherent shortcomings of the conventional
tent described above, and at last has succeeded in realizing the
present invention.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0009] The object of the present invention is to provide a
deflection resistant tent which is structured to be able to prevent
an unexpected collapsing due to a sudden external violent force or
a wind blow by means of the alleviative function of spring stays
provided between a plurality of upper and lower rib strips.
[0010] To achieve the aforesaid object. The deflection resistant
tent of the present invention comprises an upper nest, a lower nest
provided under the upper nest, a plurality of upper rib strips each
of them is jointed to the edge of the upper nest with tis upper
end, while the other end thereof is stretched downwards. Each upper
rib strip is provided with an adjustable collar fitted to it at a
proper position, and the adjustable collar has a holder provided at
its proper position. There are a plurality of auxiliary rib strips
each of them is hinged to the edge of the lower nest with its one
end, while the other end thereof is respectively connected to the
corresponding adjustable collar. Equal numbers of articulation
members to that of the upper/lower rib strips are provided. The
articulation member is composed of an upper sleeve and a lower
sleeve. The lower end of the upper rib strip is inserted into the
upper sleeve while the lower rib strip is respectively inserted
into the lower sleeve of the corresponding articulation member. The
lower portion of the upper sleeve is formed into a mouth having a
via hole at its inner side. A retainer is shackled in the mouth and
exposed out of the via hole. A torque member is provided for the
retainer to limit clockwise articulation force. The lower sleeve is
hinged in the mouth with a hinge joint. The upper edge of the hinge
joint is formed into a blocking face on the rotating way of the
retainer to limit the movement of the lower sleeve. A spring stay
is interconnected between each holder of the adjustable collar and
each retainer of the articulation member.
[0011] With this structure, the retainer is controlled to rotate
and stop until reaching the blocking face of the hinge joint.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0012] The drawings disclose the illustrative embodiments of the
present invention which serve to exemplify the various advantages
and objects hereof, and are as follows.
[0013] FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the deflection resistant
tent of the present invention;
[0014] FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the framework of the
present invention;
[0015] FIG. 3 is a three dimensional view showing the articulation
member of the present invention;
[0016] FIG. 4 is an exploded view of the articulation member of the
present invention;
[0017] FIG. 5 through FIG. 8 are the illustrative views
demonstrating the operation of the present invention;
[0018] FIG. 9 is a perspective view of a second embodiment; and
[0019] FIG. 10 is a perspective view of a third embodiment.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
[0020] For fuller understanding the features and advantages of the
present invention, please refer to the following detailed
description of the preferred embodiments in conjunction with the
drawings.
[0021] Referring to FIG. 1 through FIG. 4. the framework of the
deflection resistant tent comprises an upper nest 1, a lower nest
2, a plurality of upper rib strip 3, lower rib strips 4, auxiliary
rib strips 5, adjustable collars 6, articulation members 7, and
spring stays 8, covered with a canopy 9. The amount of components
from 3 to 8 are the same.
[0022] The lower nest 2 is provided under the upper nest 1.
[0023] One end of each upper rib strip 3 is inserted and hinged to
the edge of the upper nest 1, while the other end thereof is
stretched downwards.
[0024] Each adjustable collar 6 with a holder 61 is fitted to the
corresponding upper rib strip 3 at a proper position.
[0025] Each auxiliary rib strip 5 is hinged to the edge of the
lower nest 2 with its one end, and the other end thereof is
attached to the corresponding adjustable collar 6.
[0026] Each articulation member 7 is composed of an upper sleeve 71
and a lower sleeve 72. The upper sleeve 71 accepts insertion of the
corresponding upper rib strip 3. A mouth 711 with a via hole 712 at
its inner side is formed at the lower end of the upper sleeve 71. A
retainer 74 is shackled in the mouth 711 and exposed out of the via
hole 712. The retainer 74 has a drilled hole 741 at its one end and
an eyelet 742 formed at its center. A torque member 75 is provided
for controlling clockwise rotating force of the retainer 74. The
lower sleeve 72 for insertion of the top end of the lower rib strip
4 has a hinge joint 73 at its upper portion to hinge to the mouth
711. The upper edge of the hinge joint 73 is formed into a blocking
face 731 occupying just on the rotating way of the retainer 74 so
as to limit movement of the lower sleeve 72. Two set pins 76 are
respectively passing through the eyelet 742 of the retainer 74 and
the hinge hole of the lower sleeve 72 such that the retainer 74 and
the lower sleeve 72 are respectively hinged to the mouth 711 formed
with the upper sleeve 71. A passing hole 751 corresponding to the
eyelet 742 formed at the center of the torque member 75 accepts one
of the set pins 76 to penetrate through so as to settle the torque
member 75.
[0027] Each lower rib strip 4 is inserted into the lower sleeve 72
of the articulation member 7.
[0028] Each spring stay 8 is fastened between the holder 61 of the
adjustable collar 6 and the via hole 712 formed at the inner side
of the retainer 74 so as to sustain retainer 74.
[0029] For understanding how to pitch and fold the deflection
resistant tent of the present invention, please refer to FIG. 5
through 8 in conjunction with FIGS. 2 and 4. When the tent is
pitched, the retainer 74 provided in the articulation member 7
rotates clockwise until reaches a position in balance with the
pulling force of the spring stay 8 such that the retainer 74 is
confined by the blocking face 731 of the hinge joint 73 thereby the
lower sleeve 72 can be set at the position not to automatically
fold by an unexpected external force such as a violent wind blow or
tampering with by someone. In the case the user wants to strike the
tent, by pulling downwards the spring stay 8, the retainer 74 will
rotate in the counter clockwise direction due to losing the
sustaining force of the spring stay 8 that in turn causes the lower
sleeve 72 to be liverated thereby folding all of the lower rib
strips 4 inserted in it.
[0030] A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in
FIG. 9 wherein the deflection resistant tent of the present
invention is applicable as a pet tent (a). It can be clearly seen
that a gate 91 is formed on a canopy 9.
[0031] A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIG.
10 wherein the deflection resistant tent of the present invention
is applicable in an wide field as one usable in a golf course. It
can be clearly seen that a tent (B) pitched in the golf course has
a ball feeding port 92 opened at one side of the canopy 9.
[0032] It emerges from the above description that the deflection
resistant tent of the present invention has several noteworthy
advantages, namely:
[0033] 1. The components of the articulation member are combined to
serve as a deflection resistant mechanism which prevent the tent
from unexpected accidental collapsing due to an external force or a
sudden violent wind blow so as to protect the user's security.
[0034] 2. The provision of the spring stay is the kernel of the
present invention with which the motion of the articulation member
is controlled at the operator's disposal to pitch or fold the tent
promptly and conveniently and safely.
[0035] 3. The tent of the present invention is widely applicable in
many fields such as a pet tent or a tent usable in a golf
course.
[0036] Although the invention has been described in terms of
preferred embodiments, it is apparent that numerous variations and
modifications may be made without departing from the true spirit
and scope thereof, as set forth in the following claims.
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