Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Cone-shaped type
Patent
1988-08-12
1989-03-14
Hafer, Robert A.
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Cone-shaped type
135 90, 135 96, 446476, E04H 1544, E04H 1504, E04H 1502, A63H 352
Patent
active
048117510
ABSTRACT:
A tent is disclosed that is readily collapsible into a unitary flat package which can be readily stored on a hanger in a closet. When it is desired to "set up" the tent, a pair of latches are released and the tent automatically assumes or expands into a fully "set up" or erect condition. The tent comprises a fabric or canvas body mounted on corner posts secured to the ends of a pair of flexible bent rods arranged in criss-crossed relation. The inherent tension in the bent rod automatically expands the tent body into its fully erect position. The tent can be readily collapsed into a flat package by manually moving the front and back corner posts and rods together so that they lie in intersecting planes that define a small acute angle therebetween. Latches are provided on the rods for latching the two rods and tent in its collapsed condition.
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Hafer Robert A.
Muir D. Neal
The Quaker Oats Company
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