Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Framework
Reexamination Certificate
2006-02-28
2006-02-28
Yip, Winnie (Department: 3637)
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Framework
C135S136000, C135S119000, C135S120400, C135S906000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07004183
ABSTRACT:
A shelter structure is disclosed having a substantially dome-shaped frame comprising a plurality of flexible resilient poles maintained under tension in substantially arcuate shape. The poles are arranged in intersecting relationship and form a plurality of pole crossings. Opposite ends of the poles terminate in a common plane such as the ground or a base. The pole arrangement creates a plurality of adjacent four-sided openings having pole crossings as vertices and sections of poles as sides. A plurality of tension harnesses interconnect diagonal vertices of adjacent openings, thereby providing strength and rigidity to the structure. The frame defines an interior volume and a membrane or covering is connected to the frame to substantially shelter the interior volume.
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Gillis Robert E.
Townsend and Townsend / and Crew LLP
Yip Winnie
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