Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2011-08-23
2011-08-23
Hawk, Noah Chandler (Department: 3636)
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Combined
C135S904000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08001985
ABSTRACT:
A self-contained shelter that may be used for survival purposes or recreational activities includes a number of floor panels, a number of which form an enclosure, which may be held together by one or more straps. Inside the enclosure are several more floor panels, an inflatable tent, and life-supporting accessories. The shelter, when the enclosure is secured, may be airdropped or trucked into an area that may have experienced a recent disaster, such as flooding, hurricanes, or earthquakes. For recreational purposes, the shelter may be placed in a motor vehicle. When the straps are released, the floor panels may be attached along their edges to each other to form a raised floor that is placed on a surface. A raised floor provides a buffer between the user of the shelter and the surface, which may be wet or muddy. The tent is inflated and attached to the floor and is supported by external beams and internal braces. The tent forms an air chamber that provides insulation from the outside. Life-supporting accessories include food, water, clothing, inflatable mattresses, cooking stove, lanterns, communications equipment, blankets, power supplies and the like. The self-contained shelter may be readily assembled in a few minutes and provides the user a complete facility, rather than a basic tent which will require the user to acquire other necessities by leaving the tent or waiting for other items to be brought in.
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Erbe Richard S
Hawk Noah Chandler
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