Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Framework
Reexamination Certificate
2009-03-17
2011-11-08
Hawk, Noah Chandler (Department: 3636)
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Framework
C135S120300, C135S907000, C135S909000, C052S063000, C052S222000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08051868
ABSTRACT:
A tent including a structural member and an end cap insertable into the structural member and a method of forming a tent are provided. The structural member is preferably a rafter. The rafter has C-channels aligned with support troughs of the end cap. The C-channels and support troughs receive edge portions of a fabric panel therein to secure the fabric panel to the rafter. The end cap supports the weight of the fabric panel during assembly to reduce or avoid engagement of the fabric panel with corners of the C-channel or burs formed in the end of the C-channel of the rafter as the fabric panel is fed through the C-channel. The end cap may also include an optional tension push down bar assembly for providing additional tensioning of the fabric panel.
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Hawk Noah Chandler
Johnson Outdoors Inc.
Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.
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