Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Portable shelter – Tent supported by vehicle
Patent
1997-01-06
1998-04-14
Kent, Christopher
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Portable shelter
Tent supported by vehicle
52 8814, 52 8815, 52 8816, 52 8817, E04H 1506
Patent
active
057381305
ABSTRACT:
A tent capable of being positioned in either a free-standing position or in supported relation to a vehicle. A top and two side fabric panels comprising a portion of the tent's skin is adapted to enshroud and become attached to a portion of the rear end of a vehicle. A plurality of magnets are sewn into the seam formed along the entire free edge of the top, vehicle covering, fabric panel, and a portion of the side panels' free edges. The magnets effectively attach the panels to the vehicle when placed in contacting relation thereto. Finger pump actuated suction cups are attached to the tent's frame and engage each of the vehicle covering, side panels. The suction cups may be stuck to the vehicle's side panels to effectively secure attachment of the side fabric panels thereto. To ensure that the top and side fabric panels are effectively sealed around the vehicle, a pair of drawstring assemblies are fixedly secured to the opposite side edges of the top, vehicle covering fabric panel. The drawstring assemblies permit the fabric panels to be pulled and maintained in tight, contacting relation to the vehicle, thereby preventing wind and other wind elements from penetrating the tent's interior.
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Kent Christopher
McGuire George R.
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