| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 135147000 | Having plate or hub pivoting means | 21 |
| 20090188541 | Air-Permeable Simple Car Cover Tent - An air-permeable simple car cover tent is formed by covering a cover onto a plurality of supports and a base. One end of the cover is provided with a falling part, two holes, and at least an air window. The top of the falling part is connected with the cover. The base is provided with a first and a second lateral plate that are parallel to each other and connected to the bottoms of a first and a second support legs and each support, so that each support is movable on the base. The tops of the first and the second support legs are inserted into the holes of the cover and connected to the bottom of the falling part to prop the falling part open and air can flow through the cover. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20100089430 | Portable folding bar - A folding portable bar is provided, the bar comprises: a framework having front and back side and top and bottom portions, the framework comprises a central frame having front and back sides and at least one side frame which is generally perpendicular to the central frame during an opened usage position, and the framework further comprises at least two supporting frames, at least one supporting frame is pivotally hinged to at least one end of the central frame and at least one supporting frame is pivotally hinged to at least one end of the side frame, one end of the central frame is pivotally hinged to one end of the side frame, and the central frame comprises at least two panels and the side frame comprises at least one panels, each of the panels and the supporting frames being foldable to one another forming an accordion fold during a closed position; at least one countertop designed to sit atop the top portion of the framework; and at least one supporting shelf designed to fit adjacent the bottom portion of the framework. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110192438 | COLLAPSIBLE CENTRAL SUPPORT DEVICE - The present invention provides systems and devices for expanding and collapsing a tent, a gazebo, or tent-like structure. In particular, the present invention provides a central support device for supporting a tent, gazebo, or tent-like structure in an expanded configuration and moveably collapsing the tent, gazebo, or tent-like structure into a collapsed configuration. | 08-11-2011 |
| 20110214706 | CANOPY TENT - The present invention relates to a canopy tent, comprising: a main body having an outer surface with a plurality of joint rings, and a hollow interior; a sliding member having an outer surface with a plurality of joint rings, and an interior with a downwardly protruding cylinder; a support pole, one end of which is hinged to the joint rings of the main body, and the other end of which is connected to a tent pole for standing the tent fabric upright, and which has a pole connection portion with a joint ring formed at the outer surface thereof; and a joint bar, one end of which is hinged to the joint ring of the sliding member, and the other end of which has one side hinged to a first connection bar hinged to the joint ring of the support pole and the other side hinged to a second connection bar hinged to the joint ring of the main body. The hollow interior of the main body is equipped with a compression spring and a spring holder. The spring holder is coupled to the lower portion of the cylinder. The cylinder of the sliding member is fitted into the hollow interior of the main body from the top of the hollow interior such that the cylinder is movable in the upward and downward directions. The canopy tent of the present invention can be set up or taken down in a rapid and convenient manner using the elastic force of the compression spring arranged in the connection device installed on top of the tent and the elastic force of tent poles connected to the support poles hinged to the connection device. | 09-08-2011 |
| 20120055525 | FOLDABLE TENT WITH INTEGRATED VENTILATION SYSTEM - The present invention provides an instant tent with an integral vent and corresponding rain fly for providing the tent with continuous ventilation while protecting the vent and interior of the tent from adverse weather conditions. The frame of the tent includes a hub, a plurality of roof poles and eave poles pivotally coupled to the hub, and a plurality of leg poles coupled to the corresponding roof poles. Coupled to the frame is an enclosed canopy which includes the vent at a top portion of the canopy to allow air from continuously entering and exiting the interior of the tent. The rain fly is attached to the canopy and corresponding eave pole, and is disposed proximate the vent. Thus, the instant tent of the present invention is provided with secure and continuous ventilation, and is opened and closed without requiring additional assembly of components. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120192906 | ROOF SUPPORT ASSEMBLY FOR COLLAPSIBLE SHELTER - A supplemental support assembly is provided for supporting a collapsible shelter structure, such as a ground blind for hunting. The support assembly includes a pole having a coupler at one end for coupling with a framework of the shelter structure, and a ground engaging point at the other end. The coupler has a generally cylindrical structure with a plurality of slots formed in a sidewall thereof. Each of the slots have an axial portion open at the top and a circumferential portion extending circumferentially from the axial portion. The axial portions of the slots are arranged to allow the coupler to be pushed over a central hub with spokes of the framework passing through the slots, and the circumferential portions of the slots are arranged to allow the coupler to be rotated into locking engagement with the spokes. The support assembly prevents the shelter structure from collapsing under heavy loads. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120192907 | QUICK-RELEASE STRUCTURE FOR FRAME ROD OF TENT - A quick-release structure for a frame rod of a tent includes an upper rod, a middle rod, a lower rod, an upper joint, a lower joint and a quick-release assembly. The upper joint includes a first joint head and a second upper joint head. The first upper joint head is connected to the upper rod, and the second upper joint head is connected to the middle rod. The first upper joint head includes an eccentric cam. The lower joint includes a first lower joint head and second lower joint heads. The first lower joint head is connected to the middle rod, and the second lower joint head is connected to the lower rod. The quick-release assembly includes a pipe, a pulley, a pulley seat, an upper pin, an upper spring, a lower pin and a lower spring. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120216846 | Portable Barrier - A portable barrier includes a pedestal assembly and a cover assembly. The pedestal assembly includes (i) a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of legs include a first lateral leg having a first free leg end, and a second lateral leg having a second free leg end, and (ii) a first limiter connected to the first lateral leg and the second lateral leg. The cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of arms include a first lateral arm having a first free arm end and a second lateral arm having a second free arm end, and (ii) a covering connected to the first lateral arm and the second lateral arm. The portable barrier is configured to be moved between a protection mode and a storage mode. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120298162 | STRUCTURAL MODULE WITH STOP, COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF ERECTING A COLLAPSIBLE STRUCTURE - A structural module includes a first strut pair including a first strut and a second strut pivotably connected to each other at a first strut pair pivotable connection point, a second strut pair including a third strut and a fourth strut pivotably connected to each other at a second strut pair pivotable connection point, a first hub, a first end of the first strut and a first end of the third strut being pivotably connected to the first hub, a second hub, a first end of the second strut and a first end of the fourth strut being pivotably connected to the second hub, and a stop arrangement attached to at least one of the first hub, the first strut, and the third strut, the stop arrangement including an abutment end. The structural module is movable between a closed position in which longitudinal axes of struts of the first strut pair and the second strut pair are substantially parallel to one another. A collapsible structure and a method of erecting a collapsible structure are also disclosed. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130008478 | FRAMEWORK FOR CAMPING TENTS AND PARASOLS WITH AN OSCILLATING SECURE LOCKING SYSTEM - A framework for camping tents and parasols has an oscillating secure locking system allowing the folding and extending thereof and having a central part or joint with radial grooves for a prismatic arm in correspondence with each groove. Each arm has at its inner end a channel for the articulated coupling on the transverse axis of the respective groove, allowing the positioning of the arms and of the respective rods coupled to the arms. The cloth, the central part and the oscillating secure locking part are secured of a stem forming part of a cap with a hole for a pull cord for extending the tent or parasol, the stem of the cap being housed in a central hole of the central part. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20140144475 | Portable Barrier - A portable barrier has a pedestal assembly including (i) a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of legs includes a first leg and a second leg, and (ii) a first limiter connected to the first leg and the second leg. The portable barrier further has a cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of arms includes a first arm and a second arm, and (ii) a covering connected to the first arm and the second arm. Further, the portable barrier has (i) a second limiter extending between the first arm and the first leg, (ii) a supplemental component movable with respect to the second arm; and (iii) a third limiter extending between the second arm and the supplemental component. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140182643 | Articulating Pole Hub for a Collapsible Shelter and Method of Forming a Collapsible Shelter - A pole hub for a collapsible shelter, such as a tent, canopy, or sun-shade is configured and adapted to connect at least two pairs of poles to each other in manner such that the pairs of poles are able to pivot relative to each other about an axis, while each pair of poles remains generally rigid. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140238456 | HUB ASSEMBLY FOR A FOLDABLE TENT - A hub assembly for a foldable tent includes radially spaced apart pole retaining members, each having a pair of spaced apart side walls having free outer edges. An upper pole is pivotally coupled to each pole retaining member between the pair of side walls. An inner retaining member is slidably coupled to each upper pole and engages the side wall outer edges, and an outer retaining member is fixedly coupled to an outer portion of each upper pole. A biasing member is disposed between the inner and outer retaining members in coaxial arrangement with the upper pole. The biasing member is compressed and the inner retaining member engages side edges of the side walls to maintain the tent in an open state, and the biasing member is more compressed and the inner retaining member engages lower edges of the side walls to maintain the tent in a folded state. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140261603 | FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR SHELTER - A frame assembly for a flexible structure includes a plurality of leg assemblies and a hub assembly. Each leg assembly includes a longer leg portion and a shorter leg portion that is hingedly connected at one end of the longer leg portion. The hub assembly includes an upper hub hingedly secured to the longer leg portions of the plurality of leg assemblies, a lower hub hingedly secured to the shorter leg portions of the plurality of leg assemblies and configured to be releasably secured to the upper hub, and a cam release secured to the upper hub and configured to release the lower hub from the upper hub. Other embodiments and methods are further disclosed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150068573 | Foldable Tent - A foldable tent includes a frame coupled to a canopy such that the frame and canopy are collectively collapsible from an open configuration to a folded configuration. The frame includes a plurality of spaced apart hubs positioned at an upper portion of the frame, at least one upper roof pole pivotally coupled with two adjacent hubs, a plurality of lower roof poles pivotally coupled to a corresponding hub and extending radially outward from each respective hub and away from the upper roof pole, and a plurality of collapsible side poles pivotally coupled to a corresponding lower roof pole. An eave pole pivotally coupled to a hub or to a pole extends the canopy to form an eave or other structures of the tent for configuring a dome shape or cabin shape of the tent. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150075577 | Portable Barrier and Associated Method of Use - A portable barrier includes a junction assembly. The portable barrier further includes a pedestal assembly including (i) a plurality of legs that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of legs includes a first leg and a second leg, and (ii) a first limiter connected to the first leg and the second leg. In addition, the portable barrier includes a cover assembly including (i) a plurality of arms that are movable with respect to each other, the plurality of arms includes a first arm and a second arm, and (ii) a covering connected to the first arm and the second arm. Further, the portable barrier includes a second limiter extending between the first arm and the first leg. The portable barrier also includes a supplemental component movable with respect to the second arm. Additionally, the portable barrier includes a third limiter extending between the second arm and the supplemental component. The first leg includes (i) a first strut portion extending from the junction assembly, and (ii) a first extension portion pivotably coupled to the first strut portion, the first extension portion terminates in a first unsupported end. The second leg includes (i) a second strut portion extending from the junction assembly, and (ii) a second extension portion pivotably coupled to the second strut portion, the second extension portion terminates in a second unsupported end. The first arm includes (i) a third strut portion extending from the junction assembly, and (ii) a third extension portion pivotably coupled to the third strut portion, the third extension portion terminates in a third unsupported end. The second arm includes (i) a fourth strut portion extending from the junction assembly, and (ii) a fourth extension portion pivotably coupled to the fourth strut portion, the fourth extension portion terminates in a fourth unsupported end. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150129008 | Tent Hub Assembly - A tent hub assembly has a hub, a base, and a biasing member. The hub has a central member in a central aperture and a plurality of arms pivotally connected to tent poles. The base has a shaft and a plurality of walls, with the central member slidably disposed in the shaft. Each wall has an elongated guide slot for receiving a pin which passes through a second hole of a respective pole in the pole slot. The biasing member is disposed in the shaft to bias the central member upward to bias the hub upward from the base. With the poles in an open configuration, the pins are in a locking position in the elongated slot; and, when the poles are moved to a closed configuration, the pins are moved from the locking position to an unlocked position in the elongated slot. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150376913 | HIGH-CEILING TENT FRAME - A high-ceiling tent frame includes one or more frame units. Each frame unit includes three or more vertical poles and a center pole connected by supporting pole groups. Each frame unit also includes vertical pole fixed and slidable connecting bases installed at the vertical poles, and center fixed and slidable connecting bases installed at the center pole. Each supporting top pole group includes one or more pairs of first connecting pole units. The first connecting pole units in each pair are pivotally connected to each other. Each first connecting pole unit includes two first connecting poles pivotally connected to each other and forms an X-shape when the tent frame is unfolded. Adjacent frame units are connected to each other by sharing at least two vertical poles. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160044912 | Easy Fold Layout Hunting Blind Framework Structure - An easy fold layout hunting blind framework structure comprises two upper supporting frames, a downwardly turning hinged joint control device, a front supporting frame, a rear supporting frame, and a front sustention stand which can be easily folded and developed for conveniently and rapidly usable in the hunting site. | 02-18-2016 |
| 20170234029 | Flame Resistant Insulated Fabric for Shelters | 08-17-2017 |
| 20220136277 | TENT SYSTEM - Various implementations include a tent system that includes a cover and base. The cover includes a cover frame and a canopy. The cover frame includes two or more cover frame members that are removably couplable to each other. The canopy is couplable to, and extendable between, the cover frame. The base includes three or more legs, a base frame, one or more base hubs, and a base support. The base frame includes two or more base frame members. The legs are removably couplable to the base hubs. Each of the base frame members are removably couplable to each other and/or to one or more base hubs. The base support is couplable to the base frame such that the base support is extendable between base frame members. The cover frame members are removably couplable to the base hubs such that a chamber is defined by the canopy and the base support. | 05-05-2022 |
