Collapsible shelter construction

Claim 1

A COLLAPSIBLE TENT CONSTRUCTIUON COMPRISING A PLIABLE SHELER MEMBER ADAPTED, WHEN IN AN ERECTED POSITION, TO PROVIDE A COVER FOR A PREDETERMINED BASE AREA, AND A FRAME ENGAGING SAID SHELDER MEMBER AND SUPPORTING SAME IN SAID ERECTED POSITION, SAID FRAME BEING DISPOSED EXTERIORLY OF SAID ERECTED SHELTER MEMBER; SAID FRAME INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF COLLAPSIBLE LEGS, SAID LEGS WHEN IN OPERATIVE CONDITION DEPENDING ANGULARLY FROM A COMMON MEMBER DISPOSED ABOVE SAID ERECTED SHELER MEMBER, THE LOWER END OF SAID LEGS RESILIENTLY ENGAGING INTERCONNECTED PORTION OF SAID SHELTER MEMBER DELIMITING SAID BASE AREA WHEREBY SAID LEGS ASSUME OUTWARDLY BOWED CONFIGURATIONS; EACH LEG BEING FORMED OF A PLURALITY OF COMPLEMENTAL TUBULAR SECTIONS DISPOSED IN ENDWISE INTERLOCKING ENGAGEMENT, WHEN SAID LEG IS IN SAID OPERATIVE CONDITION, AND A RESILIENT, EXTENSIBLE ELEMENT CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING THROUGH ALL SECTIONS OF A LEG WHETHER THE LATTER BE IN A COLLAPSED OR OPERATIVE CONDITION, SAID ELEMENT HAVING A PORTION THEREOF IN CONTINUOUS CONNECTION WITH SAID COMMON MEMBER; AT LEAST SAID ONE RESILIENT EXTENSIBLE ELEMENT EXTENDING THROUGH SAID COMMON MEMBER AND THE SECTION OF TWO LEGS.