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Means automatically maintaining a taut tent roof

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1966-03-28
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Granted: 1967-06-27
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Expires: 1986-03-28
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Kermit H Burgin

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 09:13
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/32; E04H15/34; E04H15/44

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 221 words
A TENT STRUCTURE COMPRISING A WALL OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF APPROXIMATELY VERTICAL CORNERS; A POST AT EACH OF SAID CORNERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE WALL AND NORMALLY INCLINED BY ITS TOP END TOWARD SAID CORNER; A PAIR OF LEGS ROCKABLY CARRIED BY A COLLAR IN TURN LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTABLY CARRIED BY AND SELECTIVELY POSITIONED ALONG EACH POST AND NORMALLY SUPPORTING THE POST IN ITS INCLINED POSITION; A ROOF OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL OF GREATER AREA THAN THAT OF THE SPACE WITHIN SAID WALL, THE PERIPHERY OF THE ROOF BEING SECURED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID WALL; A ROOF CONE HAVING A TOPSIDE PIN EXTENDING THROUGH A ZONE IN THE ROOF; A PLURALITY OF CONE SUPPORTING RIBS, ONE RIB FOR EACH OF THE NUMBER OF SAID WALL CORNERS; SAID CONE HAVING ON ITS UNDERSIDE A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING WINGS EACH SPACED APART TO RECEIVE ROCKABLY THEREBETWEEN AN UPPER END PORTION OF ONE OF SAID RIBS, MEANS ROCKABLY SECURING THE RIBS EACH BY ITS UPPER END COMPRISING A PINE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID WINGS AND SAID RIBS TO HAVE SAID WINGS EXTEND DOWNWARDLY, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE RIB PORTION; A TAB FIXED TO SAID ROOF AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID WALL AT EACH OF THE WALL CORNERS AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED FIRST AND SECOND HOLES THERETHROUGH;
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 221 words
A TENT STRUCTURE COMPRISING A WALL OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL HAVING A PLURALITY OF APPROXIMATELY VERTICAL CORNERS; A POST AT EACH OF SAID CORNERS LOCATED OUTSIDE OF THE WALL AND NORMALLY INCLINED BY ITS TOP END TOWARD SAID CORNER; A PAIR OF LEGS ROCKABLY CARRIED BY A COLLAR IN TURN LONGITUDINALLY SHIFTABLY CARRIED BY AND SELECTIVELY POSITIONED ALONG EACH POST AND NORMALLY SUPPORTING THE POST IN ITS INCLINED POSITION; A ROOF OF FLEXIBLE MATERIAL OF GREATER AREA THAN THAT OF THE SPACE WITHIN SAID WALL, THE PERIPHERY OF THE ROOF BEING SECURED TO THE PERIPHERY OF SAID WALL; A ROOF CONE HAVING A TOPSIDE PIN EXTENDING THROUGH A ZONE IN THE ROOF; A PLURALITY OF CONE SUPPORTING RIBS, ONE RIB FOR EACH OF THE NUMBER OF SAID WALL CORNERS; SAID CONE HAVING ON ITS UNDERSIDE A PLURALITY OF PAIRS OF DOWNWARDLY EXTENDING WINGS EACH SPACED APART TO RECEIVE ROCKABLY THEREBETWEEN AN UPPER END PORTION OF ONE OF SAID RIBS, MEANS ROCKABLY SECURING THE RIBS EACH BY ITS UPPER END COMPRISING A PINE EXTENDING THROUGH SAID WINGS AND SAID RIBS TO HAVE SAID WINGS EXTEND DOWNWARDLY, ONE ON EACH SIDE OF THE RIB PORTION; A TAB FIXED TO SAID ROOF AND EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID WALL AT EACH OF THE WALL CORNERS AND HAVING A PAIR OF SPACED FIRST AND SECOND HOLES THERETHROUGH;

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Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-06-26 1970-12-26 1971-06-27 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-06-26 1974-12-26 1975-06-27 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-06-26 1978-12-26 1979-06-27 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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