Modular shelter system

Claim 2

A modular shelter system comprising a tent pavilion module having two generally triangular side walls and two generally triangular end walls of flexible sheet material, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top of flexible sheet material fixed to each of said bases, means stretching said top tautly between said bases, and means for tautly stretching said walls upwardly from the ground; and means for coupling other modular tent components having an apex to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent triangular side and end walls with the apex of the other modular tent component adapted to be coupled at the junction of the adjacent bases forming the opening.

Claim 3

A modular shelter system as in claim 1, further including at least one closure module coupled to at least one opening, said closure module including means for selectively opening and closing passage into and out of the pavilion module through the opening at which the said closure module is coupled.

Claim 4

A modular shelter system as in claim 1, further including at least one open ended room module coupled to at least one opening, said open-ended room module including side walls, but being open at both ends thereof, with one of said ends coupled to said opening.

Claim 5

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; at least one open ended room module coupled to at least one opening, said open-ended room module including side walls, but being open at both ends thereof, with one of said ends coupled to said opening; and a closure module coupled to the end of the open-ended room module remote from the opening of the pavilion module to which the open-ended room module is coupled, said closure module including means for selectively opening and closing passage into and out of the open ended room module through the opening at which said closure module is coupled.

Claim 6

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; at least one open ended room module coupled to at least one opening, said open-ended room module including side walls, but being open at both ends thereof, with one of said ends coupled to said opening; and a closure module coupled to the end of the open-ended room module remote from the opening of the pavilion module to which the open-ended room module is coupled, said closure module including means for selectively opening and closing passage into and out of the open ended room module through the opening at which said closure module is coupled.

Claim 7

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for couPling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; at least one open ended room module coupled to at least one opening, said open ended room module including side walls, but being open at both ends thereof, with one of said ends coupled to said opening; a closed room module comprising an independently supported shelter having a door opening in one end thereof and means for coupling the closed room module with either end of the open-ended room module, whereby the door opening of the closed room module is adapted to be positioned at the open end of the open-ended room module remote from the end connected to the pavilion and the closed room module is releasably coupled to the open-ended room module.

Claim 8

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for couPling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; at least one open ended room module coupled to at least one opening, said open ended room module including side walls, but being open at both ends thereof, with one of said ends coupled to said opening; a closed room module comprising an independently supported shelter having a door opening in one end thereof and means for coupling the closed room module with either end of the open-ended room module, whereby the door opening of the closed room module is adapted to be positioned at the open end of the open-ended room module remote from the end connected to the pavilion and the closed room module is releasably coupled to the open-ended room module.

Claim 9

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; a closed room module comprising an independently supported shelter having a door opening in one end thereof, and means for engagement with the coupling means of the pavilion module, whereby the door opening of the closed room module is positioned within one opening formed between triangular side and end walls of the pavilion module and the closed room module is releasably coupled to the pavilion module.

Claim 10

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; a closed room module comprising an independently supported shelter having a door opening in one end thereof, and means for engagement with the coupling means of the pavilion module, whereby the door opening of the closed room module is positioned within one opening formed between triangular side and end walls of the pavilion module and the closed room module is releasably coupled to the pavilion module.

Claim 11

A modular shelter system as in claim 1, further including modular units adapted to be coupled with the coupling means at the openings of the pavilion module.

Claim 12

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; and modular units adapted to be coupled with the means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module, said modular units comprising a closed room module, an open-ended room module, and a closure module, each of said modular units including flaps extending therefrom to reach past adjacent apexes of the triangular side and end walls of the pavilion module when they are connected to the pavilion module.

Claim 13

A modular shelter system comprising a pavilion module having generally triangular side and end walls, the bases of said adjacent triangles being connected and the apexes of said triangles engaging the ground, a top fixed to said bases and stretched tautly therebetween; and means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module at each opening formed between adjacent side and end walls; and modular units adapted to be coupled with the means for coupling other modular components to the pavilion module, said modular units comprising a closed room module, an open-ended room module, and a closure module, each of said modular units including flaps extending therefrom to reach past adjacent apexes of the triangular side and end walls of the pavilion module when they are connected to the pavilion module.

Claim 14

A modular shelter system as in claim 8, wherein the pavilion module, closed room module, open-ended room module and closure module are each constructed of tent fabric.

Claim 15

A modular shelter system as in claim 8, wherein the means for coupling on the pavilion module comprise a zipper track on each side of each opening of the said module one of said tracks at each opening having a zipper slide thereon, the said tracks with slides being separated by a track without a slide; and the closed room module, open ended room module and the closure module each include zipper tracks, one track of which has a zipper slide thereon, said zipper tracks being arranged to mate with the zipper tracks at an opening of the pavilion module.