Combination partial tent and full tent device

Claim 2

A combination partial tent and full tent device including: a lower frame having a forward end and a rear end; means for extending and retracting said rear end to provide respectively an extended-position when the combination is used as a partial tent and a retracted-position when the combination is used as a full tent; an upper frame having an operative-position inclined upward from the forward end of the lower frame and extending inward toward said rear end, and a storage-position in juxtaposition with said lower frame, said upper frame being in said operativeposition when the device is used as said partial tent or said full tent; and a covering including a first section and a second section, said first section extending across said lower frame and said second section extending across said upper frame when the device is used as a partial tent, the position of at least part of said covering being varied when the device is converted from a partial tent to a full tent.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1, wherein said lower frame includes: a bottom forward rod; a bottom rear rod; and a pair of bottom side members, each of said side members including a hollow cylinder and a bar, said bar telescoping inside said cylinder to provide said retracted-position, said bar being extended out from said cylinder to provide said extended position.

Claim 4

The device of claim 2, wherein the outer end of each said bars is bent at substantially ninety degrees, said bottom rear rod being removably associated with said outer ends.

Claim 5

The device of claim 1, wherein a portion of said first section is angled upward from the lower frame and the remaining portion of said first section is extended across said lower frame and said second section is extended across said upper frame, when the device is used as a full tent.

Claim 6

The device of claim 1, wherein said upper frame includes: a pair of upper side rods; an upper rear rod; means for removably attaching the upper rear rod to the side rods; and hinge means pivotally associating the side rods with the lower frame.

Claim 7

A combination partial tent and full tent device including: a lower frame having a forward end and a rear end; means for extending and retracting said rear end to provide respectively an extended-position when the device is used as a partial tent and a retracted-position when the device is used as a full tent; a pair of upper side rods; an upper rear rod; means for removably attaching the upper rear rod to the side rods; hinge means pivotably associating the side rods with the lower frame; and a covering having a first section and a second section between the lateral edges thereof, said first section extending across said lower frame and said second section extending across said upper frame when the device is used as said partial tent, a portion of said first section of the covering being inclined upward to provide a side wall when the device is used as said full tent, said covering being secured at the lateral edges to said upper rear rod when the device is used as said full tent.

Claim 8

A combination partial tent and full tent device including: a lower frame having a forward end and a rear end; means for extending and retracting said rear end to provide respectively an extended-position when the device is used as a partial tent and a retracted-position when the device is used as a full tent; a pair of upper side rods; an upper rear rod; means for removably attaching the upper rear rod to the side rods; hinge means pivotably associating the side rods with the lower frame; and a covering having a first section and a second section between the lateral edges thereof, said first section extending across said lower frame and said second section extending across said upper frame when the device is used as said partial tent, a portion of said first section of the covering being inclined upward to provide a side wall when the device is used as said full tent, said covering being secured at the lateral edges to said upper rear rod when the device is used as said full tent.

Claim 9

The device of claim 6, includes: an upper flap for covering said upper rear rod and said lateral edges of said piece of canvas, when the device is used as said full tent.

Claim 10

The device of claim 6 includes: a bottom forward rod; a bottom rear rod; a pair of bottom side members, each of said side members including a hollow cylinder and a bar, said bar being receded inside said cylinder when the device is used as said full tent; and means for removably attaching said rear bottom bar with the outer ends of said side bars, said bottom rear rod abutting said inclined portion of said one section of canvas, and thereby provide a lower support for said one section of canvas, when the device is used as a full tent.

Claim 11

The device of claim 8 wherein said forward base rod includes a first part and a second part and includes a pivot means for bending said first part of the forward bottom base rod toward said second part thereof.

Claim 12

A partial tent device comprising: a lower frame including a bottom forward rod connected to one end of a pair of bottom side members and a bottom rear rod connected to the opposite ends of said side members; an upper frame angled with respect to said lower frame and including an upper rear rod connected to one end of a pair of spaced apart upper side rods, the opposite ends of said upper side rods being connected to said forward bottom rod; a piece of material having a rectangular portion and a pair of triangular portions, said rectangular portion including a pair of lateral edges and a pair of longitudinal edges; means for securing one of said lateral edges to said bottom rear rod; and means for securing the other of said lateral edges to said upper rear rod, said bottom forward rod providing support for the rectangular portion between said lateral edges, said triangular portions extending over and down from said upper side rods.

Claim 13

A partial tent device comprising: a lower frame including a bottom forward rod connected to one end of a pair of bottom side members and a bottom rear rod connected to the opposite ends of said side members; an upper frame angled with respect to said lower frame and including an upper rear rod connected to one end of a pair of spaced apart upper side rods, the opposite ends of said upper side rods being connected to said forward bottom rod; a piece of material having a rectangular portion and a pair of triangular portions, said rectangular portion including a pair of lateral edges and a pair of longitudinal edges; means for securing one of said lateral edges to said bottom rear rod; and means for securing the other of said lateral edges to said upper rear rod, said bottom forward rod providing support for the rectangular portion between said lateral edges, said triangular portions extending over and down from said upper side rods.

Claim 14

A tent device comprising: a lower frame including a bottom forward rod connected to one end of a pair of bottom side members and a bottom rear rod connected to the opposite ends of said side members; an upper frame angled with respect to said lower frame and including a rear rod connected to one end of a pair of upper side rods and the opposite ends of said side rods connected to said forward bottom rod; a piece of material having a rectangular portion and a pair of triangular portions, said rectangular portion including a pair of lateral edges and a pair of longitudinal edges; and means for securing the lateral edges of said rectangular portion to said upper rear rod, said bottom forward rod providing support for the rectangular portion between said lateral edges, said triangular portions extending over and down from the upper side rods.

Claim 15

A tent device comprising: a lower frame including a bottom forward rod connected to one end of a pair of bottom side members and a bottom rear rod connected to the opposite ends of said side members; an upper frame angled with respect to said lower frame and including a rear rod connected to one end of a pair of upper side rods and the opposite ends of said side rods connected to said forward bottom rod; a piece of material having a rectangular portion and a pair of triangular portions, said rectangular portion including a pair of lateral edges and a pair of longitudinal edges; and means for securing the lateral edges of said rectangular portion to said upper rear rod, said bottom forward rod providing support for the rectangular portion between said lateral edges, said triangular portions extending over and down from the upper side rods.

Claim 16

The tent of claim 11 includes: an upper flap for covering said lateral edges of the rectangular portion and said upper rear rod.

Claim 17

The tent of claim 11 wherein each of said triangular portions includes an upper edge attached to said rectangular portion, a bottom edge and an inner edge and said tent further includes: a pair of side flaps extending out from opposed longitudinal edges of said rectangular portion for covering said inner edges of said triangular portions.