US4063566A
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Tent with portable disassemblable modular elements
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1976-03-17
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Granted: 1977-12-20
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Expires: 1996-03-17
Abstract
Abstract This invention is related to a tent constituted by portable elements adapted to be manually assembled and disassembled, said tent comprising a plurality of modules having substantially identical respective volumes and shapes, each module being constituted by at least one fabric panel and said modules being assembled by sewing or similar means, each module being supported by supporting means resting on the ground, said modules comprising each two lateral wall portions and a substantially triangular end wall portion, said two lateral wall portions having a common top edge, two rising end edges connected each to a rising edge of the end wall portion as well as two inner rising edges connected each to the rising inner edge of the adjacent lateral wall portion of the adjacent module, said modules being adapted to be supported each by said supporting means at an outer top point defined by the intersection of said rising edges of the associated end wall portion and said edge of the module in question, while each module is anchored to the ground by anchoring means known per se, each anchoring means being connected to a respective end of said rising edges.
Inventors
- 👤 Bruno Millerioux
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 07:31
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/18; E04H15/32; E04H15/34; E04H15/36
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
345 words
A portable tent comprising at least three substantially similar modules made of a flexible web material, each module comprising (i) two generally quadrilateral side wall portions of identical respective shapes and dimensions and (ii) a substantially triangular end wall portion having two rising edges and a lower edge, the side wall portions of each module having a top edge spaced from the ground when the tent is erected, said top edge extending between an outer top end and an inner top end thereof, each side wall portion further having a bottom edge extending between an inner bottom end and an outer bottom end thereof, the bottom edges of each module being parallel and located adjacent the ground when the tent is erected, each side wall portion also having an outer rising edge extending between said outer top end and said outer bottom end thereof, and an inner rising edge extending between said inner top end and said inner bottom end thereof, the respective top edges of the two side wall portions of every module being coextensively and permanently connected to each other to form a common top edge, the outer rising edges of said side wall portions of each module being coextensively and permanently connected to respective rising edges of the associated triangular end wall portion, the inner rising edge of one of the side wall portions of each module being coextensively and permanently connected to an inner rising edge of one side wall portion of an adjacent module and the inner rising edge of the other side wall portion of each said module being coextensively and permanently connected to the inner rising edge of one side wall portion of another adjacent module, the common top edges of all of said modules meeting at the inner top ends thereof to define a symmetrical enclosure, said tent further comprising a plurality of substantially rigid elongated supporting means, each means supporting one of said outer top ends when said tent is erected, a portion of each of said supporting means being adapted to rest on the ground.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
345 words
A portable tent comprising at least three substantially similar modules made of a flexible web material, each module comprising (i) two generally quadrilateral side wall portions of identical respective shapes and dimensions and (ii) a substantially triangular end wall portion having two rising edges and a lower edge, the side wall portions of each module having a top edge spaced from the ground when the tent is erected, said top edge extending between an outer top end and an inner top end thereof, each side wall portion further having a bottom edge extending between an inner bottom end and an outer bottom end thereof, the bottom edges of each module being parallel and located adjacent the ground when the tent is erected, each side wall portion also having an outer rising edge extending between said outer top end and said outer bottom end thereof, and an inner rising edge extending between said inner top end and said inner bottom end thereof, the respective top edges of the two side wall portions of every module being coextensively and permanently connected to each other to form a common top edge, the outer rising edges of said side wall portions of each module being coextensively and permanently connected to respective rising edges of the associated triangular end wall portion, the inner rising edge of one of the side wall portions of each module being coextensively and permanently connected to an inner rising edge of one side wall portion of an adjacent module and the inner rising edge of the other side wall portion of each said module being coextensively and permanently connected to the inner rising edge of one side wall portion of another adjacent module, the common top edges of all of said modules meeting at the inner top ends thereof to define a symmetrical enclosure, said tent further comprising a plurality of substantially rigid elongated supporting means, each means supporting one of said outer top ends when said tent is erected, a portion of each of said supporting means being adapted to rest on the ground.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein each module comprises three permanently assembled web material panels forming, respectively, said two side wall portions and said triangular end wall portion thereof.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein each module comprises two permanently assembled web material panels each of which forms one of the two side wall portions and one half of the triangular end wall portion of the module.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
42 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein each module comprises two permanently assembled web material panels one of which forms the two side wall portions of the module, while the other web material panels forms the triangular end wall portion of said module.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein each module comprises a single web material panel, a central part of which forms the triangular end wall portion of the module, while the remaining portions of said web material panel form the two side wall portions of said module.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein said outer rising edges of said side wall portions of each module present a substantially concave configuration, as seen from the outside of the erected tent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein said inner rising edges of said side wall portions of each module present a substantially convex configuration, as seen from the outside of the erected tent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein the common top edge of said side wall portions of each module presents a substantially concave configuration as seen from the outside of the erected tent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
54 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein the triangular wall portions of said modules are inwardly inclined, in the erected tent, in such a manner that, as viewed from above, the top ends of said end wall portions are located nearer the center of the tent than the bottom edges of said end wall portions.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
32 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein at least one of the wall portions of at least one said modules is provided with means defining an entry adapted to be opened and closed.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
27 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein at least one of said wall portions of at least one of said modules is provided with means defining a window.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein said supporting means comprise masts arranged inside said tent, said masts being slightly inclined so as to converge toward the ground.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
The tent of claim 12, wherein a connecting element is provided at each one of the respective outer ends of the top edges of said side wall portions of said modules, and means for coupling each of said connecting elements to the upper end portion of an associated one of said masts arranged inside of said tent.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
15 words
The tent of claim 1, wherein said supporting means are disposed outside of said tent.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
53 words
The tent of claim 14, wherein each one of the respective outer ends of said top edges of the side wall portions of said modules is provided with a connecting element adapted to be attached to a complementary connecting element associated with a corresponding one of said means disposed outside of said tent.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
19 words
The tent of claim 14, wherein said supporting means disposed outside of said tent are provided with bracing means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
72 words
The tent of claim 1, comprising supplementary wall portions substantially coextensive with respect to and spaced from, said side and end wall portions of said modules so as to form a second roof-like layer of said tent, said supplementary wall portions being spaced from said side wall portions and end wall portions by spacing means defining a desired isolating space between said supplementary wall portions and said side and end wall portions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
75 words
The tent of claim 17, wherein each module is provided with an aperture in register with a corresponding aperture provided in said second roof-like layer comprising said supplementary wall portions, the respective peripheries of any two of said registering apertures being fixed respectively to two connecting elements one of which is adapted to be mounted onto the upper end of an associated supporting member and to be telescopically mounted to the associated other connecting element.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
90 words
The tent of claim 17, wherein each module is provided at the common top edge of the permanently connected side wall portions thereof with a first connecting element, the periphery of an aperture provided in said second roof-like layer in alignment with said first connecting element being fixed to a second connecting element, said first and second connecting elements being adapted to be mounted telescopically onto each other, and one of said connecting elements being provided with means for fixing the same to an associated one of said supporting members.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
The tent of claim 1, comprising a web material portion permanently connected to the bottom edges of said wall portions of said modules so as to form a carpet adapted to repose on the ground inside of the erected tent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
31 words
The tent of claim 20, wherein said carpet is provided with a peripheral upwardly extending wall portion connecting said carpet to the bottom ends of the wall portions of said modules.
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