US4597401A
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Light weight tent
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1984-07-11
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Granted: 1986-07-01
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Expires: 2004-07-11
Abstract
Abstract A tent is described which includes a pentagonal-shaped roof canopy detachable from a pentagonal-shaped floor, and a mosquito netting, enclosure in the form of a hemi-dodechohedron, which extends from the floor to the roof.
Inventors
- 👤 James L. Fournier
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 23:15
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/02; E04H15/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
84 words
A tent comprising: a pentagonal-shaped roof canopy; a central pentagonal zone within said roof canopy defined by five suspension points from which said roof canopy is supported; a pentagonal-shaped floor; and a netting enclosure of six panels forming one-half of a dodechohedron, with said enclosure oriented such that the top panel thereof is in a plane with said central zone of said roof canopy and wherein the bottom corners of the five side panels thereof are located along the midpoints of said pentagonal-shaped floor.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
84 words
A tent comprising: a pentagonal-shaped roof canopy; a central pentagonal zone within said roof canopy defined by five suspension points from which said roof canopy is supported; a pentagonal-shaped floor; and a netting enclosure of six panels forming one-half of a dodechohedron, with said enclosure oriented such that the top panel thereof is in a plane with said central zone of said roof canopy and wherein the bottom corners of the five side panels thereof are located along the midpoints of said pentagonal-shaped floor.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A tent as in claim 1 wherein one of the five panels of said netting enclosure defines a door; and wherein it is joined to its adjacent side panels and to the floor by zippers.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tent as in claim 2 wherein the bottom edges of each of the remaining four side panels of said netting enclosure are secured to said floor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A tent as in claim 1 wherein said floor includes means for staking it at each of the midpoints thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
A tent as in claim 4 including means for additionally attaching lines to, and supporting, the corner points of said pentagonal-shaped roof canopy
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
27 words
A tent as in claim 5 including adjustable means for raising and lowering the corner points of said floor relative to said roof from within the tent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
A tent as in claim 1 including five adjustable straps for raising and maintaining the top panel of said netting enclosure in the plane of said central pentagonal roof zone, each of said straps being affixed at one end to a corner of said floor and at the other end to a suspension point location in said roof canopy.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
15 words
A tent as in claim 7 wherein said straps are adjustable from within said tent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A tent as in claim 4 including four cords which extend from four of the five corners of said roof canopy, pass through said floor, and then to each of said stakes, and means for adjusting the length of each of said cords from within said tent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
12 words
A tent as in claim 1 wherein said netting enclosure is detachable.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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