Tent system and methods

a technology of tents and tents, applied in tents/canopies, building types, constructions, etc., can solve the problems of not providing interior space, needlessly cumbersome and expensive tents, and difficulty in erecting, so as to reduce size, weight and cost, increase interior space, and facilitate set-up.
US20150330097A1Inactive Publication Date: 2015-11-19DRUMMOND DANIEL D
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
DRUMMOND DANIEL D
Publication Date
2015-11-19
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A tent has a floor, and a plurality of side walls connected to the floor. The tent additionally includes a plurality of external poles for supporting corners of the tent, and a clip attachable to at least one end of each external pole. The clip also includes a flange for attaching the clip to the tent side walls or floor. The system further includes a stake assembly for securing a lower end of each external pole directly into a ground surface on which the tent is disposed, which includes a sleeve portion having a linear channel for receiving a stake therethrough and a tent pole receptacle connected to the sleeve portion. The tent pole receptacle includes a channel for receiving a bottom end of a tent pole therein, wherein the stake assembly secures the tent pole disposed in the tent pole receptacle directly to the ground surface.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Current beach tents are needlessly cumbersome and expensive, and are difficult to erect. They tend to be hot, and they do not provide an interior space that people can comfortably use to change clothing and the like.

[0002] What is needed, therefore, is a new and innovative tent design which is inexpensive, easy to erect, and affords an interior space which is maximized in both area and height, while also being well supported against winds and other weather elements.SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0003] The present invention provides a tent, which may be a beach tent, but could also be any other type of tent, featuring an elegant design that offers reduced size, weight, and cost, and increased interior space as compared to existing designs, while at the same time allowing for faster, easier set-up.

[0004] Current tents, including beach tents, use the spring of bent cross-members (rods or poles) to provide a force that stretches the floor (base) of the tent into ...

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