Tent pole connecting component

Abstract

To provide a tent pole connecting component capable of supporting a wide variety of one-pole tent fabrics by using two tent poles.SOLUTION: A tent pole connecting component 10 is a component used to support a fabric 20 of a one-pole tent with two tent poles 22a, 22b, and includes a pair of support members 30a, 30b arranged at a distance from each other, a shaft 40 supported by the pair of support members 30a, 30b, a first rotating member 51 rotatably supported on the shaft 40, and a second rotating member 52 rotatably supported on the shaft 40. Insertion holes H512, H522 into which the tent poles 22a, 22b are inserted are formed on the outer circumferential surfaces of the first rotating member 51 and the second rotating member 52, respectively.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a connecting part for a tent pole. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a bifurcated part that can be used not only for one-pole tents such as mountain tents, but also for various other tents such as tarp tents. This bifurcated part comprises a tip portion that contacts the tent, a support portion that hangs down from the tip portion, and a pair of insertion portions that are attached to the support portion so as to be able to be opened and closed freely for inserting the poles, and is characterized by a pin body that protrudes upwards at the tip portion and can be attached and detached freely. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] Utility Model Registration No. 3231864 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] The present invention aims to provide a tent pole connecting component that can support a wide variety of one-pole tent fabrics using two tent poles. [Means for solving the problem]

[0005] The invention described in claim 1 is a tent pole connecting part used to support the fabric of a one-pole tent with two tent poles, comprising a pair of support members arranged at a distance from one another, a shaft supported by the pair of support members, a first rotating member rotatably supported on the shaft, and a second rotating member rotatably supported on the shaft, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member each have an insertion hole formed on their outer peripheral surfaces, into which the tent pole is inserted.

[0006] The invention described in claim 2 is the tent pole connecting part described in claim 1, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are each disk-shaped or cylindrical.

[0007] The invention recited in claim 3 is the tent pole connecting part recited in claim 2, wherein the central axis of the insertion hole and the central axis of the shaft are in a twisted position.

[0008] The invention as recited in claim 4 provides the tent pole connecting part as recited in claim 3, wherein the insertion hole is a non-through hole.

[0009] The invention described in claim 5 is the tent pole connecting part described in claim 4, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are each made of engineering plastic.

[0010] A sixth aspect of the present invention provides the tent pole connecting part according to the fourth aspect, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are each made of a polyacetal resin.

[0011] The invention as recited in claim 7 provides the tent pole connecting component as recited in claim 5 or 6, further comprising a connecting member that connects the pair of support members to each other and to which a hook is hung.

[0012] The invention recited in claim 8 provides the tent pole connecting component recited in claim 7, wherein the connecting member is a rod-shaped member. Effect of the Invention

[0013] According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a tent pole connecting part that can support a wide variety of one-pole tent fabrics using two tent poles. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0014] [Figure 1]1 is an explanatory diagram showing a state in which a connecting part of a tent pole according to an embodiment of the present invention is used. FIG. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of the top of a one-pole tent, illustrating the state in which the tent poles are connected by connecting parts of the tent poles. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is a side view of the tent poles connected together by the connecting parts of the tent poles. [Figure 4] FIG. 4 is an exploded explanatory view of the connecting parts of the tent pole. [Diagram 5] 13 is an explanatory diagram showing the connecting parts of the tent pole as viewed from below. FIG. [Figure 6] 13 is an external view of the tent pole connecting parts connected to the tent poles, viewed obliquely from below. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0015] Next, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings to facilitate understanding of the present invention. Note that parts not relevant to the description may be omitted from the drawings.

[0016] As shown in FIG. 1, a tent pole connecting part 10 according to one embodiment of the present invention can connect the upper ends of tent poles 22a, 22b so that the fabric 20 of a one-pole tent, which is normally supported only by a tent pole 8 extending in the vertical direction, can be supported by two tent poles 22a, 22b.

[0017] The tent pole connecting part 10 includes a pair of support members 30a, 30b, a shaft 40 (see FIG. 4), a first rotating member 51, a second rotating member 52, and a connecting member 60, as shown in FIGS. The pair of support members 30a, 30b are rectangular, plate-like members spaced apart from each other, and are made of a material such as aluminum.

[0018] The shaft 40 is a round bar-shaped member supported by the pair of support members 30a, 30b. The material of the shaft 40 is, for example, aluminum.

[0019] The first rotating member 51 is a disk-shaped or columnar member rotatably supported on the shaft 40, and can come into contact with the inside of the top of the fabric 20 of the one-pole tent. As shown in FIG. 3, a hole H511 through which the shaft 40 passes is formed in the center of the first rotating member 51.

[0020] An insertion hole H512, into which the tent pole 22a is inserted, is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the first rotating member 51. The central axis of the insertion hole H512 and the central axis of the shaft 40 (the central axis of the hole H511) are in a twisted position. Incidentally, the insertion hole H512 is preferably formed as a non-through hole, but may be formed as a through hole. The material of the first rotating member 51 is, for example, engineering plastic, and is preferably polyacetal resin.

[0021] The second rotating member 52 is a disk-shaped or columnar member rotatably supported on the shaft 40, and together with the first rotating member 51, can come into contact with the inside of the top of the fabric 20 of the one-pole tent. The second rotating member 52 has a hole H521 formed in the center thereof, through which the shaft 40 passes.

[0022] An insertion hole H522, into which the tent pole 22b is inserted, is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the second rotating member 52. The central axis of the insertion hole H522 and the central axis of the shaft 40 (the central axis of the hole H521) are in a twisted position. Incidentally, the insertion hole H522 is preferably formed as a non-through hole, but may be formed as a through hole. The material of the second rotating member 52 is, for example, engineering plastic, and is preferably polyacetal resin.

[0023] Here, the first rotating member 51 and the second rotating member 52 are arranged side by side on the inner side of the pair of support members 30a, 30b. 5, in a state where the rotational positions of the first rotating member 51 and the second rotating member 52 are adjusted so that the central axes of the insertion holes H512 and H522 extend in the vertical direction, a dimension D between the center of the insertion holes H512 and H522 is a predetermined size. This predetermined size is set so that the tent poles 22a, 22b to be inserted do not interfere with each other.

[0024] The connecting member 60 is a member that connects the pair of support members 30a, 30b to each other, and is, for example, a round bar-shaped or square bar-shaped member. The connecting member 60 is made of, for example, aluminum. The connecting member 60 is attached to the end of the supporting members 30a, 30b opposite to the side where the shaft 40 is supported, and a gap is formed between the connecting member 60 and the first rotating member 51 and the second rotating member 52. Therefore, a hook can be hung on the connecting member 60, and any desired article can be hung from it.

[0025] Next, a method for setting up a tent using the tent pole connecting parts 10 will be described.

[0026] First, drive in the pegs to secure the one-pole tent fabric 20 to the ground. Next, the tent pole 22a and the tent pole 22b are inserted and connected into the insertion hole H512 of the first rotating member 51 and the insertion hole H522 of the second rotating member 52, respectively, so that the tent pole 22a and the tent pole 22b are aligned as shown in Figure 6.

[0027] The first rotating member 51 and the second rotating member 52 are placed on the inside of the top of the fabric 20 of the one-pole tent, and the tent poles 22a and 22b are erected.

[0028] Then, the angle θ (see FIG. 1) between the tent pole 22a and the tent pole 22b is adjusted to an appropriate size for the one-pole tent. Since the first rotating member 51 and the second rotating member 52 can freely rotate around the shaft 40, the user can hold the connected tent pole 22a and tent pole 22b and adjust the angle θ over a wide range.

[0029] The procedure after supporting the one-pole tent fabric 20 with tent poles 22a and 22b is the same as that of a conventional one-pole tent supported by a single tent pole 8, so a detailed description will be omitted.

[0030] By the above procedure, a tent with excellent usability can be set up without placing the tent pole 8 in the center of the internal space as in the conventional one-pole tent. For example, a lantern is hung from the connecting member 60.

[0031] As described above, the tent pole connecting component 10 allows the two tent poles 22a, 22b to be connected together at a wide range of angles. In other words, the tent pole connecting part 10 can support a wide variety of one-pole tent fabrics 20 of different shapes using two tent poles 22a, 22b.

[0032] Although the embodiment of the present invention has been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and all changes in conditions that do not depart from the gist of the present invention are within the scope of application of the present invention. [Explanation of symbols]

[0033] 8 Tent poles 10 Tent pole connectors 20. Fabric 22a, 22b Tent poles 30a, 30b Support members 40 Shaft 51 First rotating member 52 Second rotating member 60 Connecting member H511, H521 hole H512, H522 Inserted hole

Claims

1. A tent pole connecting part used to support the fabric of a one-pole tent with two tent poles, A pair of spaced apart support members; a shaft supported by the pair of support members; a first rotating member rotatably supported on the shaft; a second rotating member rotatably supported on the shaft; A tent pole connecting part, wherein an insertion hole into which the tent pole is inserted is formed on the outer circumferential surface of each of the first rotating member and the second rotating member.

2. 2. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 1, A connecting part for a tent pole, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are each disk-shaped or cylindrical-shaped.

3. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 2, A connecting part for a tent pole in which the central axis of the insertion hole and the central axis of the shaft are in a twisted position.

4. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 3, A connecting part for a tent pole, wherein the insertion hole is a non-through hole.

5. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 4, A tent pole connecting component, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are each made of an engineering plastic.

6. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 4, A connecting part for a tent pole, wherein the first rotating member and the second rotating member are each made of polyacetal resin.

7. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 5 or 6, A tent pole connecting part further comprising a connecting member for connecting the pair of support members to each other and to which a hook can be hung.

8. The tent pole connecting part according to claim 7, A connecting part for a tent pole, wherein the connecting member is a rod-shaped member.

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