CA1322142C - Connector for tubular poles of a dome type tent - Google Patents

Connector for tubular poles of a dome type tent

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CA1322142C
CA1322142C CA000591823A CA591823A CA1322142C CA 1322142 C CA1322142 C CA 1322142C CA 000591823 A CA000591823 A CA 000591823A CA 591823 A CA591823 A CA 591823A CA 1322142 C CA1322142 C CA 1322142C
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aperture
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base section
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Younjae Lee
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Jinwoong Ltd
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ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A connector for tubular poles of a dome type tent is disclosed which is characterized by a disk shaped based section having a central aperture which is surrounded by upstanding walls at each of opposite sides of base section. The upstanding walls are reinforced by cross walls extending across the aperture. Sockets for receiving end portions of the tubular poles are formed by walls on opposite sides of the base section, and are equiangular arranged so that the sockets extend radially about the base section. An elastic member extending from the end of each pole is threaded through an opening formed in an anchor wall which separates each socket from the central aperture. The end portion of the elastic member in the aperture is tied in a knot such that the pole cannot be completely separated from the connector.

Description

~3221~2 1 ~ACKG~OUND OF l~IE rNVE~rION
1. Field of the Invention : This invention relates to a connector for supporting end positions of pole members to form part o~ a dome-ty~ t~nt. Mo~e par~icul~rly, ~le pre~er~t invention provide a connector de~igned to ~acilita~ss assembly and dis~ssembly with tubular poles ~d resistant to stresses generated by the surrounding enviror~ent o~ the tent.
2. Description of ~le Prior Art: A~ is well known in the art, a tent i5 ~ collapsible shelter of c~nva~ or other ~terial stretched and sustained by ~oles &nd used ~or camping outdoors or as a temporary building. The present invention is addres~ed to a particular tent design called a dome-type tent which is char~cterized by the use o~ long flexible poles typically made of ~ibergla99 to i~p~rt the needed ela~ticity.
Pl~tics are also suitable pole material3. The pole 3re elastic~lly bent ~nd arranged to form a ~hape of a dome. E~ch pole re~eives an aligned row of sp~ce apart eyelets that ~re sewn or otherwise connected to the material ~orming the body of the tent. Thus, it is necessary to use poles having a predetermined length so that w*~en each pole is bent, the tent body ~aterial is ~upported along each row of eyelets. However a person carrying a dissembled dome-type tent may experierlce a proble~ handling pole ~h~t are reiatively long.

`~- 1322~L~2 1 A pole can be made up of a nwnber Oe tubular pole sleeves so that the tubular sleeves are situated at the ~ides of the t~nt. Ar~ elastic cord or rubber band extende intern~lly along the len~th of each tu~ular pole whereby all the tubular pole sections always remain lir~ed together even though pole section~ are disjoined from sleeves ~or better handling of the poles. Two or three tubular poles are used as part of a dome-shaped te~t. The poles cross one another at the top of tent.
This ~orm of a dome-type tent is lig~t weight ~nd strong.
Ho~ever, inconvenience occurs becau~e ~he poles must be removed from ~le eyelets on tent body m~terial h~len the tent i~ to be taken down. Simllarly the poles must be threaded in the eyelets when ~le tent is pitched. ~ Also, there is a state of flux among the poles in the area at ~le top of ~e tent where the poles cross one another.~ This leads to instability particularly due to wind during a storm which ~y result in a collapse of the tent.
Irhere is a so called `'~0 second tent" design of a dome t~nt;~wherein the poles become a uni~ary b~dy because a conn~cting p~rt among the tubular poles Gan~fold to solve the aforesaid problem. While thls has the adv~ntage ~or pitching and disaqsembling the tent, the pole connecting p~rt among the poles to be folded is so weak that the tent lacks the necessary rigidity.

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13221~2 1 SU~MA~Y OF 1~IE PRESENT rNVENTrON
rt i~ an object of the present invention to provide a cor~eotor de~i~n ~or connectirI~ to~ether poles of dome type tent in a radially extendirIg rel~tion at the top portion of the tent which wlll overGome the problems and short comLngs of known S designs o~ donle-type tent~.
According ~he presen~ inventiorl there is provided a dome type tent havin~ alongated poles with an el~stic me~ber in the end portion of eac.h pol.e, ~ pole cor~ector including a base ~ection havin~ an aperture extending perpendicular to each o~ a plurality of elon~ated sockets formed by w~ll section~ sxtending in r~dial direction~ about the base sections for supporting end portion~ of the elongated poIes, an anchor w~ll separating each of the w~ll sections ~rom the aperture of the base ections, eash anchor wall h~ving a p~ssageway dimension to p~s~ an elasti~
member from the end portion of orIe of the elon~ated poles into ~aid .~perture and prevent withdraw oL a tied end portion of the elastic member from the aperture.
Ihe number of elongated aockets formed by the wall sections ~orrespond~ ~o the nu~ber of poles extendin~ AboUt the top p~rt of the tent. Typically the connector of ~he present invention iY constructed to receive end portions of four, 9iX or eight pole~ arranged equal angular equiangular fro~ one another about the base section. To imp~rt rigidity to the base section of the cor~ector, the base ~ection i~ provided with a upstanding . 3 , .

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l wall surrounding the aperture and forming a reinforcement rib. When the poles are joined with the connector of the present invention a unitary body is formed as part of the tent.
Accordingly in ano~her aspect the invention provides a dome type tent having elongated poles wi~h an elastic member in an end portion of each pole, a pole connector including a disk-shaped base section having an aperture extending perpendicular to each of a plurality of elongated sockets formed by wall sections extending in radial directions about said base section for supporting end portions of said elongated poles, said wall sections including at least one reinf~o}cing rib at the circumference of the elongated sockets, an anchor wall separating each of said wall sections from the aperture of said base section, each anchor wall having a passageway dimensioned to pass an elas~ic member from the end portion of one of said elongated poles into said aperture and pre~ent withdrawal of a tied end portion of the elastic member from said aperture.

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~22~2 1 ~IEI~ ~E~r~YrLON O~ lE DRAWn:NGS
These features arld advantages of the present invention as well as there will be mor~ fully understood wnen the following description is read in light of the ae.co~panying drawings in which:
Figure 1 i~ a perspec.tive view of a pole cor~ector accordin~ to a preferred embodi~ent of the present inve~tion;
Figure a is a seGtion~l view taken along lines rI-I~
of Figure 1 ; ana ~
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a do~e-type tent embodying a connector for pole ccording to the present invention.
DITAILED~DRSC~IPTION OF l}lE PREFERRED EMBOVIMEN~
A3 shown ~n Figures l~and 2~, a connector 2 includes a disk-~haped base~section ~ having a central aperture 4. An ~: :
ups~anding wall 6 at each of' opposite sides of the b~se sec.tion 3 i~ re m forced and treng~len by cross walls 8 arranged în the shape of an "X" wi~hin the aperture 4. The relationship formed by cross walls 8 being surro~mded by walls ~ prevent~ deformation of the connector due to~sudden temperaturs c~nL~es, e.~, sever heat or bitter cold, ~nd at thc ~&me time prevenl;s ~a~a~es (lue to forFe cause ~y w1nd.

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~ 322~ ~2 1 Elongated radially extending soc.kets 10 are located at equiangular sites around the circom~erence of the base section 3.
There are four such sockets in the embodiment of ~le present invention shown in figures 1-3 for the particular quadrangular dome type ten~ ~hown in figure ~. ~ix o~ ei~ht sockets will be arran~ed ~t equi~ular si~ht~ a~ necossary or use in a hexagonal or oct~gonal dome type ten~. Each ~ocket is formed by wall~ sections that include ribY l~ at each op~osite face surfaces oP the base 8cction 3. lhe ribs 12 function 1ike walls 8 to reinforce and ~tren~len the side wall areaY of ~e socket~.
Ihe ribs 12 can be shaped as preferred but it is desirable to 3elect a shape for the rib at ~voids an increa3e to the weight of the connector. The ribs 12 are another part o~ the connector structure designed to with~tand ~udden temperature changes and force~ due to wind.
A portion of the wall 6 which closes off the inboard end of each socket 10 for~s ~n anchor wall 11. A pas~ageway 14 i~ formed in each anchor wall. The pas~sageway is dimensioned to pass on end portLon of an eIastic member B which extends from the end of ~ tubular pole member P. A knot i~ formed in the portion of the elastic member which is in the aperture 4. The size of the p ~qP~eway is too ~mall to allow the knot to pas from aperture 4 to the ~ocket-.

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1322~ ~2 1 nle end portion ot` pole membel P i5 provided with a joinder sleeve J which can fi.t in a socket 10. Once the elastic member is threaded in the pass~bteway 1~ arld knott~d in the aperture 4, the pole rnember P wi~h joinder sleeve thereon can be removed from the socket 10 wnthout becomirlg complete separated from the cormector ba~lse of the cor~tinuouY intercormection by elastic me0ber.
Figure 3 illustr~tes a dome type tent incorporating the co~nector 2 of the present inverltiorl. ~le cor~ector is lochted at the top portion of the tent T and SUppOl'tS the end portion of the pole member:P to extend radially from the sockets 10 so that the tent is formed. The tent is pitched by the ~ame method as carried out with previous dome type tents, '~is includes connecting t,ogether ~ number of tubular pole members P by the use of joiner sleeves J. ~len the tent is to be folded up the tubular pole members P formin~ e~.h tubular pole are disassembled from the various joiner sleeves and the tent body material is folded or rolled to a conlpact size. ~le tubular pole members are not separated entirely ~'rom t~le tcnt body n~terial but are placed centrally on the top pD~t of the tent whictl~ upon reassem~ly ~ecomes the first portion of the tent mat~rial to be unf`olded, This is because of the pole members Are connected to ~he connector '~ by the ela~tio member B. 1~le pre~ent. inverltiorl ~void~ the inconvenier~cc ~Icr pitching or taken down a tent ~lere the poles are entirely separate~ from the ten~ body. Also, the poles are maintal.ned in a - . . ...

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1 nnutually crossing relation by the use of the cor~ector 2 at the top of the tent which provides rigi.dity to the ten-t, ~liS i~
~dvantageous when the tent is used duIing b~i weat,her conditions such a9 a storrn, While the present invention has b~en descri~ed in connection with the preferred em~oditnent shown in the various figures, it i~ under~tood that other ~imilar embodiments may be used or modi~ications and addition may be made to the described embodiment for pereormlng the s~ne functions of ~le present .
invention without deviatin~ therefrom. l`herefore, the p.resent ~ 10 invention should not be limited to any single em~odlment, but : rather construed in breadth and scope in accordance with ~.
recitation o~ the appended claims.
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Claims (11)

1. In a dome type tent having elongated poles with an elastic member in an end portion of each pole, a pole connector including a base section having an aperture extending perpendicular to each of a plurality of elongated sockets formed by wall sections extending in radial directions about said base section for supporting end portions of said elongated poles, said base section including an upstanding wall surrounding said aperture, said wall sections including at least one reinforcing rib at the circumference of the elongated sockets, an anchor wall separating each of said wall sections from the aperture of said base section, each anchor wall having a passageway dimensioned to pass an elastic member from the end portion of one of said elongated poles into said aperture and prevent withdrawal of a tied end portion of the elastic member from said aperture.
2. The pole connector according to claim 1 wherein said elongated sockets formed by said wall sections are equally angularly spaced from one another.
3. The pole connector according to claim 1 further including a wall means traversing the aperture of said base section for preventing deformation of said base section.
4. The pole connector according to claim 3 wherein said wall means includes a cross wall having an X-shaped configuration in cross section.
5. In a dome type tent having elongated poles with an elastic member in an end portion of each pole, a pole connector including a disk-shaped base section having an aperture extending perpendicular to each of a plurality of elongated sockets formed by wall sections extending in radial directions about said base section for supporting end portions of said elongated poles, said wall sections including at least one reinforcing rib at the circumference of the elongated sockets, an anchor wall separating each of said wall sections from the aperture of said base section, each anchor wall having a passageway dimensioned to pass an elastic member from the end portion of one of said elongated poles into said aperture and prevent withdrawal of a tied end portion of the elastic member from said aperture.
6. The pole connector according to claim 5 further including a wall means traversing the aperture of said base section for preventing deformation of said base section.
7. The pole connector according to claim 6 wherein said wall means includes a cross wall having an X-shaped configuration in cross section.
8. The pole connector according to claim 5 wherein said elongated sockets formed by said wall sections are equally angularly spaced from one another.
9. The pole connector according to claim 5 wherein said base section includes an upstanding wall surrounding said aperture.
10. The pole connector according to claim 9 further including a wall means traversing the aperture of said base section for preventing deformation of said base section.
11. The pole connector according to claim 10 wherein said wall means includes a cross wall having an X-shaped configuration in cross section.
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