CA2254909A1 - Shelter - Google Patents
Shelter Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- CA2254909A1 CA2254909A1 CA002254909A CA2254909A CA2254909A1 CA 2254909 A1 CA2254909 A1 CA 2254909A1 CA 002254909 A CA002254909 A CA 002254909A CA 2254909 A CA2254909 A CA 2254909A CA 2254909 A1 CA2254909 A1 CA 2254909A1
- Authority
- CA
- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- canopy
- shelter
- extension
- opening
- fabric
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Abandoned
Links
Classifications
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
- E04H15/36—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type
- E04H15/40—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type flexible
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
- E04H15/42—Supporting means, e.g. frames external type, e.g. frame outside cover
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/54—Covers of tents or canopies
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/58—Closures; Awnings; Sunshades
-
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H2015/328—Frames kept erected solely by guy lines
Abstract
A shelter for providing shade, especially against UV, comprises a canopy (10) and an extension (40). The canopy (10) is of part-dome shape supported and extended by flexible poles (20, 22, 28) received within sleeves (30, 34). The extension (40) provides a roof (46), floor (42) and one wall (44) extending from an opening (14) of the canopy (10). The canopy (10) and extension (40) are of nylon fabric with an opaque, reflective coating. The interior of the canopy (10) provides a space which is well shielded from UV but provides a feeling of openness.
Description
CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 l Shelter 3 This invention relates to a collapsible portable 4 shelter and is particularly, but not exclusively, useful in providing a shelter from W radiation for 6 infants.
8 In general, portable shelters have hitherto fallen into 9 two main types: small and lightweight such as umbrellas and windbreaks, and larger and heavier in the ll form of various types of tent. The former provide 12 limited protection, while the latter provide, in most 13 conditions, total shelter.
There are instances where the former type is inadequate 16 while the latter is too heavy, complex and enclosing.
17 One such instance is on the beach. This particularly 18 affects pre-crawling infants who are particularly l9 liable to excessive W on the beach.
21 An object of the present invention is to provide a 22 shelter which gives the occupant near total shelter 23 from the elements, including W solar radiation, heat, 24 light and wind and, to a limited extend, rain, while being sufficiently open and lightweight to offer some CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 1 of the openness and immediacy of an umbrella/ parasol 2 or windbreak. Another object is to provide a shelter 3 which is small, light and convenient.
The invention provides a portable and collapsible 6 shelter for providing protection from climatic 7 elements, the shelter comprising a canopy having a 8 dome-like shape, the canopy having a shaded opening at 9 one side thereof and being formed from an opaque fabric supported by flexible poles held in compression.
12 Preferably, said opening is shaded by an extension 13 having floor, side and roof components, the extension 14 further comprising an opening on the further side thereof which provides access to the opening of the 16 canopy.
18 The canopy and the extension are preferably made of a 19 cloth fabric which is both opaque and reflective. The fabric, which is suitably nylon, may be rendered both 21 opaque and reflective by coating with a gold coloured 22 metallic paint.
24 Said side component may be reversible, thereby being locatable on either side of the opening of the canopy.
27 The canopy may have an integral floor.
29 Preferably, the canopy is comprised of several panels of cloth sewn together.
32 Preferably also, the extension is releasably fastened 33 at the foot, one side and the top of the canopy opening 34 and the extension tapers to an apex spaced from the canopy.
CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 1 The shelter preferably has a plurality of flexible 2 poles each of which has at least a major portion of its 3 length receivable in a respective fabric sleeve formed 4 in the canopy. Each sleeve may be open at one end and closed at the other, and taper in width from the open 6 to the closed end; this eases insertion and also 7 assists in biasing the pole exteriorly of the canopy 8 for tensioning the canopy.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, 11 by way of example, with reference to the drawings, in 12 which:
14 Fig. 1 is a front view of one form of shelter in accordance with the invention, without an 16 extension;
17 Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the front and 18 one side of the shelter of Fig. 1, with an 19 extension attached;
Fig. 3 shows fabric panel shapes used in making up 21 the shelter of Figs. 1 and 2; and 22 Fig. 4 is a rear view of the shelter.
24 The shelter comprises a fabric canopy 10 having the general shape of half of a dome tent defining an 26 interior space 12 and a front opening 14, and an 27 extension 16 projecting forwardly from the opening 14.
29 The canopy 10 is formed by stitching together shaped fabric panels, such as the panels 18 seen in Fig. 3, 31 and i9 supported and extended by poles received in 32 sleeves. The canopy 10 has an integral floor 11. Two 33 poles 20 and 22 cross diagonally from rear corners 24 34 to the ends of a top edge 26 of the opening 14. A
3S third pole 28 spans the canopy 10 between lower corners 36 of the opening 14, which corners are provided with CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 wog7/43~8 PCT/GB97/01341 1 webbing loops 29 for tent pegs (not shown).
3 The poles 20, 22, 28 may suitably be of a type known 4 per se of GRP of about 8 mm diameter, the shorter poles 20, 22 being made in three sections and the long pole 6 28 in five sections.
8 The poles are received in fabric sleeves sewn to the 9 canopy 10, as best seen in Fig. 4. The long pole 28 is received in a continuous sleeve 30 which is closed at 11 one end 32. The short poles 20, 22 have most of their 12 length received in sleeves 34, and their free ends in 13 pockets 36 at the top edge 26. The sleeves 34 are 14 closed at the rear corners 24. The corners 24 are lS provided with webbing loops 25 for tent pegs (not 16 shown).
18 The sleeves 30 and 34 taper in width from their open to 19 their closed ends.
21 The canopy 10 may be formed from any convenient fabric, 22 such as 1067B ripstop nylon or 130T nylon. The canopy 23 fabric is coated with a commercially available opaque 24 coating, suitably a gold-coloured aliphatic polyurethane elastomer. Coatings of this nature are 26 known for use in rendering hot air balloons opaque.
27 The coating is preferably applied to the exterior of 28 the canopy 10, thus rendering the canopy both opaque 29 and reflective.
31 For use as an infant shelter, the canopy 10 may 32 suitably have dimensions of about:
34 width 1.0 metre depth 0.9 metre 36 height 1.1 metre CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 W097l43~8 PCT/GB97/01341 1 This is safe for an infant, while providing sitting 2 height for an adult. Other dimensions may be used for 3 other purposes.
~ 5 Half-dome tents and shelters are known, for example, 6 for use as fishing shelters, but the known products are 7 not opaque to W .
9 The shelter further comprises an extension 40 made from three fabric panels sewn together to provide a floor 11 42, a wall 44, and a roof 46, which taper from the 12 opening 14 to an apex 48. The extension 40 is attached 13 to the canopy 10 around the opening 14, suitably by 14 'Velcro' (TM) hook-and-loop fastener strips. The loop portion of the fastener is secured to the canopy, and 16 the hook portion to the extension 40. The position of 17 the fastener is indicated by the dashed line 50 in Fig.
18 2. The apex 48 is provided with a fabric loop 52 to 19 receive a tent peg (not shown).
21 The extension 40 is reversible so that it may be set up 22 to the left or to the right. The extension 40 is made 23 from the same material as the canopy 10 and has the 24 same coating, either on one side or on both sides of the fabric.
27 The shelter provides a space which gives a very high 28 degree of protection from W while being airy and 29 having an open effect. In particular, a young child may be put to lie in the shelter and be safe from W
31 but within sight and sound of other family members, for 32 example, on the beach. The reversible extension 40 can 33 be positioned toward the sun to maximise shade, while 34 its tapered shape also helps prevent light and W
penetration.
1 The shelter is light and compact to carry, and easy and 2 quic~ to erect. The pole sleeves being closed at one 3 end allows one person to fit each pole with a single 4 push for ease and speed of erection; this is aided by the use of tapering sleeves. The extension can be 6 positioned and reversed by operation of the 'Velcro' 7 strips and a single tent peg.
8 In general, portable shelters have hitherto fallen into 9 two main types: small and lightweight such as umbrellas and windbreaks, and larger and heavier in the ll form of various types of tent. The former provide 12 limited protection, while the latter provide, in most 13 conditions, total shelter.
There are instances where the former type is inadequate 16 while the latter is too heavy, complex and enclosing.
17 One such instance is on the beach. This particularly 18 affects pre-crawling infants who are particularly l9 liable to excessive W on the beach.
21 An object of the present invention is to provide a 22 shelter which gives the occupant near total shelter 23 from the elements, including W solar radiation, heat, 24 light and wind and, to a limited extend, rain, while being sufficiently open and lightweight to offer some CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 1 of the openness and immediacy of an umbrella/ parasol 2 or windbreak. Another object is to provide a shelter 3 which is small, light and convenient.
The invention provides a portable and collapsible 6 shelter for providing protection from climatic 7 elements, the shelter comprising a canopy having a 8 dome-like shape, the canopy having a shaded opening at 9 one side thereof and being formed from an opaque fabric supported by flexible poles held in compression.
12 Preferably, said opening is shaded by an extension 13 having floor, side and roof components, the extension 14 further comprising an opening on the further side thereof which provides access to the opening of the 16 canopy.
18 The canopy and the extension are preferably made of a 19 cloth fabric which is both opaque and reflective. The fabric, which is suitably nylon, may be rendered both 21 opaque and reflective by coating with a gold coloured 22 metallic paint.
24 Said side component may be reversible, thereby being locatable on either side of the opening of the canopy.
27 The canopy may have an integral floor.
29 Preferably, the canopy is comprised of several panels of cloth sewn together.
32 Preferably also, the extension is releasably fastened 33 at the foot, one side and the top of the canopy opening 34 and the extension tapers to an apex spaced from the canopy.
CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 1 The shelter preferably has a plurality of flexible 2 poles each of which has at least a major portion of its 3 length receivable in a respective fabric sleeve formed 4 in the canopy. Each sleeve may be open at one end and closed at the other, and taper in width from the open 6 to the closed end; this eases insertion and also 7 assists in biasing the pole exteriorly of the canopy 8 for tensioning the canopy.
An embodiment of the invention will now be described, 11 by way of example, with reference to the drawings, in 12 which:
14 Fig. 1 is a front view of one form of shelter in accordance with the invention, without an 16 extension;
17 Fig. 2 is a perspective view from the front and 18 one side of the shelter of Fig. 1, with an 19 extension attached;
Fig. 3 shows fabric panel shapes used in making up 21 the shelter of Figs. 1 and 2; and 22 Fig. 4 is a rear view of the shelter.
24 The shelter comprises a fabric canopy 10 having the general shape of half of a dome tent defining an 26 interior space 12 and a front opening 14, and an 27 extension 16 projecting forwardly from the opening 14.
29 The canopy 10 is formed by stitching together shaped fabric panels, such as the panels 18 seen in Fig. 3, 31 and i9 supported and extended by poles received in 32 sleeves. The canopy 10 has an integral floor 11. Two 33 poles 20 and 22 cross diagonally from rear corners 24 34 to the ends of a top edge 26 of the opening 14. A
3S third pole 28 spans the canopy 10 between lower corners 36 of the opening 14, which corners are provided with CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 wog7/43~8 PCT/GB97/01341 1 webbing loops 29 for tent pegs (not shown).
3 The poles 20, 22, 28 may suitably be of a type known 4 per se of GRP of about 8 mm diameter, the shorter poles 20, 22 being made in three sections and the long pole 6 28 in five sections.
8 The poles are received in fabric sleeves sewn to the 9 canopy 10, as best seen in Fig. 4. The long pole 28 is received in a continuous sleeve 30 which is closed at 11 one end 32. The short poles 20, 22 have most of their 12 length received in sleeves 34, and their free ends in 13 pockets 36 at the top edge 26. The sleeves 34 are 14 closed at the rear corners 24. The corners 24 are lS provided with webbing loops 25 for tent pegs (not 16 shown).
18 The sleeves 30 and 34 taper in width from their open to 19 their closed ends.
21 The canopy 10 may be formed from any convenient fabric, 22 such as 1067B ripstop nylon or 130T nylon. The canopy 23 fabric is coated with a commercially available opaque 24 coating, suitably a gold-coloured aliphatic polyurethane elastomer. Coatings of this nature are 26 known for use in rendering hot air balloons opaque.
27 The coating is preferably applied to the exterior of 28 the canopy 10, thus rendering the canopy both opaque 29 and reflective.
31 For use as an infant shelter, the canopy 10 may 32 suitably have dimensions of about:
34 width 1.0 metre depth 0.9 metre 36 height 1.1 metre CA 022~4909 1998-11-13 W097l43~8 PCT/GB97/01341 1 This is safe for an infant, while providing sitting 2 height for an adult. Other dimensions may be used for 3 other purposes.
~ 5 Half-dome tents and shelters are known, for example, 6 for use as fishing shelters, but the known products are 7 not opaque to W .
9 The shelter further comprises an extension 40 made from three fabric panels sewn together to provide a floor 11 42, a wall 44, and a roof 46, which taper from the 12 opening 14 to an apex 48. The extension 40 is attached 13 to the canopy 10 around the opening 14, suitably by 14 'Velcro' (TM) hook-and-loop fastener strips. The loop portion of the fastener is secured to the canopy, and 16 the hook portion to the extension 40. The position of 17 the fastener is indicated by the dashed line 50 in Fig.
18 2. The apex 48 is provided with a fabric loop 52 to 19 receive a tent peg (not shown).
21 The extension 40 is reversible so that it may be set up 22 to the left or to the right. The extension 40 is made 23 from the same material as the canopy 10 and has the 24 same coating, either on one side or on both sides of the fabric.
27 The shelter provides a space which gives a very high 28 degree of protection from W while being airy and 29 having an open effect. In particular, a young child may be put to lie in the shelter and be safe from W
31 but within sight and sound of other family members, for 32 example, on the beach. The reversible extension 40 can 33 be positioned toward the sun to maximise shade, while 34 its tapered shape also helps prevent light and W
penetration.
1 The shelter is light and compact to carry, and easy and 2 quic~ to erect. The pole sleeves being closed at one 3 end allows one person to fit each pole with a single 4 push for ease and speed of erection; this is aided by the use of tapering sleeves. The extension can be 6 positioned and reversed by operation of the 'Velcro' 7 strips and a single tent peg.
Claims (8)
1. A portable and collapsible shelter for providing protection from climatic elements, the shelter comprising a canopy having a dome like shape, the canopy having an opening at one side thereof which is provided with an extension forming a shaped member to shade the opening, the canopy and the extension being formed from a fabric opaque to ultra violet and the canopy being supported by flexible poles held in compression.
2. A shelter as claimed in Claim 1 wherein said extension has floor, side and roof components, the extension further comprising an opening on the further side thereof which provides access to the opening of the canopy.
3. A shelter as claimed in Claim 2 wherein said extension is also made of a reflective and opaque cloth fabric.
4. A shelter as claimed in Claim 2 wherein said side component is reversible, thereby being locatable on either side of the opening of the canopy.
5. A shelter as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims wherein the fabric is a gold coloured metallic paint.
6. A shelter as claimed in any one of the preceding Claims wherein the canopy has an integral floor.
7. A shelter as claimed in any of the preceding Claims wherein the canopy is comprised of several panels of cloth sewn together.
8. A shelter as claimed in Claims 2 to 7 wherein the extension is made from a single piece of cloth.
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| GB9610235.5 | 1996-05-16 | ||
| GBGB9610235.5A GB9610235D0 (en) | 1996-05-16 | 1996-05-16 | Shelter |
| PCT/GB1997/001341 WO1997043508A1 (en) | 1996-05-16 | 1997-05-16 | Shelter |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
|---|---|
| CA2254909A1 true CA2254909A1 (en) | 1997-11-20 |
Family
ID=10793792
Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA002254909A Abandoned CA2254909A1 (en) | 1996-05-16 | 1997-05-16 | Shelter |
Country Status (9)
| Country | Link |
|---|---|
| EP (1) | EP0898632A1 (en) |
| JP (1) | JP2000510206A (en) |
| CN (1) | CN1219990A (en) |
| AU (1) | AU2904497A (en) |
| CA (1) | CA2254909A1 (en) |
| GB (1) | GB9610235D0 (en) |
| NO (1) | NO985302D0 (en) |
| WO (1) | WO1997043508A1 (en) |
| ZA (1) | ZA974285B (en) |
Families Citing this family (5)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB9902790D0 (en) * | 1999-02-09 | 1999-03-31 | Worlds Apart Limited | Collapsible structure |
| DE60232306D1 (en) * | 2001-01-03 | 2009-06-25 | Lifemarque Ltd | TRAVEL CHILDREN BED AND RUNNING STABLE |
| FR2884844A1 (en) * | 2005-04-26 | 2006-10-27 | De Virgile Richard Cahours | Floor space protecting device, has flexible conical poles connected on ground at one end supporting surface split occulting/filtering material, and links to connect widened ends of poles on ground at various anchoring points to create shade |
| FR2898927A1 (en) * | 2006-03-24 | 2007-09-28 | Nicolas Bombart | Kite boarding wing protecting device, has pickets surmounted from female type Velcro tape opposite to male type Velcro tape placed below tarpaulin and enforced in ground for receiving and maintaining tarpaulin fixed to ground |
| CN202249137U (en) * | 2011-02-17 | 2012-05-30 | 赵均岳 | Leisure tent |
Family Cites Families (8)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3836417A (en) * | 1971-03-17 | 1974-09-17 | Presciencia Ltd | Laminate for human habitation |
| FR2194389B1 (en) * | 1972-08-03 | 1980-04-04 | Poupinet Raymond | |
| WO1984002065A1 (en) * | 1982-11-19 | 1984-06-07 | Andrew Stearn Allen | Tent |
| GB8411472D0 (en) * | 1984-05-04 | 1984-06-13 | Brown P D | Motor vehicle accessory |
| CA1262856A (en) * | 1986-02-10 | 1989-11-14 | John P. Hayashida | Tent |
| US4930534A (en) * | 1987-07-16 | 1990-06-05 | Hill Peter M | Foldable shelter |
| JPH0468180A (en) * | 1990-07-09 | 1992-03-03 | Sumitomo Cement Co Ltd | Tent with ultraviolet ray absorption film |
| US5299590A (en) * | 1991-10-02 | 1994-04-05 | Deibert Linden K | Sun shade structure |
-
1996
- 1996-05-16 GB GBGB9610235.5A patent/GB9610235D0/en active Pending
-
1997
- 1997-05-16 CN CN97194683A patent/CN1219990A/en active Pending
- 1997-05-16 AU AU29044/97A patent/AU2904497A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-05-16 WO PCT/GB1997/001341 patent/WO1997043508A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1997-05-16 CA CA002254909A patent/CA2254909A1/en not_active Abandoned
- 1997-05-16 JP JP09540676A patent/JP2000510206A/en active Pending
- 1997-05-16 EP EP97923173A patent/EP0898632A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1997-05-16 ZA ZA9704285A patent/ZA974285B/en unknown
-
1998
- 1998-11-13 NO NO985302A patent/NO985302D0/en not_active Application Discontinuation
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
|---|---|
| AU2904497A (en) | 1997-12-05 |
| WO1997043508A1 (en) | 1997-11-20 |
| EP0898632A1 (en) | 1999-03-03 |
| NO985302L (en) | 1998-11-13 |
| GB9610235D0 (en) | 1996-07-24 |
| NO985302D0 (en) | 1998-11-13 |
| JP2000510206A (en) | 2000-08-08 |
| ZA974285B (en) | 1998-01-14 |
| CN1219990A (en) | 1999-06-16 |
Similar Documents
| Publication | Publication Date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| US4709718A (en) | Tent fly apparatus and method | |
| US5467794A (en) | Collapsible shade structure | |
| US6305396B1 (en) | Collapsible structures | |
| US6109281A (en) | Sunshade device | |
| US6109282A (en) | Self-erecting loop structure | |
| US7703468B2 (en) | Tent with extendable windows | |
| US5240021A (en) | Suspension tent | |
| US3965915A (en) | Tent structure | |
| US8161991B2 (en) | Multipurpose camping hammock | |
| US4686720A (en) | Covered hammock | |
| US7096875B2 (en) | Animal umbrella | |
| US7252106B2 (en) | Shade apparatus | |
| US20090120478A1 (en) | Rain Protection Umbrella | |
| EP1008706A3 (en) | Multipurpose collapsible panels | |
| US2134879A (en) | Beach shelter | |
| US20030066550A1 (en) | Collapsible privacy shelter | |
| US4594735A (en) | Combination poncho and tent | |
| US8371322B1 (en) | Folding canopy beach tent | |
| US5655558A (en) | Multiple configuration tent structure | |
| US4519410A (en) | Tent construction | |
| US4129139A (en) | Baby gazebo | |
| CA2254909A1 (en) | Shelter | |
| US20010042563A1 (en) | Fixed geometry shelter for use in camping and related outdoor activities | |
| KR101660338B1 (en) | Removable Transparent Tarp for Camping Shelter | |
| CA2505778A1 (en) | Multi-purpose ocst tents |
Legal Events
| Date | Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| FZDE | Dead |