CN101868586A

CN101868586A - Tent with locators for poles

Info

Publication number: CN101868586A
Application number: CN200880111799A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杰弗里·伊恩·贝尔
Original assignee: BU Innovations Ltd
Current assignee: BU Innovations Ltd
Priority date: 2007-10-16
Filing date: 2008-10-16
Publication date: 2010-10-20
Also published as: EP2220310A1; GB0720106D0; WO2009050467A1; US20100275961A1

Abstract

Tent structures include a plurality of upright poles (1, 4). The tent structures include predetermined locations for the tops of the upright poles (1, 4) and the bases of the upright poles (1, 4). Guy ropes (3) or triangular pieces of fabric (6) support the upright poles (1) and enable the users to place pegs at pre-determined locations in order that the upright poles (1) support themselves during pitching of the tent.

Description

Tent with locators for poles

Technical field

The present invention relates to tent.Concrete, it relates to the single tent that can build.

Background technology

Although the disclosed here specific embodiment relates to the tent of the traditional form that is used to encamp etc., the instruction here can be used on other feasible configurations that formed by the cloth that supports by one or more bars or other thin material.Therefore employed here term tent should be understood to and comprises these all structures.

Exist many different supports to have the feasible method of tent overcover of the present invention, tent of the present invention or cloth structure can be easily and quickly dismantled, and its gross weight with product drops to minimum, and the size of packing part drops to minimum and is convenient to transportation.

Designed the many quick set-up tent form that comprises the tent of upspringing (Pop-up tents), they have satisfied the ask for something in these requirements.But many tents have formed smooth circle after packing, although thin, have very big diameter.Because be used in the physical constraint of the system of supports cloth, the size that is formed of the tent of upspringing is restricted.

Framework tent (Frame tents) with inside or external frame provides favorable rigidity, but because many frame partss, so very heavy, assembling is slow, heaviness.Have ridge tent (Ridge tents) that favorable rigidity is provided, assembling is fast, and is light and compact, but headroom is limited.Shed tent (Wigwam tents) assembling is very fast, light and compact, but has headroom still less, and headroom is limited in directly centering on the zone of bar.Inflatable tent (inflatable tents) is punctured easily and leaks gas, and is on duty mutually on opposing high wind.

US5,853,016 disclosed a kind of can singlely build the ridge tent arranged.This tent comprises two vertical bars, and they remain on the appropriate location by the guy of the double-deck cover (fly-sheet) that hitches tent.Make another vertical bar keep being supported on the vertical position for setting up one of them vertical bar the camper when, described guy must hammer into ground on point-device position.Disclosed the complicated approach of determining those positions.

Use pole is organized the problem that other tents that support the outside canvas also have same location, guy optimum position.This assembling of tent and this makes that to finish assembling be difficulty or impossible by single in many cases of having slowed down.

Summary of the invention

The present invention is devoted to provide a kind of improved tent.

According to an aspect of the present invention, provide a kind of tent, having comprised: a plurality of vertical substantially bars, at least two peripheries that are positioned substantially at tent; The ground contact member that comprises locators for poles, described locators for poles are used to the predetermined position of bottom mark of all side rods; Can operate at least one vertical bar is connected to the roof portion of at least one other vertical bar, this roof portion comprises locators for poles, described locators for poles mark week side rod the predetermined position at top; The ground engagement locator is used for the predetermined position that mark is used for supporting the ground engagement mechanism of all side rods.

Tent with such configuration can make the user set up tent in mode intuitively, because the permanent position of bar support pre-determines and mark is good.In addition, it can be built by single, because described vertical bar is a self-supporting.

Described ground engagement locator can comprise the material or the length of material of the certain-length that extends from all side rods.In one embodiment, this ground engagement locator comprises the part of the basic horizontal of extending to the outside of tent from the bottom of all side rods.Preferably, this ground engagement locator is 1/7 of its peripheral pole length that links to each other.

Described ground engagement locator can comprise it being the block structure or the cloth of right-angled triangle substantially, and wherein the right angle is positioned at the bottom of all side rods.

In one embodiment, described horizontal component comprises the part of ground contact member.

Described tent can comprise at least one inner shaft, and this inner shaft is connected at least one all side rod by flexible connector.In preferred embodiment, described at least one inner shaft is longer than at least one all side rod so that the roof portion of inclination to be provided.In addition/alternatively, all side rods can have different length each other so that the roof portion of inclination to be provided.

Described tent preferably includes at least one vertical substantially wall.

In some embodiments, described tent can comprise at least one outer periphery bar.Needs have been avoided like this to all side rods that take the tent inner space.

Described ground contact member is moistureproof cushion preferably, and it can be whole.

Described ground contact member can comprise can operate with at all side rod to the flexible connector that extends between the bottom of another all side rod.In some embodiments, this can provide lighter weight tent structure.

The roof portion of described tent preferably includes flexible connector is connected to another all side rod with the top with all side rod top.This provides extra intensity can for the roof portion of tent.Described flexible connector can comprise belt and/or tent cloth itself.

Described roof portion preferably includes tent cloth.In some embodiments, described roof portion comprises the belt that is connected to tent cloth.

Description of drawings

Only preferred implementation of the present invention is described with reference to the accompanying drawings by example, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the top view of first embodiment of tent;

Fig. 2 is the lateral view of the tent of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is the end-view of the tent of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is the isometric view of an embodiment of tent;

Fig. 5 is the enlarged drawing of the part of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is the enlarged drawing of the part of Fig. 4;

Fig. 7 shows the details of the part of the tent shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 8 is the isometric view of an embodiment of tent;

Fig. 9 shows the end-view of the tent of Fig. 8; And

Figure 10 illustrates a variation.

The specific embodiment

Fig. 1-3 illustrates first embodiment of tent.As what can best find out in Fig. 1, this tent comprises ten vertical bars 1,4.This tent generally is a square shape, and the periphery of tent located and define by eight vertical bars (hereinafter being called " all side rods 1 ") towards the periphery of tent.All side rod 1 is positioned at a bight of tent, and all side rod 1 is positioned at the approximate midpoint place on each limit of tent.Two vertical bars (hereinafter being called " inner shaft 4 ") are positioned at tent inside.As what can best find out from Fig. 2 and 3, inner shaft 4 is longer than all side rods 1.Formed the roof that tilts to tent like this.

Each all side rod 1 or inner shaft 4 are connected to another all side rods 1 or inner shaft 4 by the belt 2 that is connected to tent cloth.(for the sake of clarity not shown cloth among Fig. 1-3).But belt 2 provides flexible between the top of these bars inelastic connection, and is provided with the hole, perhaps is used for other coupling devices of insertion at the top of vertical bar 1,4.Therefore described belt top that these

bars

1,4 of expression are provided is about the network of each other tram.

What will appreciate that is that in some embodiments, described belt can be the overcover (for example cloth) of tent or an element of overcover.In the latter case, this can be the fortifier that comprises suture.

Described tent also is provided with moistureproof cushion 20, and it is an integral body with the cloth overcover of tent preferably.Described moistureproof cushion 20 comprises that anchor ear road (peg loops) is so that it can be fixed to ground.In addition, described moistureproof cushion 20 comprises that mark illustrates the position that the bottom of each

bar

1,4 should be positioned.These marks can be simple marks.One preferred embodiment in, these marks can comprise the hole on the described moistureproof cushion, these holes can be passed in the bottom of bar 1,4.Be envisioned that other detent mechanisms of the bottom of

bar

1,4, for example joint, support etc.

In this embodiment, described moistureproof cushion 20 extends beyond the distance (for example exceeding 30cm at least) of 20 1 sections weak points of all side rods.Its reason of explained later.

Described all side rods 1 keep going up in position by guy 3, and described guy 3 is adjustable in some embodiments.But preferably, guy 3 has fixing length, is to be made by belt (webbing) or similar not extensible material, and is the extension of the network of top described belt 2.Described guy 3 comprises the pile positioning device, for example hook, ring, hole or similar item, and a stake (not shown) can pass described locator so that described guy 3 is fixed to ground.Described moistureproof cushion 20 also comprises the pile positioning device, hole for example, and the guy stake that is used for fastening described all side rods 1 can be passed described hole and is engaged.Therefore described pile positioning device advantageously is positioned in guy 3 and should be tufted on the position in the ground.

In order to set up tent, the user is deployed into this structure on the ground, and the first step is to state moistureproof cushion 20 with the dowel pin residence.The user selects

vertical bar

1,4 to hold up then.The bottom of

vertical bar

1,4 is all placed on the correct position of being represented by mark, hole or joint on the described moistureproof cushion 20.The top of these bars is placed within the locators for poles that is provided with on the correct position on the described belt 2.But, the vertical bar 1,4th in this stage, on the ground (limit that promptly is parallel to tent according to circumstances) couches.

The user is fixed on all guys 3 usefulness stakes by on the represented predetermined position of the pile positioning device on the moistureproof cushion 20.As example, described predetermined stake permanent position can on the direction of the outside of tent away from each all side rod 1 30cm roughly.

In case all guys 3 are fixing with stake, just the top of bar 1 is encased in the suitable hole or similar item on the top of each guy 3.In case vertically suitably correctly locate about moistureproof cushion 20 and belt 2 at the top of

bar

1,4, the user just can begin vertical bar is lifted.The user selects

vertical bar

1,4 and begins this bar is raised to its vertical position.In case vertically, just the bottom of described

bar

1,4 is placed on the correct predetermined position on its described moistureproof cushion 20 of representing by described mark.Described bar is because the tensile force that is provided by the pre-fixed guy 3 of its connection, thus will keep going up in position, and because the weight of tent cloth and distributing has prevented described bar toppling in any direction.Described belt 2 between the top of described

vertical bar

1,4 has also prevented toppling over of these bars in build process.

More specifically, each bar be configured to be convenient to when it is raised to vertical position it about described belt and/or tent overcover can be with the belt of q.s and/or tent overcover from keeping vertical with the travel direction pull-up opposite and balance of the pulling of guide line.

Each

vertical bar

1,4 to other repeats such process up to whole tent structure is set up fully then.At last, can be fastening other outside guy (not shown) is for example to provide the extra safety for opposing high wind.

When the

vertical bar

1,4 with other is raised to their vertical positions, they will help to support one or several bar that has erected by connection belt and/or tent overcover, thereby guarantee that these bars can easily lift.In most cases, especially embodiments that disclose here are in proper order not special to these bars that needs lift.

As can be seen from Fig. 1-3, provide this structure height described

bar

1,4 by described belt 2 and/or tent overcover preferably but not exclusively on their top, keep in position or the appropriate location on ground line under any circumstance.Tent only has these bars 1,4th, element heavy, rigidity, they all be in tensioning state and utilize cross binding to resist also to remain on tensioning state and remain to the high compression forces load that the belt on ground provides by guy 3 by lighter.Like this, provide a kind of light, rigidity, compact quick also structure of easy mounting or dismounting.Tent cloth or other thin material can be preferably be fastened to belt by sewing or other suitable manner, but described cloth no longer has any high-tension load that can be born by described belt.In order to obtain littler structure, described overcover can be separated with belt.

Therefore embodiment described above provides a kind of vertically framework of

bar group

1,4 that comprises preferably, and the top of these

vertical bars

1,4 connects by belt 2, rope, cloth or similar item and pins down ground by guy 3.There is not transverse bar.All

bars

1,4 are gone up in position by the belt, cloth or the rope that do not have compressive load are fastening.Described bar 1,4th, pillar does not have significant tensile load.Because all interconnective members 2, cloth or belt between the described masthead portion preferably are in tensioning state,, have reduced weight and reduced the packing size so the parts of belt 2 or cloth have been dropped to minimum.

Belt 2 can be as being directly connected to described cloth or other tent overcovers or being used in the overcover on himself and being inserted into described

bar

1,4 in the preposition in the overcover of tent in the ridge tent is arranged, but do not need the ridge bar.Inner shaft 4 towards the tent center is the highest, and those bars away from described center are shorter.Allow rainwater venting naturally like this.When being accepted, all transverse members such as belt 2 or cloth can be stayed on the appropriate location and fold up.This is impossible for the framework tent with the ridge tent is arranged.Like this, just produced hold up fast, in light weight, whole residential zone has good headroom, opposing weather tent strong, compact dimensions.

What the technician will appreciate that is to make many distortion to above-mentioned embodiment.Although vertically the connection between the top of

bar

1,4 can be a belt 2, the flexible nonelastic linkage of other such as rope also is suitable.Guy 3 also can be substituted by belt or rope.Replace moistureproof cushion 20, the length of belt/rope or other similar cloth can be used to mark the position that is used for

vertical bar

1,4 location.For this distortion, for example the belt of 30cm length can be used for demonstrating the position that guy 3 needs are fixed with stake to the user.The camper may need to come judicious position so that be fixed on correct angle (promptly with stake by naked eyes, substantially vertically the wall away from tent extends), but this is relatively easy for most people, in most cases, its accurately the position will not be crucial.

In the less place of load, can save belt 2 transverse members, tent cloth can directly be born these loads.

Another embodiment of tent is described with reference to Fig. 4-7.This tent comprises four vertical all side rods 1 in outside, only can see wherein two at Fig. 4.This tent is foursquare basically, all side rod 1 in location, approximate midpoint place on each limit.There are not all side rods in angle or inner shaft 4 in this embodiment.Two relative all side rods 1 are shorter than two remaining relative all side rods 1.The roof that has caused the inclination shown in Fig. 4 like this.

In this embodiment, replace in the tent build process, being used to support the guy 3 of described vertical bar 1, be provided with triangle material piece 6.This triangle material piece 6 has a right angle, the short end, a long vertical edge and a hypotenuse.This triangle material piece 6 installs on the vertical bar 1 so that described right angle is positioned at the bottom of vertical bar 1, and its long vertical edge extends against described vertical bar 1.

Fig. 5 illustrates in greater detail the top of vertical bar, and wherein cloth contiguous block 5 extensions on the top that is arranged on triangle material piece 6, the angle between described long vertical edge and described hypotenuse are passed at the top of bar 1 as can be seen.This also is used for correctly locating at tent cloth the top of vertical bar.At the place, right angle of triangle material piece 6, be provided with flange 40 (see figure 6)s and be used for engaging with the bottom of vertical bar 1.Triangle material piece 6 also comprises the hole that is used for stake 7 along its short end, as what can best find out in Fig. 7.These have guaranteed that the camper places on the correct position described stake so that support described vertical bar 1 in the tent build process.

Certainly the angle of the lower end of the close bar 1 of material block 6 needs not be accurate right angle.

In order to build the tent of this embodiment, as mentioned above, at first the stake of moistureproof cushion 20 usefulness is fixed on the suitable position and also described vertical bar 1 is put down, make its bottom prepare to engage, and lie down (being parallel to described wall) along the periphery " to the side " of tent with described flange 40.Second step, with the short end of triangle material piece 6 with being fixed to ground so that it substantially vertically extends out from the limit of tent.Next stage is that the top with vertical bar 1 is inserted in the cloth contiguous block 5 that is provided with at the place, top of triangle material piece 6.By promoting to the side described

bar

1,4 is raised to the appropriate location then, vertically bar 1 is inserted into the bottom in the described flange 40.

In case described bar 1 insertion is in place, and the weight of tent cloth will inwardly be drawn bar at the place, top of bar 1, but the triangle material piece 6 that fixes with stake in advance stops it to be pulled through too much, thereby 1 maintenance of described bar vertically.In case make all bars 1 correct in place and tent is vertical, just guy be connected in a conventional manner to this structure and resist bad weather.

External crossbar 1 is than the easier faster installation of inner shaft, because the user does not need to enter tent in order to lift this structure.Second embodiment with external crossbar is the same with first embodiment, has saved the needs to transverse member, has saved built-up time, weight and cost.

In this embodiment, only provide 1: two stock 1 of external crossbar and two quarter butts 1.In the distortion of all side rods 1, for example can provide two stocks 1 and a quarter butt 1, perhaps two quarter butts 1 and a stock 1 with varying number.Certainly, what the technician will appreciate that is in the embodiment that outer periphery bar 1 is only arranged, and inner shaft 4 (for example those bar or the following bars that will describe of describing about the embodiment of Fig. 1-3) also can be provided.

Another embodiment of tent is described referring now to Fig. 8 and 9.This tent also is foursquare shape basically.As the embodiment of Fig. 1-3, it has eight vertical bars 1 of periphery (one at each angle, one at the approximate midpoint place on each limit).But, in this embodiment, only provide an inner shaft 4, roughly at the center of tent.The same with the embodiment of Fig. 4-7, all side rods 1 are outside.Inner shaft 4 is higher than two relative all side rods 1 that are provided with along the limit of tent, but two relative all side rods 1 that are provided with other both sides along tent are highly identical.The roof that tilts is provided like this.

In this embodiment, some all side rods 1 are supported by triangular structure piece or cloth 6, as top embodiment to reference Fig. 4-7 is described.In this embodiment, two relative long all side rods 1 support in this mode.Short all side rods 1 are arranged on the inside of tent perisporium, and extend to 80 maintenances in position of tent cloth on ground own by the top from vertical bar 1.Guy 3 identical functions with the embodiment of Fig. 1-3 are provided like this, and also the function with the hypotenuse of the right-angled triangle support member 6 of the embodiment of Fig. 5-7 is identical.In other words, tent cloth 80 and vertically the tensile force between the top of bar 1 in the tent build process, vertical bar 1 is supported on appropriate location (face as follows).

In this embodiment, tent is built like this: at first mark the boundary of moistureproof cushion 20, be fixed on the predetermined position of being represented by the hole that exists on the moistureproof cushion, ring or similar item with a cloth with tent then and form sidewall 80.Also the short end of triangular structure piece or cloth 6, fixed so that they vertically extend out from the limit of tent with stake.As mentioned above, the top of each vertical bar 1 is placed the relevant locator on the roof of tent, promote

vertical bar

1,4 in place then.According to the mark on the moistureproof cushion described bottom is placed on the correct position then.

Figure 10 illustrates the distortion to above-mentioned embodiment.Replacing being used for guy 3 or similar item provides the moistureproof cushion 20 of pile positioning device, and guy 3 is provided with horizontally extending tape members, rope or similar item 100.Vertically thereby bar 1, guy 3 and horizontally extending rope 100 have formed empty triangle together, and it has played and triangle material piece 6 or the guy 3 of Fig. 1-3 and the identical effect of configuration of moistureproof cushion 20 described in conjunction with the embodiment of Fig. 5-9.This horizontally extending rope spare 100 can make the camper guarantee that the stake of guy 3 usefulness is fixed on correct position to support described vertical bar 1 before vertical bar is raised to its vertical position 1.In one example, vertically two meters on bar is high, and horizontally extending rope 100 is that 30cm is long, and guy 3 is 2.02 meters long.

For example have been found that for two meters high bars the distance that is used for positioning and fixing point in theory should be apart from 0.3 meter of the bottom of described bar or bigger.The short distance in the bottom of the described bar of distance can use but because the guy or the stretching, extension of cloth and any flexibility that causes owing to soft terrain can make the top of tent bar topple over.What the technician will appreciate that is that other length are suitable equally.

Embodiment recited above provides simple, firm and cost-effective tent.Preferred embodiment have special application and help user's fast construction in conjunction with supports cloth.Contain oriented user and show that the position of placing stake can make the user build tent independently so that vertical bar supporting mechanism is fixed on predetermined locational mark.The user is unnecessary to make any relevant where needs with the fixing calculating of stake.In some embodiments, the user may have to judge roughly that by naked eyes 90 ° angle is correct in a stake permanent position to determine.

In preferred embodiment, because the characteristic that the roof tilts, this structure has guaranteed that water can not remain on the roof, but can freely discharge.

The advantage of preferred implementation of the present invention is to provide predetermined location point for being used for the stake of the fixing described bar of vertical mode on the ground.These pile positionings a certain distance in the bottom away from described bar on the ground (for example, for the distance of two meters bars with 30cm) point on, and the length of the tent structure piece of the hypotenuse that can be regarded as right-angled triangle between the top of the length of belt or ground and described bar is fixed into line.This support system helps the user to build tent alone, because each vertical bar is a self-supporting vertical substantially locational.

The top of these bars links together so that stop them outwards to fall by belt 2 or tent cloth or the similar item top or that be connected to ground equally in a similar fashion once more that is connected to other bars.

This identification be used to mark the key position point that is used for bar support boundary the tram method by experiment proof can make single assemble equally by oneself and very apace little and big tent structure.

The distortion of the embodiments that difference is described and each feature are not to repel mutually, according to circumstances combination or mutual alternative.

This application requires the priority of UK Patent Application No.GB0720106.4, and is incorporated herein by reference in the application's the summary of enclosing.

Claims

1. tent comprises:

A plurality of vertical substantially bars, at least two peripheries that are positioned substantially at tent;

The ground contact member that comprises locators for poles, described locators for poles are used to the predetermined position of bottom mark of all side rods;

Can operate so that at least one vertical bar is connected to the roof portion of at least one other vertical bar, this roof portion comprises locators for poles, described locators for poles mark week side rod the predetermined position at top;

The ground engagement locator is used for the predetermined position that mark is used for supporting the ground engagement mechanism of all side rods.

2. the tent described in claim 1, wherein said ground engagement locator comprise the material or the length of material of the certain-length that extends from all side rods.

3. the tent described in claim 1 or 2, wherein said ground engagement locator comprise the part of the basic horizontal of extending to the outside of tent from the bottom of all side rods.

4. the tent described in claim 3, wherein said ground engagement locator are 1/7 of its peripheral pole lengths that links to each other.

5. the tent described in claim 3 or 4, wherein said ground engagement locator comprises the block structure or the cloth of basic right-angled triangle, wherein the right angle is positioned at the bottom of all side rods.

6. the tent described in claim 3,4 or 5, wherein said horizontal component comprises the part of ground contact member.

7. the tent described in any one claim the preceding comprises at least one inner shaft, and this inner shaft is connected at least one all side rod by flexible connector.

8. the tent described in claim 7, wherein at least one inner shaft is longer than at least one all side rod so that the roof portion of inclination to be provided.

9. the tent described in any one claim the preceding comprises that all side rods with different length are to provide the roof portion of inclination.

10. the tent described in any one claim the preceding comprises the wall that at least one is vertical substantially.

11. the tent described in any one claim the preceding comprises at least one outer periphery bar.

12. the tent described in any one claim the preceding, wherein said ground contact member is a moistureproof cushion.

13. the tent described in claim 12, wherein said moistureproof cushion are whole moistureproof cushions.

14. as any one claim the preceding described in tent, wherein said ground contact member comprise can operate with at all side rod to the flexible connector that extends between the bottom of another all side rod.

15. as the tent described in any one claim the preceding, wherein said roof portion comprises that flexible connector is connected to the top of another all side rod with the top with all side rod.

16. the tent described in claim 15, wherein said flexible connector comprises belt.

17. as the tent described in any one claim the preceding, wherein said roof portion comprises tent cloth.

18. as the tent described in any one claim the preceding, wherein said roof portion comprises the belt that is connected to tent cloth.