EP1308581A1 - Tente repliable - Google Patents

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EP1308581A1
EP1308581A1 EP02102440A EP02102440A EP1308581A1 EP 1308581 A1 EP1308581 A1 EP 1308581A1 EP 02102440 A EP02102440 A EP 02102440A EP 02102440 A EP02102440 A EP 02102440A EP 1308581 A1 EP1308581 A1 EP 1308581A1
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canopy
tent
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Kevin Nash
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Kevin Nash Tackle Ltd
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    • 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
    • E04H15/001—Hunting, fishing huts or the like
    • 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
    • E04H15/38—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type expansible, e.g. extensible in a fan type manner
    • 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
    • E04H15/425—Flexible supporting means

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  • the present invention relates to a collapsible frame tent and is especially concerned with a tent for use by anglers.
  • Tents used by anglers need to be collapsible for ease of transportation and simple to erect.
  • Some tents are formed in the same way as umbrellas with resilient spokes radiating from a central hub.
  • the collar on which the spokes are pivoted slides along a shaft and after the collar has been locked in its raised position, a section of the shaft is unscrewed in order not to obstruct the space enclosed by the canopy stretched over the spokes.
  • a collapsible tent with a more rigid frame is described in the Applicants' earlier GB Patent No. 2,259,927.
  • the tent has ribs that are pivotably secured to a central hub.
  • the rubs extend generally radially from a central axis and a one-piece canopy is secured to and maintained taut by the ribs.
  • the ribs are pivotable relative to the hub about an axis parallel to the central axis of the extended canopy and the tent is collapsed by first releasing the hem of the canopy from at least one of the ribs to allow the frame to be folded in the manner of a fan rather than an umbrella.
  • the present invention is concerned with an improvement of the text described in GB 2,259,927 which may also be applied to any form of tent in which a canopy is stretched over rigid rather than resilient ribs.
  • a problem that is experienced with a tent having a frame with rigid ribs is that a canvas canopy stretches and contracts during use depending on weather conditions, the fabric being affected by both temperature and moisture.
  • the frame is connected to the canopy by threading the ribs through pockets formed in the canopy at the seams between the different sections of the canopy. If the canopy stretches, then it is not held taut by the ribs and forms creases and ridges which aside from being unsightly allow condensation to collect and then drip on to the occupant of the tent. On the other hand, if the canopy material should contract, then the canopy becomes too taut and the seams between its various sections are placed under stress.
  • the seams are normally made waterproof by covering them on the inside of the tent with an adhesive tape and as the tape does not stretch and contract at the same rate as the material of the canopy, the adhesive layer shears and the tape separates from the seams. In more severe cases, there is even the risk of the seams coming apart.
  • the present invention provides a tent comprising a canopy fitted to a collapsible frame having rigid ribs, wherein elongate sleeves of an elastic material are sewn to the canopy to project from its outer side and the canopy is fitted to the frame by passing the ribs of the frame through the elastic sleeves.
  • elongate elastic sleeves allows the canopy to be maintained under substantially constant tension even if it contracts or stretches as a result of changes in climatic conditions.
  • the canopy is maintained taut when wet to avoid condensation collecting on and dripping from creases and the sleeves stretch when the canopy contracts to avoid stressing the seams of the canopy.
  • the elastic sleeves are sewn into the seams between the sections of the canopy.
  • the tent it is advantageous for the tent to be of the type described in GB 2,259,927, but it will be clear that the invention may be applied to any tent having rigid ribs.
  • the collapsible tent 10 in Figure 1 comprises a canopy 12 stretched over a frame made up of ribs 14 that are pivotably connected to a hub 16.
  • the hem of the canopy is attached by releasable end caps 18 two of the ribs. After the caps 18 have been removed from the ribs of the frame, all the ribs can be pivoted about the hub 16 with the canopy being removed from the frame so that the entire tent collapsed in a manner similar to a fan.
  • the longer ribs have hinges 20 and other means of articulation so that they may be folded over to render the collapsed tent more compact.
  • This tent is more fully described in GB 2,259,927 and is described herein only as an example of a frame tent in which the canopy is stretched over rigid ribs.
  • the canopy 12 is formed of different sections that are sewn to one another. An elongate pocket is formed at each seam and the canopy is connected to the frame by passing the ribs 14 through these pockets.
  • the pockets are made from the material of the canopy and provide a connection between the canopy and the rigid frame ribs that is not very compliant.
  • FIG. 2 The embodiment of the invention shown in Figure 2 is generally similar to that of Figure 1 and, to avoid repetition, the same reference numerals have been allocated to equivalent components.
  • the essential difference resides in the fact that in place of pockets made from the material of the canopy, elongate sleeves 22 made of an elastic material are sewn into the seams between the sections of the canopy.
  • the sleeves 22 provide a significant degree of compliance as they can change in length to maintain a constant tension in the canopy. As a result the material of the canopy does not ruck up when it is cold and damp and the seams are not put under excessive stress during hot and dry weather conditions.
  • a self adhesive tape may be placed over the seams on the inside of the tent for weatherproofing.
  • the tendency for such tape to separate from the material of the canopy through changes in tension is reduced by the provision of the sleeves 22.
  • the sleeves 22 are elongate, they apply a force over a large area of the canopy to maintain it under constant tension and ensure that all sections of the canopy stretched between adjacent ribs are convex outwards. This avoids any areas in which water can collect in pools. Also because of the elongation of the sleeves, less stress is placed on the seams because the force better distributed.

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GB0126226A GB2381542A (en) 2001-11-01 2001-11-01 Tent with external frame
GB0126226 2001-11-01

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Citations (3)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5080119A (en) * 1989-07-13 1992-01-14 American Recreation Products, Inc. Tent
GB2259927A (en) 1991-09-28 1993-03-31 Nash Kevin Tackle Ltd Umbrella-like tent
US5927311A (en) * 1997-03-24 1999-07-27 Jager; Bill Portable shelter

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FR2381642A1 (fr) * 1977-02-28 1978-09-22 Picault Andre Couvercles amovibles pour remorque camping permettant de multiples usages

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US5080119A (en) * 1989-07-13 1992-01-14 American Recreation Products, Inc. Tent
GB2259927A (en) 1991-09-28 1993-03-31 Nash Kevin Tackle Ltd Umbrella-like tent
US5927311A (en) * 1997-03-24 1999-07-27 Jager; Bill Portable shelter

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