JP2006219966A - Thunderbolt preventing tent - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem wherein there is no countermeasure effect on thunderbolt in a conventional tent which is a countermeasure tent only for preventing rain and sunlight. <P>SOLUTION: Since thunder is transmitted through metal, particularly a conductive material, a thunderbolt preventing tent is constituted to lead out thunder from four corners of the tent by metal plates, metallic foil, or the like through earth wires, and earth branch wires are joined to metallic piles to allow the thunder to escape. As an embodiment, two to several sheets of metallic foil, plates, or the like made of aluminum with high electric conductivity are covered with a waterproof cover, and the plates are electrically connected to one another by metal wires. Terminals are mounted to the metallic foil or plates at four corners by bolts and nuts or the like and connected to the earth branch wires. The earth wires are connected to the terminals, and the other ends are joined to metal piles and driven into the ground to earth. Alternatively, a roof is covered with metal plates like an ordinary outdoor tent, and a lightning rod is mounted to the top. Earth branch wires are led out of four corners, and earth wires are joined to grounding piles to allow thunderbolt to escape to the ground. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

The present invention is a tent designed to protect human life from lightning by taking measures against lightning as well as conventional windproof water and sun protection (ultraviolet rays).

Until now, tents only protected humans from rain and wind, and no countermeasures were taken against outdoor lightning strikes. However, it is a tent that protects human life by letting lightning escape to the ground via metal wires and metal foils.
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Until now, tents were cloth covers, but the top was covered with a metal plate or metal foil, and ground wires were pulled out from the four corners and joined to a metal pile to prevent lightning from reaching the ground.

Means for solving the problem

Since lightning flows through conductive metal, etc., a metal cover such as aluminum or stainless steel is attached to the top of the tent, which is joined to the ground wire with a bolt and nut, and lightning is transmitted through the metal pile. Guide to the ground and protect yourself from lightning falling into the tent.

The invention's effect

In the past, while camping in the mountains and the sea, there have been many personal accidents where lightning strikes have occurred when lightning falls on tents and people lose their lives, or when they are evacuated in a thunderstorm at a golf course.
With this invention, it is possible to protect the human body from such lightning accidents.

The simplified tent of FIG. 1 has several metal plates (a metal foil such as aluminum) at the top, which are sandwiched and sewn together with a tent cover, and each metal plate is joined with a metal wire to be electrically coupled. Holes are made at the four corners of the metal plate, that is, at the four corners of the tent, and lead terminals are taken out. A ground branch line (metallic) is joined to a metal pile on one side and grounded. The tent columns and frames will be non-metallic. This type of tent can be used as a camping tent to protect against lightning strikes.

Figure 2 is a full-fledged tent. The pillar is made of plastic because it is grasped by hand, the roof is covered with a metal plate such as stainless steel, a lightning rod is attached to the top, the metal roof is joined, and the terminals of the ground wires are brought out at the four corners. It is possible to connect a ground branch line to the terminal, and one side is joined to a metal ground pile, and lightning that has fallen on the roof can be released to the ground. The roof metal plates are each electrically coupled. If this type of tent is used at a golf course or the like, it can protect a person from lightning as a shelter.

  Appearance of lightning protection simple tent   External view of lightning-prevention outdoor tent

Explanation of symbols

1 Connection terminal (bolt nut, etc.)
2 Metal foil and metal plate 3 Metal wire for connecting metal plate 4 Ground branch 5 Metal ground pile 6 Lightning rod 7 Ground branch connection terminal 8 Metal plate 9 Strut (made of plastic)
10 Ground pile 11 Frame pipe (plastic)

Claims (2)

Cover two to several sheets of metal foil and plates such as aluminum with a waterproof tent cover, drill holes in the metal foil and plates, attach bolts and nuts, connect the metal foil and some parts of the plates with metal wires, and connect the plates together Electrically couple. Holes are drilled in the metal plates at the four corners of the tent, and a terminal for drawing out the ground wire is attached. The ground branch line is connected to the terminal, and the other is connected to a metal stake to escape lightning to the ground.
This tent is a simple tent that can be folded and carried because two or more metal plates are inserted in the tent cover. At the same time, if a support is taken off, it can be used over a conventional tent to prevent lightning strikes. A simple tent that can be used as a tent cover. A metal plate such as stainless steel is attached to the frame, and a lightning rod is attached to the roof and electrically coupled to the metal plate. A lightning-prevention outdoor tent with holes in the four corners of the metal plate, terminals made with bolts and nuts, and the ground branch line fixed with screws, and the other connected to the ground pile.

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