WO2009014454A1 - Dispositif de tente - Google Patents

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WO2009014454A1
WO2009014454A1 PCT/NO2008/000273 NO2008000273W WO2009014454A1 WO 2009014454 A1 WO2009014454 A1 WO 2009014454A1 NO 2008000273 W NO2008000273 W NO 2008000273W WO 2009014454 A1 WO2009014454 A1 WO 2009014454A1
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fabric
tent
tent device
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Ulf ODDERBØ
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Frisport As
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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
    • E04H15/322—Stretching devices
    • 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
    • E04H15/26—Centre-pole supported tents

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  • the present invention relates to a tent device.
  • tent device is used to mean a device comprising a fabric material that is held stretched out by stretching means such as pegs, guy lines, poles or the like, the stretched-out fabric material forming a sheltering chamber for people.
  • stretching means such as pegs, guy lines, poles or the like
  • An important factor in the case of tent devices is weight; the lighter the tent device, the easier it is to transport.
  • Another important factor as regards tent devices is that they should be easy to pitch and pack, even in poor weather conditions.
  • One type of tent device is the single-pole lap/tipi type of tent, often referred to as a "Lavvo", which, when stretched out, has the form of a cone or pyramid with a triangular, square or polygonal base or an essentially circular base.
  • the single-pole "Lavvo” is held up by a centrally positioned centre pole. In a single-pole "Lavvo” there is plenty of room close to the bottom, the tent becoming narrower closer to the top.
  • One problem encountered with smaller single-pole "Lavvos” is that there is very little room in which to stand upright.
  • tent device is the turf hut type of tent, often referred to as a "Gamme” tent, which also has a polygonal or essentially circular base.
  • a tent of this kind the outer wall(s) are essentially vertical some distance upwards, whilst it have a very much flatter roof.
  • Known tents of the "Gamme” type comprise a robust stretching means in the form of a plurality of metal poles along the outer wall so as to maintain the shape of the tent in a stable manner. It is easier to stand upright in a tent of the "Gamme” type, but because of its robust stretching means, it is very heavy and complex to pitch.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a tent device where the drawbacks, of the above tent devices are avoided.
  • the present invention relates to a tent device, comprising: a fabric means, comprising a fabric wall and a fabric roof; an essentially vertical stretching means which stretches the fabric means out in an essentially vertical direction between an underlying surface and a first attachment means attached to the fabric means; an essentially horizontal stretching means which stretches the fabric means out in an essentially horizontal direction, in an area close to the transition between the fabric wall and the fabric roof.
  • the lower part of the fabric means is secured to the ground by pegs.
  • the pegs are passed into loops or the like at the bottom of the fabric means and are then inserted into the underlying surface, for example earth or snow.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means is attached to the fabric means by a second attachment means.
  • the second attachment means comprises channels (41a).
  • the second attachment means comprises loops (41b).
  • the channels (41a) or the loops (41b) are closable by means of a zip fastener, a hook-and-loop fastener, buttons or other closure devices.
  • the essentially vertical stretching means comprises a pole.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means comprises a pole capable of being bent into an essentially circular shape.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means is foldable or collapsible.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means comprises several members, each of which is attached separately to the fabric means by the second attachment means.
  • Fig. 1 illustrates an embodiment of the tent device in a front view
  • Fig. 2 illustrates the embodiment of the tent device in a top view
  • Fig. 3 illustrates a first embodiment of the attachment means seen from the inside of the tent
  • Fig. 4 illustrates a second embodiment of the attachment means seen from the inside of the tent.
  • the tent device 1 comprises a fabric means 20, comprising a fabric wall 21 and a fabric roof 22.
  • the base of the tent device 1 is octagonal, as shown in Fig. 2; alternatively, the base may have more or fewer side edges or it may also be essentially circular in shape.
  • the fabric wall 21 at is lower end or edge 21a is secured to an underlying surface, for example, the ground 2, by pegs or first fixing devices (not shown).
  • the fabric roof 22 at its lower edge is fastened to an upper edge of the fabric wall 21.
  • horizontal and vertical are used. These terms should not be interpreted in a strict sense. Basically, “horizontal” means something that is parallel with the base of the tent device, that is to say, parallel with the ground 2.
  • vertical basically means perpendicular to the base of the tent device, that is to say, perpendicular to the ground 2.
  • a tent device could be erected on many kinds of underlying surfaces which are not necessarily either flat or level, and the interpretation of these terms must be made on the basis of such situations.
  • the tent device 1 comprises an essentially vertical stretching means 3, normally referred to as a pole or centre pole.
  • the centre pole 3 stretches the fabric means 20 upwards essentially vertically between the ground 2 and a first attachment means 60, arranged essentially in the centre of the fabric roof 22.
  • the centre pole may be foldable or collapsible.
  • the tent device 1 further comprises an essentially horizontal stretching means 30 in the area close to the transition between the fabric wall 21 and the fabric roof 22.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 is attached to the fabric means 20, that is to say, to the fabric wall 21 and/or the fabric roof 22, by a second attachment means 40, which will be described in detail below.
  • An opening 62 (in Figs.l and 2 indicated in a broken line) may be provided in the fabric roof 22, for example, to let out smoke from a fireplace inside the tent device 1 , for insertion of a chimney from a stove, for ventilation or the like.
  • the opening 62 may, for example, be arranged close to the first attachment means 60.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 comprises, for example, a pole capable of being bent into an essentially circular shape, after which the ends of the pole can be fastened to each other and/or fastened to the second attachment means 40.
  • the stretching means 30 may be foldable or collapsible, for example, in that it is made of a plurality of tubular members whose ends are adapted to be inserted into one another, and where it further comprises an elastic cord threaded through the members.
  • tent poles are used today for other types of tent devices and are regarded as known to a person of skill in the art. In this way, the stretching means can easily be folded during transport, whilst it is easy to put together when pitching the tent device.
  • An alternative embodiment of the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 comprises a plurality of separate poles, each of which is fastened separately to the fabric means 20, for example, in that the ends of the poles are threaded into channels attached to the fabric means 20, and where the distance between the channels is adapted to the length of the poles in such manner that a stretching function is obtained.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 is continuous when assembled.
  • the poles mentioned above may be made of aluminium or other metals, fibreglass, plastic or other suitable materials.
  • the second attachment means 40 may, for example, comprise a channel made of a fabric material attached to the inside of the fabric means 20.
  • Fig. 3 depicts a solution of this kind, where the second attachment means 40 comprises a plurality of channels 40a attached at the top of the fabric wall 21.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 may be threaded through the channels 40a, or the channels 40a may be equipped with a longitudinal zip fastener, hook-and-loop fastener or other closure devices in order to enclose the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 within the channels 40a.
  • the second attachment means 40 may alternatively comprise loops 40b that are attached to the fabric wall 21 at intervals, as can be seen from Fig. 4. When pitching the tent, the stretching means 30 is threaded through the loops 40b of the second attachment means 40.
  • the second attachment means 40 may also comprise a connecting means, usually referred to as a so-called pole cup, for joining the ends of the essentially horizontal stretching means 30.
  • the second attachment means 40 can be provided on the outside of the fabric means 20.
  • the fabric means 20 is, for example, sewn together as a whole.
  • the fabric means 20 comprises, for example, outer attachment means (not shown) for guy lines, for additional anchoring of the fabric means to the ground 2 or to trees or the like.
  • the fabric means 20 may further comprise entrance openings, ventilation openings, attachment means and guy lines for other purposes that are not described here, and which are known to those of skill in the art.
  • the tent device 1 could be equipped with an inner tent or a bottom sheet, as is known to persons of skill in the art.
  • a tent device is partially flexible, and that it is affected by the wind and weather, and therefore it will be possible to alter the shape of the tent device from that described here and shown in the drawings.
  • the horizontal stretching means 30 could be given an approximately oval shape instead of an approximately circular shape in strong wind.
  • the fabric means 20, in the area close to the essentially horizontal stretching means 30, could have approximately the same shape as this means.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 may also have a triangular, square or other shape when the tent device has been erected.
  • a plurality of essentially vertical stretching means 3 is also conceivable.
  • the tent device according to the invention does not have to have the same shape as that shown in the figures.
  • the fabric wall 21 may be approximately vertical, whilst the fabric roof 22 may be approximately horizontal.
  • the tent device may have a periphery in the area close to the transition between the fabric wall 21 and the fabric roof 22 that is greater than the periphery of the tent device close to the ground.
  • the essentially horizontal stretching means 30 is supported by the fabric means 20 and that the second attachment means 40 may therefore be omitted.
  • the first attachment means 60 may be fastened to the fabric wall 21 or the stretching means 30 instead of to the fabric roof 22. This may, for example, be done using web straps or the like, after which the fabric roof 22 is further attached to the web straps.
  • the channels 41a and loops 41b may for example be openable and closable by means of a zip fastener, hook-and-loop fastener, buttons or other closure devices.

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Abstract

La présente invention concerne un dispositif de tente comprenant : un moyen textile (20) comprenant une paroi textile (21) et un toit textile (22), un moyen d'extension sensiblement vertical (3) qui tend le moyen textile (20) dans une direction sensiblement verticale entre une surface sous-jacente (2) et un premier moyen de fixation (60) fixé au moyen textile (20), un moyen d'extension sensiblement horizontal (30) qui tend le moyen textile (20) dans une direction sensiblement horizontale, dans une zone proche de la transition entre la paroi textile (21) et le toit textile (22).
PCT/NO2008/000273 2007-07-23 2008-07-21 Dispositif de tente WO2009014454A1 (fr)

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CN102943590A (zh) * 2012-11-22 2013-02-27 客贝利(厦门)休闲用品有限公司 一种单杆帐篷
US20150040958A1 (en) * 2013-08-02 2015-02-12 Drayton Martin Single Pole Tipi Having Bow Pole

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US172882A (en) * 1876-02-01 Improvement in tents
US1409316A (en) * 1921-02-21 1922-03-14 William H Forrest Bathing tent
US2084778A (en) * 1936-07-03 1937-06-22 Thomas C Powers Tent
FR1418308A (fr) * 1964-10-09 1965-11-19 Tente de camping
US20040031512A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2004-02-19 Webster Richard W. Tent and support system for same

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US172882A (en) * 1876-02-01 Improvement in tents
US1409316A (en) * 1921-02-21 1922-03-14 William H Forrest Bathing tent
US2084778A (en) * 1936-07-03 1937-06-22 Thomas C Powers Tent
FR1418308A (fr) * 1964-10-09 1965-11-19 Tente de camping
US20040031512A1 (en) * 2002-08-15 2004-02-19 Webster Richard W. Tent and support system for same

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN102943590A (zh) * 2012-11-22 2013-02-27 客贝利(厦门)休闲用品有限公司 一种单杆帐篷
US20150040958A1 (en) * 2013-08-02 2015-02-12 Drayton Martin Single Pole Tipi Having Bow Pole

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