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Title: Umbrella tent

Abstract: A tent comprising four walls and a peaked roof, the upper edges of the walls constituting eaves which generally form a rectangle when the tent is erected. The tent further comprises an external frame for holding the tent erect including a pair of eave frame members for attachment to two opposite eaves extending generally parallel to the two eaves on the outside thereof and a pair of poles, one for each of the eave frame members, for supporting the eave frame members to hold the tent erected. Each pole has means at its upper end for connection to the respective eave frame member generally at the center of length of the eave frame member. The external frame also has a ridge frame member extending generally centrally over the roof of the tent from one of the eave frame members to the other. The ridge frame member has means for connection of the center thereof to the peak of the roof.


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Inventors: Cantwell, Robert R. (New Haven, MO, US)
Marquart, Tom E. (Leslie, MO, US)

Application Number: 499307
Filing Date: 1974-08-21
Publication_date: 1976-03-16
Assignee: Kellwood Company (St. Louis, MO)
Primary Class(es): 135/156 135/116, 135/117, 135/909
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:
1542184Jun, 1925Stoll135/3.
2167861Aug, 1939Baruch135/8.
2294835Sep, 1942Dazzo135/DIG.
2357056Aug, 1944Nelson135/7.
2889840Jun, 1959McIlwaine135/DIG.
3454021Jul, 1969Morris135/3.

Other Refs: 726,4671,232,455643,507
Jan, 1966CA
Apr, 1960FR
Sep, 1950UK

Primary Examiner: Schroeder, Werner H.
Assistant Examiner: Berman, Conrad L.
Attorney: Koenig, Senniger, Powers and Leavitt