Abstract:
A covered hammock that acts as both a hammock and a ground tent is disclosed which has a plurality of curved support means for keeping the upper fabric off the user and also for supporting the device as a tent when used on the ground.
Abstract:
A mosquito net system designed to be used with a hammock is provided. The mosquito net system can be shaped to form a horizontal triangular prism with a rectangular bottom side overlapping with the hammock. The perimeter of the bottom rectangular side has several ropes that can be used to tie the mosquito net to the ropes forming the hammock. The two triangular vertices that are not attached to the hammock are attached to elastic bands. The elastic bands have hooks that can be used to hook onto the ropes at the two ends of the hammock. A zipper can be provided on the mosquito net system to enable a user to conveniently enter and exit the mosquito net. As such, a mosquito net that can be attached to and detached from a conventional hammock is provided.
Abstract:
A blind for concealing an individual includes an annular support, a curtain, a first securing means, and a second securing means. The curtain is suspended from the support for surrounding the individual. The first securing means secures a rear of the support to an upright object, and the second securing means secures a front of the support to the upright object at a height higher than the first securing means such that the support is suspended from the upright object in a generally horizontal position.
Abstract:
An easy to use, reliable, easy to repair, universal, simple, lightweight, compact, portable, multi-use modular system of poles and interconnections. An operator configures a number of structures using brackets, supports, segmented shafts, and interconnection components. The segmented shafts have both the ability to make an attachment to retain a particular configuration while being able to break down the shafts for transportation or storage. Some embodiments include a sleeve that protects the tip of a pole and provide a cushion and separation between a pole and a ferrule thereby reducing breakage and increase reliability. Broken components are easily replaced in the field. The configuration of the structure is changed by the user to quickly adapt to changing needs. Multiple components can be carried by separate members of a group and combined together to form a more complex structure to meet the needs of the group.
Abstract:
A portable hunting blind configurable between a collapsed configuration to a deployed configuration composed of a collapsible frame and a flaccidly flexible skin which covers the frame. The frame has a U-shaped base, a U-shaped upright which is pivotally connected to the base and is selectively height adjustable, a U-shaped first forward support pivotally connected to the upright, and a U-shaped second forward support pivotally connected to the first forward support. The skin is shaped to provide a generally taut fit when the frame is in the deployed configuration. At least one window is formed in the skin for peering thereout and shooting therethrough. A buttress, preferably in the form of a draw belt, is connected to each side of the upright near the upper end thereof, wherein a first belt member passes through a first slit formed in the skin at one side of the opening, and a second belt member passes through a second slit formed in the skin at the other side of the opening. The draw belt is provided with a connection feature which allows the two belt members to be wrapped around a tree trunk and then fastened together so as to thereby hold-up the frame. The portable hunting blind may be used on the ground or cooperatively with a tree blind.
Abstract:
A portable tent having an interior, mesh-like netting portion, and an outer, waterproof canvas covering which may double as a poncho. The tent requires no assembly components other than stakes to affix the bottom of the tent to the ground and a top securing plate which is removably secured to a support object such as a tree limb. The top metal plate has a plurality of fastening rings on its upper and lower sides and is tied to the object situated substantially above the place where the tent is to be erected. A unique flexible support ring is woven into the fabric of the interior netting portion to support the sides of the tent structure. An object such as a cellular telephone or a flashlight may be suspended from an interior suspension ring situated on the bottom side of the plate via twine or string to allow the occupant to conveniently protect valuable or electronic accessories or to provide hands-free illumination from above during tent assembly. The outer, canvas covering conveniently doubles as a waterproof poncho by simply disengaging it from its support fasteners and the support plate. The entire tent, including both inner and outer enclosures may be folded neatly into a carrying case thereby allowing an entire waterproof tent structure to be transported easily and conveniently.
Abstract:
A portable shelter having a frame whose members freely move between a maximum and a minimum dimension to enable selectively applying various sized shelter skins to the frame and to tauntly stretch the shelter skin thereon. The skin also comprises slidable tensioning means that stretch the skin over a portion of the frame. The upper portion of the shelter is partially supported by a lifting force applied thereto.
Abstract:
A tent including a base having a zipper disposed along the side edges and one end of the base, and a cover having a zipper disposed along the side edges and one end of the cover and engageable with the zipper of the base, a flap formed in the other end of the cover, an ear formed between the cover and the flap and can be coupled to an object at high level so that the tent can be formed, and a net coupled to the flap for closing the entrance of the tent.
Abstract:
A tent, tent kit and method of erecting a tent about a free-standing tree or post element and which tent comprises a truncated, conical tent shelter material having a top opening which fits around the free-standing element, a closure means to enclose the side edges of the canopy in use to form a teepee tent about the free-standing element, and an adjustable, flexible belt to be secured snugly at a predetermined height about the free-standing element, the belt containing a hoist pulley secured to the belt and a pulley line secured through the pulley and secured to the top edge of the tent shelter material so as to permit the user to hoist the canopy about the free-standing element to a desired height and ground stakes and lines to secure the lower edges of the tent material in a tent structural form.
Abstract:
A tent comprises a trapezoidal floor, two congruent trapezoidal side walls contiguous at the ridge line, a front wall in the shape of an equilateral triangle and including a door opening, and a rear wall in the shape of an obtuse isosceles triangle; wherein the triangular perimeter at every transverse cross-section is constant. The tent is supported principally by a tension line through the ridge line of the tent which is secured to a point outside the front of the tent and higher than the peak of the front, and is also secured to a second point outside the rear of the tent at the ground, with the floor and side walls of the tent being held in membrane tension by ground stakes at the lower apex points of the front and rear walls. The front door panel is held closed by an elastic member stretched in a straight line across the threshold and attached along its length to the shirred lower edge of the door panel.