Shelter with extended eaves

摘要

A shelter that includes a slider and a strut mechanism mounted on support posts of the shelter that automatically actuate and extend from the side of the support posts when the shelter is expanded from its collapsed state. The strut mechanism provides support for an eave that extends outside from all or a portion of the perimeter of the shelter defined by the corners of the support posts. An automatic hard-stop mechanism is incorporated into the support posts that prevent the eave sliders and strut mechanisms from becoming over-extended. The support posts are configured and oriented relative to the other components of the shelter frame and shelter boundary so to minimize the footprint or size of the shelter when in the collapsed state.

主权项

1. A collapsible shelter comprising:
a frame structure and a cover enclosing at least a top portion of the frame structure, the frame structure comprising:
a plurality of support posts interconnected to one another by a network of peak trusses and side trusses, each individual truss of the network of peak trusses and side trusses attached directly to a coupling through which a portion of one of the plurality of support posts is positioned;a strut having a proximal end portion attached to one of the plurality of support posts and a distal end portion extending from said one of the plurality of support posts in a radial direction away from a center of the shelter; anda strut support having a first end coupled to said one of the plurality of support posts below where the strut is attached to said one of the plurality of support posts, a second end of the strut support attached to the strut and extending away from said one of the support posts in a same direction as the strut extends from said one of the support posts;wherein the strut forms an angle of approximately 90 degrees with an elongated, vertical planar surface of said one of the plurality of support posts.