| 摘要 |
A collapsible portable shelter including at least a first strut and a second strut, each strut being resiliently flexible, a panel formed of a flexible material coupled with the first strut and the second strut, and an anchoring member for anchoring the panel relative to a surface. The first strut is received along a first side of the panel and the second strut is received along a second side of the panel, the second side opposing the first side. The first strut and the second strut each has a portion extending beyond a third side of the panel. In use, a part of said portion of each of the first strut and second strut is to be received in the surface to resist lateral movement of said part received in the ground. Furthermore, in use, orientation with respect to the surface can be varied by adjusting the anchoring member. |
| 主权项 |
1. A collapsible portable shelter comprising:
at least a first strut and a second strut, each strut being resiliently flexible; a panel formed of a flexible material coupled to and spanning between the first strut and the second strut; the first strut being received along a first side of the panel and the second strut being received along a second side of the panel, the second side opposing the first side; the first strut and the second strut further comprising a portion extending beyond a third side of the panel, the portion including a lower end for penetrating into a ground to render said struts resistant to lateral movement, when inserted in the ground; and a non-rigid anchoring member for anchoring the panel relative to the ground, said anchoring member comprising a weight element, and a tensile member attached to the weight element and attached to an upper portion of the first strut for applying a downward force causing the struts to flex;
wherein, in use, said lower end of each of the first strut and second strut is received in the ground and said anchoring member, when attached to said struts, causes said flex of said struts and the flex applied to the struts by the anchoring member and the force applied to said struts by their location in the ground acts to support and anchor the shelter to the ground, when erected, andwherein in use an orientation of the panel with respect to the ground can be varied by adjusting the anchoring member. |
