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This subclass is indented under subclass 87.  Subject matter wherein significance is attributed to devices attached to or formed in the flaccid cover material to facilitate securing one portion of the cover material to another portion or for securing the cover material to a support member or peg.

 
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3930514 Wind resistant umbrella Jan-6-1976
A conventional umbrella has three hooks mounted upon each of its downwardly extending ribs. The first hook is located at the bottom of the rib. The second hook is located at the connection point of the rib and one of the elongated struts used to open and close the umbrella. The third hook is located...     
3936912 Device and system for tie-down Feb-10-1976
A system and a device for use in that system is provided for maintaining or tying down a flexible sheet material in a desired position. The device comprises a tie-down having two end portions connected by an elongate flexible link such that the end portions can be brought together by bending or flexing...     
3949962 Collapsible umbrella concrete form Apr-13-1976
A collapsible and reusable umbrella concrete form for casting a concrete shell roof in the form of a dome, the collapsible umbrella form comprising a central stem or column equipped with a base, a jack abutment plate for vertically adjusting the stem in respect to the base, the jack abutment plate being...     
3957068 Quick detachable escape fastener May-18-1976
The fabric end wall of a camper is fastened to the outer side of a frame member by a fastener detachable from inside the camper, to provide an escape opening in an emergency. The fastener comprises a pair of slotted tubular fastener elements on the outer side of the frame receiving a folded edge of the...     
3965915 Tent structure Jun-29-1976
A modular tent shelter including basic tent modules having a fully enclosable low profile sleeping area and a sheltered standing area. The sheltered portions of two of the modular units can be interconnected to form a fully enclosable, standing or storage area or can be interconnected by an accessory...     
3968808 Collapsible self-supporting structure Jul-13-1976
A collapsible, self-supporting structure is disclosed wherein the structure is made up of a network of rod elements pivotally joined at their ends and forming scissors-like pairs in which rod element crossing points are pivotally joined. The network consists of a plurality of pairs of inner and outer...     
3992053 Sun shield for automobiles Nov-16-1976
The sun shield comprises a strip of screening material which is stored on a roller within a cylindrical container attached to the automobile. When in use, the material is drawn out of the container through a slit therein, and is pulled over the automobile and attached at its free end to the automobile...     
4008730 Aircraft shelter and rigging Feb-22-1977
A lightweight economical and portable structure for small aircraft includes fixed upright tail and wing tip posts and a lightweight generally horizontal boom extending forwardly from the tail post bisecting a line between the two wing tip posts. Cross arms parallel to the boom are secured to the wing...     
4022232 Inverted cargo hatch tent May-10-1977
For protecting cargo in a ship's hold an inverted hatch tent is mounted between a cargo hatch cover and the hatch coaming to thereby define a concave liner below the hatch cover. The inverted hatch tent accoding to the instant invention therefore protects cargo from inevitable water leakage even with...     
4029117 Shelter structure Jun-14-1977
A collapsible, readily erectable shelter structure in the form of a pyramid having a plurality of fabric panels draped over and connected to a plurality of rigid columns. Each column is hinged at its top to a top plate and extends downwardly and outwardly to form the frame of the pyramidical structure....     
4034772 Vaulted membrane shelter Jul-12-1977
A vaulted membrane shelter comprising a multiplicity of vertical arches with curved bights, spaced apart, mounted on a base forming a frame that supports a flexible highly tensioned roof membrane operatively attached to the arches and curved concavely inward between them sufficiently to enhance its live...     
4036244 Vertical arch shelter Jul-19-1977
A vaulted membrane structure that has a series of substantially curved vertical arches that can be arranged in a modular construction to support a flexible membrane that is attached to the arches and tensioned between them in a formed inward depression to minimize vibration and flutter and to increase...     
4041653 Stress relieved air supported structure Aug-16-1977
A stress relieved air supported structure having a wall portion including a plurality of relatively elongated panel members joined together by seam means and restrained by harness means; anchor means being provided along the base perimeter of the wall portion; each of the panel members including a membrane...     
4083601 Foul weather outdoor chair Apr-11-1978
A pair of support members are pivotally affixed to corresponding frames of a folding chair and are positionable adjacent the corresponding frames in rest position and upright in operative position. Each of a pair of arms is releasably affixed to a corresponding one of the support members and extends...     
4084597 Fish house Apr-18-1978
A collapsible fish house that includes a base having a floor, interior walls inclined upwardly and outwardly of the floor, a perimetric top flange joined to the interior walls, exterior walls extending downwardly and outwardly of the top flange, and a horizontal perimetric flange joined to the lower...     
4093301 Movable door for a vehicle Jun-6-1978
A truck having a cab and a camper body installed on its horizontal bed includes aligned openings in the rear wall of the truck cab and the forward wall of the camper body in order to permit passengers to pass freely therebetween. The openings are closable by slidable doors which are laterally movable...     
4093302 Vehicle cover assembly Jun-6-1978
A camper cover for mounting over the cargo area of a vehicle, for example a truck such as a pick-up truck. The camper cover includes a plurality of frame members adapted for mounting the frame members on a vehicle to form a camper frame over the cargo area of the vehicle. An inflatable cover member is...     
4096669 Membrane building segment connection Jun-27-1978
A sealed connecting construction for membrane segments covering a building framework of rigid trusses. The side edges of adjoining segments have cables secured thereto and the cables are detachably connected by one or more chain links to clips overlying the outer chord of the truss. The segments are...     
4098536 Weathershield for golf carts Jul-4-1978
A flexible sheet of at least partially transparent, water repellent material is constructed to fit over the roof or canopy and sides of a golf cart for enclosure during inclement weather. An access is provided through the side wall for getting in and out of the cart and, when not in use, the weathershield...     
4108191 Fan mesh disrupter Aug-22-1978
An expandable-retractable fan mesh disrupter for camouflaging the shape of he item it is attached to. The disrupter is fabricated of materials and attachments to facilitate rapid emplacement and displacement. In their emplaced expanded condition they confuse potential air and ground observers as to the...     
4118904 Building structure Oct-10-1978
A building structure employing an easily erected and dismantled frame with a stressed membrane cover wherein the framework comprises a plurality of transversely disposed arch-like members spaced longitudinally of the building with a strip of fabric stretched between each adjacent pair of arches, each...     
4165757 Arch supported tent Aug-28-1979
A double walled tent is supported by outwardly leaning pairs of arches and an interconnecting flexible ridge member. The ridge member is associated with the outer wall or cover, so that the outer wall may be tensioned to form the shelter. An inner wall or cover is suspended from the outer wall by netted...     
4175576 Tent Nov-27-1979
A tent for attachment to and from a van has a frame which includes two straps strung from the gutter edge to the lower edge of the vanside and held by means of clamps; a pair of braces extend obliquely from the straps and are held at their top by a pair of holding straps which are attached to the upper...     
4178977 Lawnmower cover Dec-18-1979
A molded plastic cover for a lawnmower, the cover consisting of two interslidable halves or shells in order to fit different sizes of lawnmowers, each opposite end of the cover having an underside inward lip for sliding under the lawnmower edges so to prevent a wind to blow the cover off.
4184502 Shade apparatus Jan-22-1980
A lightweight shade apparatus constructed of a plurality of intersecting ribs extending radially outwardly, the ribs being covered by bowed cross members adapted to fit over the ribs and to be affixed thereto by a cooperating circumferential belt, the belt functioning also to secure a covering over the...     
4192333 Tent Mar-11-1980
In a tent of the type wherein a tent body or proper is suspended from tent poles to pitch the tent; a structure wherein a cord, tape or the like is placed along a ridgeline formed on the upper surface of the tent proper, or the like, wherein portions for mounting the cord, tape or the like and the tent...     
4192543 Horizontal auxiliary sleeper door Mar-11-1980
A van camper including door panels in the side and rear walls thereof that are outwardly, downwardly pivotable about a lower hinge so to form bed platforms for sleeping thereupon, a canvas canopy detachable snap fastened around each doorway extending over the horizontal bed platform, hydraulic shock...     
4195651 Ground engaging foot member Apr-1-1980
A collapsible shelter of the umbrella-tent type including a foldable frame and a cover of sheet material affixed to the frame, wherein the frame is provided with ground-engaging foot members which firmly secure the bottom and/or floor of the tent to the base of the frame. The tent frame comprises a plurality...     
4197681 Inflatable frame for tent Apr-15-1980
Two substantially identical inflatable opposed frame elements, each consisting of a single unitary tube performed as by pleats or tucks causing the tube to assume a preestablished configuration when inflated, are connected at four points of intersection of the four tube ends with certain tube segments....     
4223414 Combined trailer and boat cover Sep-23-1980
A boat hull of the type including an upwardly opening interior bounded by generally horizontal deck surfaces is provided together with a cover structure for the boat of predetermined shape including downwardly facing marginal edges. Support structure is provided and supports the cover structure relative...     
4229914 Building structures Oct-28-1980
A readily erectable and/or demountable (and re-erectable) building structure comprising a plurality of arch frames in vertical planes extending transversely of and spaced apart longitudinally of the building structure, each frame being provided with retainer means retaining the longitudinal beaded edges...     
4265259 Tent May-5-1981
A tent is provided wherein the poles are a series of stressed, arcuate rods which surround a convex polyhedra such as a hemispherical structure. The arcuate rods are approximately in the configuration of segments of circles and they cross at a plurality of points and fit in sockets at each point of crossing...     
4265260 Flexible vault structure May-5-1981
A flexible vault structure is provided which includes a plurality of stressed poles which are held in their stressed condition by a member, usually a membrane, strung between the poles. The vault structure can be used as a storage vessel, tent, kite or the like.
4300253 Quick assembly blind for boats Nov-17-1981
A quick assembly blind for use in combination with an open top boat. The blind comprises generally a rectangular framework releasably secured to the boat and extending above the boat. Drapable curtains depend from the framework to close the blind. A portion of the framework is resiliently mounted to...     
4305414 Tent having a waterproof floor Dec-15-1981
A tent comprising side walls which are inclined when the tent is erected, loops at the lower edges of the walls adapted to receive stakes driven into the ground, and a floor member of water impervious material comprising a floor panel adapted to lie on the ground when the tent is erected and sides extending...     
4381629 Greenhouse May-3-1983
A greenhouse comprising walls defining an area. A roof covers a portion of the area. Track means are interposed between the roof and the walls so that the roof may be moved along the track to cover a selected part of the area.
4408260 Tent construction having illuminating means Oct-4-1983
A tent construction having a source of illumination built within the structural framework of the tent.
4432382 Tent stake Feb-21-1984
Tent stake has a straight wire shank and has a head formed of the same material. The head has a hook under the side thereof for engagement by a tent rope, has a driving surface on the top thereof, and has an opening therethrough to serve as a handle for the pulling of the tent stake.
4442626 Cloches Apr-17-1984
A cloche comprises lengths of sheet material secured over inverted U-shaped frames. The frames each include an outwardly-facing channel within which the material is held by means of securing means, typically in the form of a length of wire with a loop at each end which acts as a torsion spring to hold...     
4505512 Roll-up tarp apparatus Mar-19-1985
A roll-up tarp assembly (10) for an open truck box or trailer (12). The roll-up tarp assembly (10) includes a tarp (14) made from a flexible material. The tarp (14) is securedly attached along one side to the top of the truck box (12). The other side of the tarp is attached to a roll bar (64) by a plurality...     
4590956 Bed tent May-27-1986
A bed tent comprising a base portion adapted to be snugly fitted over a mattress, a canopy portion connected to said base portion along its lower periphery and adapted to be supported in an upright position so as to provide an enclosure having a bottom surface area that is substantially coextensive with...     
4593710 Framed tension structure Jun-10-1986
A portable, rapidly erected fabric covered building-type structure has a plurality of articulated arch frames which may be hoisted from the ground to extend transversely in longitudinally spaced vertical planes. Spreaders rigidly connect the arch frames. Individual rectangular fabric sections extend...     
4597401 Light weight tent Jul-1-1986
A tent is described which includes a pentagonal-shaped roof canopy detachable from a pentagonal-shaped floor, and a mosquito netting, enclosure in the form of a hemi-dodechohedron, which extends from the floor to the roof.
4598725 Convertible poncho Jul-8-1986
A convertible poncho which may be adapted for use either as a protective covering for bicycles, motorcycles and the like, as a ground cover, or as protective rainwear for the rider. The cover is detachably secured to the bicycle by fastening means attached along the peripheral edges and to the interior...     
4657298 Vehicle protective cover device Apr-14-1987
A vehicle protective cover device adapted to be attached to a vehicle which comprises, a container, a sheet material wound around a roller, the roller being rotatably disposed within the container, the sheet material having a free end which is provided with a rod member, and motor means operatively associated...     
4677999 Canopy Jul-7-1987
This canopy system is supported by alternate poles and features edge cords to stress the center of the canopy fabric to reduce sag. The cords are attached adjacent each edge of each canopy segment and resembles a bell curve with respect to that edge. Longitudinal stresses placed on each cord urge the...     
4682447 Lightweight tarpaulin Jul-28-1987
A tarpaulin incorporating a novel and structure which will enable the tarpaulin to be readily utilized as an outdoor cover, drop cloth, lawn cleanup sheet and numerous other applications even under relatively adverse environmental conditions. The tarpaulin is preferably constituted of a fiber-reinforced...     
4688304 Tarp fastener Aug-25-1987
The tarp fastener is a device consisting of a metal ring used in conjunction with a rubber ball to attach to and secure plastic tarps or any flexible material such as cloth, rubber, etc.
4736762 Anti-contamination means Apr-12-1988
This invention is an inflatable, anti-contamination enclosure for use in connection with emergency vehicles for transporting contaminated casualties from an accident site to medical facilities. The enclosure may be rolled up and stored in a convenient place when not in use. When needed, the enclosure...     
4742602 Tarpaulin securing assembly May-10-1988
A tarpaulin securing assembly includes a first surface contacting portion, a second surface contacting portion, a securing portion and a connecting portion. The first and second surface contacting portions include enlarged planar sections with axially aligned central openings disposed in substantially...     
4768317 Ultra-lite stationary awning structures Sep-6-1988
An awning structure having two vertical support members, one attached to each end of a horizontal bar; two horizontal projection bars, one attached to the bottom end of each of the supports; two rafter bars each attached to one of the projection bars and the header bar; and a front bar which is attached...     
4785838 Multipurpose infant shade Nov-22-1988
The present invention is a multipurpose infant shade adapted for attachment to a variety of infant furniture items. The shade includes a flexible, semi-rigid support arch member, symetrical left and right panel members, a top panel member and attachment elements for securing the shade to the furniture...     
4793371 Portable shelter Dec-27-1988
A portable tent-like shelter comprises an open frame made of tubular elements which slip fit together to form a roof portion. The frame has four elongated legs extending downwardly from the corners to cause the frame to be free-standing. A fabric cover is placed over the roof portion of the frame and...     
4817655 Canopy assembly Apr-4-1989
A canopy assembly includes a frame composed of a plurality of elongated elements interconnected to form an array to which a fabric is secured and stretched. Portions of the fabric are secured in tension into corresponding different ones of the elements, and corresponding ends of respective elements are...     
4819680 Spring-biased tent frame foot Apr-11-1989
The invention relates to a spring-biased foot subassembly for use in the lower corners of a wall panel of a ground tent to yieldably resist the tension placed upon such panels when the diagonally-extending portions of the subframes supporting same in free-standing relation elongate as they move from...     
4823517 Drip stop spacer for greenhouses Apr-25-1989
A drip stop spacer spaces a roof or wall covering such as sheet plastic from purlins or other frame members of a greenhouse. An elongate elastic cylindrical helix is formed of a length of helical chord of flexible material with chord depth dimension in the radial direction of the helix selected to achieve...     
4825889 Vehicle sun shade May-2-1989
A vehicle sun shade is disclosed, formed from a rectangular water impervious non-transparent sheet having a width approximately equal to the width of the vehicle to be protected, and a length greater than the length of the vehicle. Flexible tie strips formed of an elastic cord with plastic coated hooks,...     
4827958 Tent May-9-1989
A tent comprising a plurality of walls, a roof and a frame system for holding the tent erect. The frame system comprises at least two frame structures, each being of generally inverted U-shape when erect and comprising a pair of substantially rigid poles extending up from the ground adjacent respective...     
4884589 Cover for collapsible shelter Dec-5-1989
This invention relates to a portable self-supporting collapsible shelter having a supporting frame; a cover comprising a tent enclosure when erected and supported by the frame having at least two side walls spaced from each other at the same ends by a rear wall, a top wall (or roof) and a front wall;...     
4887626 Stretched cloth fixing device Dec-19-1989
A device for securing the edge of a stretched sheet, applicable more particularly to securing the lower edge of a tent canvas of a light shelter of a general pyramidal shape, has a horizontal extruded section with a groove opening, in one of its vertical faces, through an inlet slit of a width less than...     
4926893 Portable, collapsible ice fishing shelter May-22-1990
A portable, collapsible ice fishing shelter includes a frame assembly and a unitary covering assembly. The frame assembly includes a base, vertical and horizontal frame elements and the covering assembly is releasably attached to the frame by snap fasteners. Specially shaped runners are mounted on the...     
4941500 Knockdown canopy shelter Jul-17-1990
A shelter having a frame of telescopic pole and arch assemblies with the latter joined at an apex of the shelter by insertion into a central connector. The canopy is fitted to the frame in a snug manner. Straps secure the corners of the canopy to each arch assembly and may be provided with hook and loop...     
4944322 Foldable tent Jul-31-1990
A foldable tent structure is provided wherein a plurality of pole clusters is utilized. Each pole cluster has three poles which form an inverted Y-shape, the poles being loosely connected at the center of the inverted Y so that each of the arms may articulate relative to each other. The poles forming...     
4945935 Car shielding cover Aug-7-1990
A simple car shielding cover, made of plastic film, being folded in a rectangular configuration, including a covering surface at the top to cover the top of car body, a rectangular opening at the bottom for insertion therethrough of car body, two closed ends having respective seaming lines, and two lateral...     
4979339 Protective cover with hold-downs Dec-25-1990
A fabric automobile cover is connected by elastic cords to used plastic bottles that have been refilled with water, to hold it down.
4991522 Agricultural planter and cover apparatus Feb-12-1991
An apparatus including an agricultural planter, including a plurality of rotatable wheel members and an overlying support surface for securing a series of seed containers thereon. The apparatus includes a flexible impermeable cover web extending from a rear end framework member of the planter to overlie...     
5002083 Tent cover retaining device Mar-26-1991
A tent cover retaining device is disclosed for tents having an exterior frame supporting a tent fabric. A hook extends integrally from each frame member, adjacent to a folding joint, and a rubber string secured to the tent cover is connected to the hook. This prevents the tent cover from slipping down...     
5009041 Weighted membrane structures Apr-23-1991
Weights in the form of water-filled flexible tubes are attached onto the pressure supported roof membrane of a building. The weights contour the membrane from a single dome into smaller elongated domes. The decreased radii of curvature of the smaller domes substantially reduce both the stress within...     
5010909 Knock-down deer blind Apr-30-1991
A knock-down three dimensional rectangular frame is provided as well as an upstanding flexible material sleeve downwardly telescopingly engagable over the frame. The lower end of the sleeve is peripherally openable and removably closable and the upper and lower ends of sleeve include inwardly directed...     
5035253 Tent canopy rain awning Jul-30-1991
A rain runoff awning for collecting runoff from a tent canopy. Fabric is stretched between and secured to outwardly extending arms which are attached to the canopy frame. The fabric forms a gutter or trough along an edge of the canopy for receiving runoff from the canopy and directing the runoff away...     
5040557 Vehicle cover system Aug-20-1991
A vehicle cover system has front and rear frames disposed to be suspended at a single support point at the front and a single support point at the rear of a vehicle, midway between the sides of the vehicle, preferably at the front and rear license plate mounting means. A cover having a transverse peak...     
5067505 Tent Nov-26-1991
A tent including a shell of flexible tent material which is supported internally of the shell by an internal frame. Waterproof fly panels are integrally attached to the shell on the outside of the shell.
5088438 Apparatus for flexible marine windows Feb-18-1992
An apparatus to prevent singeing of flexible plastic windows in contact with hot supporting framework members includes connecting structure adapted to engage the framework members. An insulator is fixed to the connecting structure so as to be interposed between the flexible plastic window and the framework...     
5197504 Self-contained tent system Mar-30-1993
A new and improved dome-type tent with a membrane suspended from a plurality of flexible tent poles. The membrane has a plurality of O-rings distributed about its outer surface in a plurality of paths separated one from the other with one of the flexible poles extending through the O-rings along each...     
5261436 Tent Nov-16-1993
A tent frame permits the roof and walls to be separately established, with consequent ease of erection.
5303726 Device to hold a cover Apr-19-1994
This invention is a rod with a hook. Multiples rods are placed into an awning rail slot. This hooks on a cover with poles to provide shade. Hooks are positioned by sliding in the awning rail slot. Hooks align with grommets in the cover. Hooks are secured inside the awning rail slot by screwing the threaded...     
5327922 Hold down clip apparatus Jul-12-1994
A hold down member arranged for projection within a beach surface to secure a blanket and the like is provided, having a conical body including a plurality of rows of rigid legs canted from the side wall of the body towards the uppermost end of the body, with a clamp structure mounted to the uppermost...     
5331992 Canopy structure Jul-26-1994
Time invention describes a canopy structure comprising a plurality of columns, a cover framework of structural members, and a cover. Each structural member is preferably supported on an upper end of a column using a novel joint assembly.
5331993 Cover fastening device Jul-26-1994
A fastening device for assisting and securing a cover to a boat frame when the boat frame is generally square in cross-section. The fastening device is comprised of a base wall member and a pair of resilient arms that extend outwardly from one side of the base wall member at an angle substantially perpendicular...     
5333634 Inverse umbrella tent Aug-2-1994
A collapsible shelter or tent commonly known as an umbrella tent, that includes an integral frame and cover, the frame including tent poles formed of interconnected tent pole sections whose ends are telescoped together and are urged in their telescoped coupling by an elastic cord that is maintained,...     
5353826 Tent topper Oct-11-1994
An easily removable tent topper designed to be installed on a truck bed when needed and be road worthy at highway speeds. The tent topper comprises a plurality of roll bar shaped assemblies and a tent. The tent has openings therein at preselected locations which permit the tent to engage a plurality...     
5360028 Self-erecting tent on folding base Nov-1-1994
A base having a top surface, a bottom surface, and a shape symmetrical about a fold line defining first and second halves is selectively moveable between an open position and a closed position. A substantially concave shell has an open bottom defining an outer periphery which is releasably attached to...     
5394897 Tent system Mar-7-1995
A tent system interconnects any number of stand-alone tents (12) to form a tent network (10). The tents (12) are interconnected through connection modules (14). The tents (12) include at least two and preferably three openings (30) which serve as doorways. Various fasteners attach to the tents (12) near...     
5396861 Boat covering system Mar-14-1995
An improved system for attaching boat covers to boats is provided. In the preferred embodiment, a male/female connecting system is employed where one-half of the connecting system is attached to the cover via length-adjustable straps and the other half of the connecting system is attached to the boat...     
5400813 Awning for recreational vehicles Mar-28-1995
An awning which is universally adaptable to nearly all passenger vehicles, as well as recreational vehicles, is disclosed. A tarp is connected through roof tethers, either to a roof rack or vehicle gutter at one end, and is supported by support poles and tethers and anchored to the ground at the other...     
5414950 Portable, adjustable blind May-16-1995
A portable, adjustable blind for hunters, which blind includes at least one panel characterized by a fixed frame and an adjustable frame telescoping into the fixed frame with camouflaged panels attached to the fixed frame and the adjustable frame for adjusting the height of the blind in the field. In...     
5415194 Sheet supporting May-16-1995
The invention includes a securing structure comprising a first ring member, second and third ring members adjacent to the first ring member, a locking member, and a cord insertable through the second and third ring members, respectively, and engagable by the locking member. The invention also includes...     
5421355 Tent assembly having multiple configurations Jun-6-1995
A tent assembly capable of assuming multiple configurations includes a shell having side walls made of flexible material in which at least a portion of the flexible material is water vapor permeable, a fly of flexible water impermeable material and a frame to support the shell in a first erect configuration...     
5429148 Portable kiosk Jul-4-1995
A portable structure to be used by an individual in an upright or seated position. Such a structure will be assembled where desired by first assembling tube connectors and inserting the tube assemblies into the cup shaped receptors around the opposing major body components. This skeleton assembly will...     
5477876 T-pole support for fabric structure Dec-26-1995
A lightweight fabric structure is provided with a fabric membrane having a pocket type configuration formed along the center seam of the membrane with a T-shaped center pole positioned in the pocket. The lightweight fabric structure may have one or more pockets and corresponding T-shaped center poles....     
5479744 Movable utility greenhouse Jan-2-1996
A utility greenhouse (10) has a frame (30) comprised of electrical metal tubing (EMT) sections. Main frame members (12) bear the majority of the building's load. Main frame members (12), long side members (14) and short side members (16) all embed into the ground and are shaped to extend vertically upward...     
5487402 Portable shelter with expandable frame Jan-30-1996
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...     
5502927 Portable, inflatable tent Apr-2-1996
A portable, inflatable tent has a semi-cylindrical cover portion that fastens to a planar base portion. The cover portion is provided with rib air-passageways that, when inflated, support the cover portion in its semi-cylindrical configuration. Various configurations of the rib air-passageways connecting...     
5512347 Canvas reinforcement structure Apr-30-1996
The present invention relates to a canvas reinforcement structure which enables canvas to become strong enough to sustain greater external force (such as wind), and enlarge tension strength to avoid breakage as well as form overall restraint effect for obtaining whole covering performance; it comprises...     
5547243 Truck cover protector Aug-20-1996
A truck cover protector encases the movable end of a truck cover to prevent damage to the truck cover while the cover is in position over the truck body. The spindle carrying the rear end of the cover is encased in a plastic cover. When the reel for the cover is at the front of the truck, the cover protector...     
5555681 Modular building system Sep-17-1996
A modular building system is adapted for the construction of various temporary and semi-permanent relatively light structures, such as yard storage sheds, greenhouses, gazebos, sun rooms and the like. The system includes various modular framing elements, with base and header plate components each containing...     
5560384 Recyclable tarpaulin sheet Oct-1-1996
An outdoor sunscreen formed without rope or pole connecting eyelets includes a fabric sheet having a reinforced margin. The reinforced margin is a two-layered structure and lengthwise receives a reinforcing band therein. This margin is formed by folding an edge of the sheet with the reinforcing band...     
5564232 Tarpaulin holddown device Oct-15-1996
A tarpaulin holddown device or retainer having a handle and a shaft, with a pointed or tapered tip at the end of the shaft. The tarp retainer has a stop member positioned along the shaft between the handle and tip, and a narrow hole extending through the shaft slightly below the stop. When used to fasten...     
5564454 Collapsible toy and outdoor structure Oct-15-1996
A collapsible structure having front and back ends with front and back support members includes a single central support member to pass in a direct line along the cover means and thus support the entire structure at roughly the center of the cover means. The item may be sewn and easily manufactured in...     
5573028 Stable Tent Nov-12-1996
The invention relates to a collapsible shelter comprising a cloth of supple, sheet-like material and of at least one frame for stretching the sheet-like material, said frame being provided with at least one hub and with rods having high bending strength, said rods being hingably connected to the hub,...     
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