US 12,258,773 B2
Tent frame with minimized size when folded
Kwan Jun Choi, Xiamen (CN)
Assigned to Campvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Xiamen (CN)
Filed by Campvalley (Xiamen) Co., Ltd., Xiamen (CN)
Filed on Mar. 15, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/184,487.
Claims priority of application No. 202220617720.2 (CN), filed on Mar. 16, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2023/0295951 A1, Sep. 21, 2023
Int. Cl. E04H 15/50 (2006.01); E04H 15/48 (2006.01); E04H 15/38 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 15/50 (2013.01) [E04H 15/48 (2013.01); E04H 15/38 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A tent frame, comprising:
a plurality of extension poles;
a plurality of first connectors, a corresponding first connector in the plurality of first connectors for each respective extension pole in the plurality of extension poles, wherein the corresponding first connector comprises a first coupling member and a second coupling member facing away from a central axis of the tent frame; and
a plurality of supporting poles, a corresponding supporting pole in at least a subset of the plurality of supporting poles for each respective extension pole in the plurality of extension poles, wherein at least a first portion of the corresponding supporting pole comprises:
a first surface that is substantially flat and faces away from the central axis of the tent frame; and
a second surface opposite to the first surface, wherein the second surface comprises at least a substantially flat first section and a substantially flat second section, and each of the substantially flat first and second sections is oblique to the first surface;
wherein the corresponding supporting pole has an upper end connected to the first coupling member of the corresponding first connector and the respective extension pole has an end pivotally connected to the second coupling member of the corresponding first connector such that when the frame is folded, the respective extension pole is folded onto the first surface of the corresponding supporting pole, thereby minimizing a size of the tent frame when folded.