Curved base tent
A tent includes a shell and a frame for supporting the shell and including a base pole for at least partially defining a base of the tent. The base is at least partially curved and the base pole includes a curved section for defining a curved section of the base. The shell includes a sleeve having a selectively openable end for receiving the base pole.
1 . A tent comprising:
a shell;
a frame for supporting the shell and including a base pole for at least partially defining a base of the tent;
the base being at least partially curved;
the base pole including a curved section for defining a curved section of the base; and
the shell including a sleeve having a selectively openable end for receiving the base pole.
2 . The tent of claim 1 wherein there are at least two base poles and at least two sleeves for receiving the at least two base poles.
3 . The tent of claim 4 wherein the at least two sleeves are spaced from one another to facilitate easy insertion of each base pole in each sleeve.
4 . The tent of claim 1 wherein the base is at least partially circular and includes at least two base poles.
5 . The tent of claim 4 wherein the at least two base poles are partially circular, centers of the base poles being offset from one another.
6 . The tent of claim 5 wherein the frame includes an upper frame and a base frame.
7 . The tent of claim 1 wherein the base is oval-shaped.
8 . The tent of claim 1 wherein the frame is not self-erecting.
9 . The tent of claim 8 wherein the frame includes poles made substantially of fiberglass or aluminum.
10 . The tent of claim 1 wherein the frame further includes at least two arched poles for supporting the frame.
11 . The tent of claim 1 wherein an end opposite the closed end of each sleeve is permanently closed.
12 . The tent of claim 1 wherein the base poles are spaced from one another such that the base poles only define a portion of the base of the tent.
13 . A tent comprising:
a shell;
a frame securable to the shell for supporting the shell;
the frame including at least two base poles for defining at least a portion of a base of the tent;
the base of the tent being at least partially curved,
each base pole including a curved section for defining a curved section of the base;
the shell including at least two sleeves spaced from one another to facilitate assembly, each sleeve having a selectively openable end for receiving one of the base poles.
14 . The tent of claim 13 wherein the tent is not self-erecting.
15 . The tent of claim 14 wherein at least a portion of the base has no base pole therein to further facilitate assembly of the tent.