TENT WITH VENTING TRUNCATED CORNERS
A tent includes a venting opening extending through a truncated corner of the tent to allow air flow through the corner between the enclosed living space and outside the tent.
1 . A tent comprising:
a frame comprising poles configured in an erect configuration;
a shell secured to the frame to define an enclosed living space, the shell comprising a floor, two adjacent walls extending upward from the floor, and a truncated corner between the two adjacent walls and having opposite sides secured to and interconnecting the respective adjacent walls,
a venting opening extending through the truncated corner to allow air flow through the corner between the enclosed living space and outside the tent.
2 . A tent as set forth in claim 1 wherein the truncated corner comprises a gusset secured between the two adjacent walls.
3 . A tent as set forth in claim 2 wherein the gusset is generally triangular.
4 . A tent as set forth in claim 3 wherein the gusset is planar and lies in a plane that is off-vertical.
5 . A tent as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a venting portion in registration with the venting opening for selectively regulating air flow through the opening.
6 . A tent as set forth in claim 5 wherein the venting portion comprises a generally air-impermeable venting flap releasably fastened to the shell adjacent to the venting opening for selectively regulating air flow through the opening.
7 . A tent as set forth in claim 6 wherein the venting flap has opposite sides generally coextensive with respective opposite sides of the venting opening.
8 . A tent as set forth in claim 7 further comprising a fastening device extending along the opposite sides of the respective venting flap and venting opening.
9 . A tent as set forth in claim 5 further comprising a screen portion in registration with the venting opening for preventing insects and debris from entering the living space through the venting opening.
10 . A tent as set forth in claim 9 further comprising a vent hood spaced outward from the truncated corner and at least partially covering the venting opening.
11 . A tent as set forth in claim 10 wherein the hood has a pitched lower end spaced outward from the shell and defining a hood opening for allowing air flow to the venting opening.
12 . A tent as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a screen portion in registration with the venting opening for preventing insects and debris from entering the living space through the venting opening.
13 . A tent as set forth in claim 12 wherein the corner further includes a vent hood spaced outward from the truncated corner and covering the venting screen and the venting opening.
14 . A tent as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a vent hood spaced outward from the truncated corner and at least partially covering the venting opening.
15 . A tent as set forth in claim 14 wherein the hood has a pitched lower end spaced outward from the shell and defining a hood opening for allowing air flow to the venting opening.
16 . A tent as set forth in claim 15 wherein one of the poles of the frame constitutes a corner pole extends generally along a longitudinal centerline of the corner, the hood being secured to said corner pole.
17 . A tent as set forth in claim 16 further comprising a corner support extending outward from the truncated corner generally adjacent to the floor of the shell, the corner support being secured to the corner pole.
18 . A tent as set forth in claim 17 wherein the corner support comprises at least one of a strap and a flap.
19 . A tent as set forth in claim 1 further comprising a fly secured on an exterior of the shell, the fly overlying at least a portion of the venting opening.
20 . A tent as set forth in claim 19 further comprising a screen portion in registration with the venting opening for preventing insects and debris from entering the living space through the venting opening.