Tent with window having an internal shelf
A tent having window shelf that extends into a tent from the bottom of a window opening. The shelf may be formed, for example, by an inner covering of the window. The inner covering may include an outer support such as a pole so that it may maintain its configuration when folded down, and a fabric strip or other structure for maintaining the inner covering in a horizontal position so that it may serve as a shelf. A clasp or a plurality of clasps may be provided for attaching an inner covering of a tent window and permitting the inner covering to drape over the opening for the window without completely closing the opening.
1. A tent, comprising:
a window opening;
a shelf formed by an inner covering for the window opening and extending into the tent from a bottom of the window opening;
a structure for supporting the shelf, the structure comprising a fabric strip connected to the tent above the window opening and to the inner covering; and
at least one screen attached to the inner covering, the fabric strip, and a perimeter of the window opening.
2. The tent of claim 1 , wherein:
the fabric strip extends to an outer perimeter of the inner covering,
the number of screens is at least two, and
the screens extend along the outer perimeter of the inner covering.
3. The tent of claim 2 , wherein the screens are configured to be opened to provide access to the shelf.
4. The tent of claim 2 , further comprising an outer covering for closing the window opening, the outer covering being configured to be opened to provide access to the shelf.
5. A tent, comprising:
a window opening;
an inner covering configurable between a first arrangement in which the inner covering extends over the window opening and a second arrangement in which the inner covering serves as a shelf extending into the tent;
a structure for supporting the inner covering in the second arrangement, the structure comprising a fabric strip connected to the tent above the window opening and to the inner covering; and
at least one screen attached to the inner covering, the fabric strip, and a perimeter of the window opening.
6. The tent of claim 5 , wherein:
the fabric strip extends to an outer perimeter of the inner covering,
the number of screens is at least two, and
the screens extend along the outer perimeter of the inner covering.
7. The tent of claim 6 , wherein the screens are configured to be opened to provide access to the shelf.
8. The tent of claim 6 , further comprising an outer covering for closing the window opening, the outer covering being configured to be opened to provide access to the shelf.