Combination tent and frame therefor

Abstract From the Canadian patent

This invention relates to a novel tent construction characterized by at least two, and preferably four, identical subframes each pair of, which is connected together at the adjacent upper outside corners to produce in unfold condition an inverted generally V-shaped frame when the lower marginal edges therefor are maintained in maximum fixed-spaced relation to one another by a foldable fabric floor stretched therebetween. When four subframes are employed the second pair is connected to the first in end-to-end relation so as to double the length of the resulting frame. Each subframe includes a unique molded hub at the center thereof having four equiangularly-spaced sockets therein shaped to …