Self-deployable tent including an inside chamber

Abstract

The self-deployable tent comprises a hoop structure comprising a base loop and at least one top loop; and a roof sheet secured to the base loop and to the top loop. The tent further includes an inside chamber disposed beneath the roof sheet, and having a top portion that is secured to the top loop by flexible spacer means, and a bottom portion that is secured to the base loop. In the deployed position, the tension in the roof sheet and the inside chamber is such that they are held apart from each other by the spacer means.

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       9 . A self-deployable tent comprising: 
 a hoop structure comprising a base loop and at least one top loop; and    a roof sheet secured to the base loop and the top loop, wherein the tent:    a) further comprises an inside chamber disposed beneath the roof sheet, said chamber having a top portion secured to the top loop via flexible spacer means, and a bottom portion secured to the base loop; and, wherein    b) in the deployed position, the tension of the roof sheet and the inside chamber is such that they are held apart from each other by the spacer means.    
   
   
       10 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 9 , wherein the bottom portion of the roof sheet includes two opposite openings for inlet and outlet of air flowing in a ventilation space between the roof sheet and the inside chamber.  
   
   
       11 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 10 , wherein each of the two opposite openings is formed in the inside region of a top loop close to the base loop.  
   
   
       12 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 9 , wherein the bottom portion of the chamber constitutes the ground sheet of the tent.  
   
   
       13 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 9 , which includes a ground sheet that is independent from the bottom portion of the inside chamber, and is secured to the base loop, or to the roof sheet, or to the chamber.  
   
   
       14 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 9 , which includes sheaths fixed on or integrated in the outside face of the roof sheet to pass the top loop, wherein the flexible spacer means are secured to the inside face of the roof sheet at or close to said sheaths.  
   
   
       15 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 9 , wherein the flexible spacer means are releasable fasteners, and the inside face of the roof sheet and the outside face of the inside chamber carry fastener elements for fastening said fasteners.  
   
   
       16 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 9 , which includes adjuster means for adjusting the width of the tent, extending between two opposite zones both of the base loop and of the top loop, beneath the bottom portion of the inside chamber.  
   
   
       17 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 10 , wherein the bottom portion of the chamber constitutes the ground sheet of the tent.  
   
   
       18 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 11 , wherein the bottom portion of the chamber constitutes the ground sheet of the tent.  
   
   
       19 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 10 , which includes a ground sheet that is independent from the bottom portion of the inside chamber, and is secured to the base loop, or to the roof sheet, or to the chamber.  
   
   
       20 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 11 , which includes a ground sheet that is independent from the bottom portion of the inside chamber, and is secured to the base loop, or to the roof sheet, or to the chamber.  
   
   
       21 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 10 , which includes sheaths fixed on or integrated in the outside face of the roof sheet to pass the top loop, wherein the flexible spacer means are secured to the inside face of the roof sheet at or close to said sheaths.  
   
   
       22 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 11 , which includes sheaths fixed on or integrated in the outside face of the roof sheet to pass the top loop, wherein the flexible spacer means are secured to the inside face of the roof sheet at or close to said sheaths.  
   
   
       23 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 12 , which includes sheaths fixed on or integrated in the outside face of the roof sheet to pass the top loop, wherein the flexible spacer means are secured to the inside face of the roof sheet at or close to said sheaths.  
   
   
       24 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 13 , which includes sheaths fixed on or integrated in the outside face of the roof sheet to pass the top loop, wherein the flexible spacer means are secured to the inside face of the roof sheet at or close to said sheaths.  
   
   
       25 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 10 , wherein the flexible spacer means are releasable fasteners, and the inside face of the roof sheet and the outside face of the inside chamber carry fastener elements for fastening said fasteners.  
   
   
       26 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 11 , wherein the flexible spacer means are releasable fasteners, and the inside face of the roof sheet and the outside face of the inside chamber carry fastener elements for fastening said fasteners.  
   
   
       27 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 12 , wherein the flexible spacer means are releasable fasteners, and the inside face of the roof sheet and the outside face of the inside chamber carry fastener elements for fastening said fasteners.  
   
   
       28 . A self-deployable tent according to  claim 10 , which includes adjuster means for adjusting the width of the tent, extending between two opposite zones both of the base loop and of the top loop, beneath the bottom portion of the inside chamber.