Tent assembly having a curtain and an umbrella frame

Abstract

A tent assembly includes a tent frame, a top support frame mounted on top of the tent frame, an umbrella frame connected to the top support frame, a control unit connected to the umbrella frame and the tent frame to control folding and unfolding of the umbrella frame, and a canopy mounted on the umbrella frame. The tent frame includes a plurality of spaced-apart upright posts, and a plurality of horizontal bars each bridging top portions of two adjacent ones of the upright posts. The canopy has a peripheral end extending to the horizontal bars. A curtain extends downwardly from the peripheral end of the canopy.

1 . A tent assembly comprising: 
 a tent frame including a plurality of spaced-apart upright posts, and a plurality of horizontal bars each bridging top portions of two adjacent ones of said upright posts;    a top support frame mounted on top of said tent frame;    an umbrella frame connected to said top support frame;    a control unit connected to said umbrella frame and said tent frame to control folding and unfolding of said umbrella frame;    a canopy mounted on said umbrella frame and having a peripheral end extending to said horizontal bars; and    a curtain extending downwardly from said peripheral end of said canopy.    
   
   
       2 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said control unit includes a string to control folding and unfolding of said umbrella frame.  
   
   
       3 . The tent assembly of  claim 2 , wherein said umbrella frame includes a telescopic tube, and a plurality of ribs connected pivotally and foldably to said telescopic tube, said top support frame having a central tubular connector connected to said telescopic tube.  
   
   
       4 . The tent assembly of  claim 3 , wherein said telescopic tube includes an outer tube connected to and extending downwardly from said top support frame, an inner tube connected telescopically to said outer tube, an upper hub sleeved on and fixed to said outer tube, and a lower hub that is opposite to said upper hub and that is fixed to a bottom end of said inner tube, said string having a connecting end extending into said inner tube and connected to said lower hub, and a pull end that is opposite to said connecting end, that extends outwardly from said inner tube, and that is connected to said tent frame.  
   
   
       5 . The tent assembly of  claim 4 , wherein said ribs further include a plurality of angularly spaced-apart upper ribs connected pivotally to said upper hub, and a plurality of angularly spaced-apart lower ribs connected pivotally to said lower hub and respective ones of said upper ribs, said canopy being mounted on said upper ribs.  
   
   
       6 . The tent assembly of  claim 3 , wherein said control unit further includes a string guide installed on said top support frame to guide said string.  
   
   
       7 . The tent assembly of  claim 6 , wherein said string guide includes a plurality of spaced-apart guide wheels mounted on said top support frame.  
   
   
       8 . The tent assembly of  claim 7 , wherein said top support frame includes a plurality of rods extending outwardly from said central tubular connector toward respective ones of said upright posts, said guide wheels being mounted on one of said rods.  
   
   
       9 . The tent assembly of  claim 4 , wherein said control unit further includes a hook member fixed to one of said upright posts and retaining said pull end of said string.  
   
   
       10 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , wherein said curtain has a top end, said tent assembly further comprising a fastening unit for connecting detachably said top end of said curtain to said peripheral end of said canopy.  
   
   
       11 . The tent assembly of  claim 10 , wherein said fastening unit includes a zipper sewn to said top end of said curtain and said peripheral end of said canopy.