Center hub slide-way portable enclosure system

Abstract

The tops of a series of structural supports pivot around a central hub slide-way. The supports each have expansible top roof sections and lower wall sections. The supports pivot from a nested storage array to an axially expanded frame array. An attached material forms a ceiling cover with or without a sidewall or floor covering for a quick and compacted portable canopy and/or enclosure. A zipper separates the cover material into two sections to allow pivoting of the structural supports during setting up and storing away.

1 . A center hub slide-way portable enclosure system comprising: 
 a center hub slide-way formed by a center hub having a passageway completely encircling the center hub;    a plurality of structural supports each movably attached by a connection to the center hub at a top end of each of the structural supports so that the structural supports are pivotably slidable in the slide-way around the center hub in a variety of configurations including a storage position with the structural supports pivoted together contacting each other for storage and transport and a full structural frame position with all of the structural supports pivoted out in a radially spaced array for forming a support structure;    a cover material attachable to the structural supports to form a portable shelter to function as a stand alone self-supported structure with the structural supports all pivoted out in a full radially spaced array when set up and to function as a building extension shelter with two of the structural supports attached to an external structure and the other structural supports pivoted out in a radially spaced array when set up, the cover material attached to the structural supports when the structural supports are pivoted together for storage.    
   
   
       2 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein the center hub slide-way comprises a groove having a wide groove interior and a narrow groove opening encircling the center hub and further comprising a lateral extension of a top end of each of the structural supports, the lateral extension fitting slidably within the wide groove interior and the lateral extension configured wider than the groove opening so that a pair of opposing sides of the groove opening retain the lateral extension within the groove.  
   
   
       3 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 2  wherein a top end of each of the structural supports has a threaded opening therein and the lateral extension comprises a head of a threaded fastener attached within the threaded opening.  
   
   
       4 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein the center hub slide-way comprises two spaced circular discs interconnected at a center portion by a center post leaving a circular slide-way encircling the center post between the spaced circular discs and the top end of each of the structural supports is attached by a pivotable connection to the center post.  
   
   
       5 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein each of the structural supports comprises a roof section extending outwardly from the center hub slide-way and an interconnected side wall section extending downwardly from the roof section.  
   
   
       6 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 5  wherein both the roof section and the side wall section each comprise a means for expanding the length of the section.  
   
   
       7 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 6  wherein the means for extending the length of the section comprises adding an extension element interconnected to the section.  
   
   
       8 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 6  wherein the means for extending the length of the section comprises telescoping elements in each section.  
   
   
       9 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 5  wherein the cover material comprises a roof cover attached to the roof sections of the structural supports.  
   
   
       10 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 5  wherein the cover material comprises a roof cover attached to the roof sections of the structural supports and a contiguous side wall covering attached to the side wall sections of the structural supports.  
   
   
       11 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 10  further comprising a floor cover attached to the side wall covering, the floor cover comprising at least two sections interconnected by a zipper for separation of the sections during assembly and disassembly.  
   
   
       12 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 10  wherein the cover material further comprises at least one opening section comprised of two panels interconnected by a zipper to allow entry and to allow the panels to separate to allow pivoting of the structural supports during assembly and disassembly.  
   
   
       13 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 10  wherein the cover material further comprises at least one viewing section comprised of a panel having an opening therethrough covered by a see-through outdoor flexible material.  
   
   
       14 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein the cover material attaches to the structural supports by a series of hangers attached to the cover material and looped around the structural supports.  
   
   
       15 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 14  wherein each of the hangers comprises a pair of strips of material attached to the cover material and interconnected around a structural support by a connector.  
   
   
       16 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 14  wherein each of the hangers comprises a loop of material attached to the cover material with the structural support inserted through the loop of material.  
   
   
       17 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein the center hub slide-way is a structure enabling the storage and radial expansion of the plurality of structural supports.  
   
   
       18 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein the plurality of structural supports each comprise a minimum of one expandable structure comprising a lower portion having engagement with an external ground surface on a distal end and engaged with an upper portion on a proximal end and an upper portion having engagement with the lower portion on a distal end and engagement with the center hub slide-way on a proximal end.  
   
   
       19 . The center hub slide-way portable enclosure system of  claim 1  wherein the cover material comprises a flexible outdoor material.