Tent comprising a flexible fabric and a frame, and assembly comprising it

Abstract

The tent ( 1 ) comprises a flexible fabric ( 11 ) and reinforcing means. This fabric ( 11 ) comprises sleeves, each of said sleeves being designed to accommodate a flexible hoop belonging to said reinforcing means. The tent ( 1 ) has a deployed position in which it comprises completely rectangular lateral faces ( 3, 6 ) arranged in a cylinder whose directrix is a regular polygon having an even number of sides, each of said sleeves extending round the periphery of a said respective face ( 3, 6 ), each of said hoops being in a working position in said sleeves, and said tent ( 1 ) has a flat position in which said sleeves are superposed.

1 . Tent comprising a flexible fabric ( 11 ) and a frame for tensioning said fabric ( 11 ), said fabric ( 11 ) including sleeves ( 17 ), each of said sleeves ( 17 ) being configured to accommodate a flexible hoop ( 9 ) forming part of said frame, wherein said tent ( 1 ) has a deployed position in which said tent ( 1 ) has globally rectangular lateral faces ( 3 - 6 ) arranged in a cylinder, the directrix of which is regular polygon including an even number of sides, each of said sleeves ( 17 ) extending at the perimeter of a respective one of said faces ( 3 - 6 ), each of said hoops ( 9 ) being in a working position in said sleeve ( 17 ), and wherein said tent ( 1 ) has a flat position in which said sleeves ( 17 ) are superposed. 
   
   
       2 . Tent according to  claim 1 , wherein in addition to said deployed position and said flat position, said tent ( 1 ) has a storage position in which each of said hoops ( 9 ) is in a multiloop position in which it is conformed as a plurality of superposed loops, said hoops ( 9 ) being superposed on each other in the multiloop position. 
   
   
       3 . Tent according to  claim 1 , wherein said fabric ( 11 ) includes lateral panels ( 12 - 15 ) and a roof panel ( 16 ), each of said lateral panels ( 12 - 15 ) including one of said sleeves ( 17 ). 
   
   
       4 . Tent according to  claim 3 , further comprising a flexible wall ( 30 ) for connection to a vehicle ( 2 ) and an access opening ( 23 ) formed in one of said lateral panels ( 15 ), said wall ( 30 ) including means ( 31 ) for connection to the panel ( 15 ) and to the rear of said vehicle ( 2 ). 
   
   
       5 . Tent according to  claim 3 , wherein said tent ( 1 ) includes four similar faces ( 3 - 6 ) and four hoops ( 9 ), said fabric ( 11 ) including four lateral panels ( 12 - 15 ) and a roof panel ( 16 ). 
   
   
       6 . Tent according to  claim 5 , further comprising two flexible poles ( 10 ) extending in a cruciform arrangement against the inside surface of said fabric ( 11 ) in the deployed position of said tent ( 1 ), each leg ( 25 ) of one of said poles ( 10 ) lying against the junction of two consecutive lateral panels ( 12 - 15 ) so that said roof panel ( 16 ) has the shape of a dome at the center of which said poles ( 10 ) cross. 
   
   
       7 . Tent according to  claim 6 , wherein said fabric ( 11 ) has at each junction of two consecutive lateral panels ( 12 - 15 ), on the side opposite said roof panel ( 16 ), a sleeve ( 26 ) for positioning the end of a respective end of one of said legs ( 25 ). 
   
   
       8 . Tent according  claim 3 , further comprising two access openings ( 23 ) and at least one flap ( 22 ) for blocking one of said access openings ( 23 ), each of said openings ( 23 ) being provided in a respective lateral panel ( 13 ,  15 ). 
   
   
       9 . Tent according to  claim 1 , wherein said hoops ( 9 ) are in stainless steel and have a rectangular section. 
   
   
       10 . Assembly comprising a tent ( 1 ) according to  claim 1  and a cover ( 40 ) for transporting said tent ( 1 ) in a storage position, said tent ( 1 ) being disposed inside said cover ( 40 ). 
   
   
       11 . Assembly according to  claim 10 , wherein said cover ( 40 ) is configured to envelop said panels ( 12 - 15 ) and said hoops ( 9 ) in a multiloop position and has an insertion slot provided with closure means ( 42 ).