Portable painting tent

Abstract

A portable painting tent comprises a tall tripod frame with telescoping legs over which is draped a tent to control paint spray. Inside at the apex of the tripod, a swivel allows a standard house door, or other large items, to be hung from its top edge. A special bracket attaches to the top of the item, where it can be left unpainted, and the whole clips into a slot in the swivel. Both sides and edges of the item can be spray painted, and special handles are used to pick the wet item off the swivel and put it somewhere for drying. The whole tent can be folded up and carried away by collapsing the telescoping legs and folding them together in a tight bundle.

1 . A painting tent, comprising:
 a frame with at least with three legs, and enclosing a space large enough to hang an item for painting;   a cover draped over an outside of said frame providing for control of paint over-spray when painting an item hanging in said frame;   a swivel attached at a center of said frame where the said legs converge, and providing for a swivel joint on which a hanging item may be turned for painting.   
   
   
       2 . The painting tent of  claim 1 , further comprising: a bracket for attaching to a top of said item and including means for hooking onto said swivel. 
   
   
       3 . The painting tent of  claim 1 , further comprising: a hub for accepting support provided by said legs and for supporting the swivel. 
   
   
       4 . The painting tent of  claim 3 , further comprising:
 a set of horizontal arms attached together at said hub and at each respective distal end to corresponding legs;   wherein the overall height of said frame is minimized while still being able to accommodate a house door for painting within.   
   
   
       5 . The painting tent of  claim 4 , further comprising a set of elbows that respectively connect each of said legs to a corresponding horizontal arm, and that allow said frame tripod to be folded up for storage. 
   
   
       6 . The painting tent of  claim 4 , wherein said frame includes exactly three legs, and wherein the hub allows two of said three horizontal arms to be folded up against the third of said three horizontal arms, to the allow said frame to be folded up for storage. 
   
   
       7 . The painting tent of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a hanger bar that attaches to a top edge of a door to be painted, and that supports said doors weight while hanging from said swivel.   
   
   
       8 . A portable painting tent comprising:
 a tripod frame with legs enclosing a volume large enough to hang and turn a standard house door within said tripod;   a swivel attached at a center of said tripod where the said legs converge, and providing for a swivel joint on which a hanging door may be turned for painting;   a hub for accepting support provided by said legs and for supporting said swivel;   a set of horizontal arms each attached at said hub and at a first end and to a corresponding leg at a second end, whereby an overall height of said tripod is minimized while still accommodating doors for painting within;   a set of elbows coupling said legs to said horizontal arms;   a bracket for attaching to a top of said door and including means for hooking onto said swivel; and   a cover draped over an outside of said tripod providing for control of paint over-spray when painting said door hanging inside said tripod;   wherein, said legs include telescoping means, and wherein said tripod may be folded for storage in a minimal space and for carrying.   
   
   
       9 . The portable painting tent of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a first grip handle for insertion into an empty door lockset bore after said door is painted inside said painting tent; and   a second grip handle for spearing hinge plate areas of said door with spikes also after said door is painted inside said painting tent;   wherein a freshly painted door can be lifted by both handles, without disturbing the wet painted surfaces, and un-hooked from said swivel to be placed elsewhere for drying.   
   
   
       10 . A method for painting, comprising:
 erecting a portable tent with a swivel inside at a top center;   hooking a house door onto said swivel secured by a hanger bar coupled onto a top edge of said door; and   spray painting said door within said portable tent, and turning said door on said swivel to paint all sides and edges through an opening in said portable tent.   
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 10 , further comprising:
 lifting said door while still wet with a first handle that plugs into an empty door lockset bore and a second handle that has spikes to spear an empty hinge plate area; and   placing said door elsewhere for drying.