Portable shelter having canopy with skylight

Abstract

A portable shelter includes a frame assembly and a canopy that is supported by the frame assembly. The canopy includes a transparent skylight.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable shelter comprising:
 a frame assembly; and   a canopy that is supported by the frame assembly, the canopy including a transparent skylight.   
     
     
         2 . The portable shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the canopy is supported by the frame assembly to define an apex portion of the canopy, and wherein the transparent skylight is at least partially disposed at the apex portion. 
     
     
         3 . The portable shelter of  claim 2 , wherein the apex portion has an longitudinal length, and wherein the transparent skylight extends along an entirety of the longitudinal length of the apex portion of the canopy. 
     
     
         4 . The portable shelter of  claim 3 , wherein the canopy includes a plurality of walls, wherein at least two of the walls are opposite each other and face each other, wherein the apex portion extends between the at least two walls, wherein the longitudinal length of the apex portion is defined by a distance between the at least two walls. 
     
     
         5 . The portable shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the skylight is polarized. 
     
     
         6 . The portable shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the canopy includes a plurality of walls and a roof portion that extends between the walls, wherein the skylight is included on the roof portion. 
     
     
         7 . The portable shelter of  claim 6 , wherein the roof portion includes a first roof portion and a second roof portion that are joined together at an apex, wherein the first roof portion and the second roof portion each slope downward away from the apex, wherein the skylight is included on both the first roof portion and the second roof portion. 
     
     
         8 . The portable shelter of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of walls includes a doorway. 
     
     
         9 . The portable shelter of  claim 6 , wherein at least one of the plurality of walls includes a window. 
     
     
         10 . The portable shelter of  claim 9 , wherein the window is covered by a transparent sheet. 
     
     
         11 . The portable shelter of  claim 1 , wherein the skylight is made of a flexible sheet of material. 
     
     
         12 . The portable shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the skylight is made out of vinyl. 
     
     
         13 . A canopy for a portable shelter, the canopy operable to be supported by a frame assembly of the portable shelter, the canopy comprising:
 a plurality of walls; and   a roof portion that is operably coupled to the plurality of walls, the roof portion including a transparent skylight.   
     
     
         14 . The canopy of  claim 13 , wherein the skylight is polarized. 
     
     
         15 . The canopy of  claim 13 , wherein the skylight is made of a flexible sheet of material. 
     
     
         16 . The canopy of  claim 15 , wherein the skylight is made out of vinyl. 
     
     
         17 . A portable shelter comprising:
 a frame assembly; and   a canopy that is supported by the frame assembly, the canopy including a plurality of walls, a first roof portion, and a second roof portion, the first and second roof portions joined together at an apex of the shelter and sloping generally downward from the apex, the apex having a longitudinal length defined between at least two opposing ones of the plurality of walls, the canopy further including a transparent skylight made of a flexible sheet of material, the skylight extending along an entirety of the longitudinal length of the apex, the skylight included on both the first and second roof portions.