Tent Kit For A Flatbed Trailer

Abstract

A tent kit for a utility trailer allows a user to pitch a tent onto the utility trailer. The tent kit includes a tent, a skirt, mounting components, and frame components. The tent and skirt are preferably made from a marine grade material. The mounting components comprise pole stands and channel stock that are configured to be affixed to the floor of the utility trailer. Once the mounting components have been affixed, they do not need to be removed. A plurality of poles and angle brackets assemble into a tent frame supported by the stands. The poles are used as wall poles, rafter poles, cross poles, and ridge poles with the angle brackets joining the various poles. The skirt attaches to the channel stock and around the wall poles. The tent body fits over the frame and attaches to the skirt.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A kit for erecting a tent onto a floor of a flatbed trailer, the kit comprising:
 a tent body having walls, a roof, and first fastening means on a lower end thereof;   a skirt having beading on a lower end thereof and second fastening means on an upper end thereof;   a plurality of stands configured to be mounted to the floor of the flatbed trailer;   channel stock configured to be mounted to the floor of the flatbed trailer proximate to and around the stands, the channel stock having a channel configured to receive and retain the beading of the skirt to couple the skirt to the channel stock; and   a plurality of frame members configured to assemble into a tent frame utilizing the stands mounted to the floor of the flatbed trailer;   the assembled tent frame configured to receive the skirt and the tent body, the skirt then coupled to the channel stock via receipt of the beading of the skirt in the channel of the channel stock, and the tent then connected to the skirt via connection of the first fastening means of the tent with the second fastening means of the skirt.   
     
     
         2 . The tent kit of  claim 1 , wherein the tent and the skirt are made from a marine grade material. 
     
     
         3 . The tent kit of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of frame members comprises a plurality of poles and a plurality of angle brackets. 
     
     
         4 . The tent kit of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of poles comprises:
 a plurality of wall poles;   a plurality of rafter poles;   a plurality of cross poles; and   one or more ridge poles.   
     
     
         5 . The tent kit of  claim 3 , wherein the angle brackets comprises:
 a plurality of three-way angle brackets; and   a plurality of four-way angle brackets.   
     
     
         6 . The tent kit of  claim 3 , wherein a plurality of attachment means are provided on an inside of the tent body, the plurality of attachment means configured to be coupled to one or more of the plurality of poles. 
     
     
         7 . The tent kit of  claim 1 , wherein the first fastening means comprises a first portion of a zipper, and the second fastening means comprises a second portion of a zipper. 
     
     
         8 . The tent kit of  claim 1 , wherein one of the walls of the tent body includes a flap fashioned as a door. 
     
     
         9 . A kit for erecting a tent on a flatbed trailer, with the kit comprising:
 a tent body having four walls, a pitched roof, and a first fastening portion on a lower end thereof;   a skirt having beading on a lower end thereof and a second fastening portion on an upper end thereof;   a plurality of tent frame stands configured to be mounted to the floor of the flatbed trailer;   a plurality of tent frame members configured to assemble into a tent frame utilizing the tent frame stands that have been mounted to the floor of the flatbed trailer; and   a plurality of channel stock strips configured to be mounted to the floor of the flatbed trailer proximate to and around the stands, each strip of channel stock having a channel configured to receive and retain the beading of the skirt to couple the skirt to the strips of channel stock;   the assembled tent frame configured to receive the skirt and the tent body, the skirt then coupled to the strips of channel stock via receipt of the beading of the skirt in the channel of the channel stock, and the tent then connected to the skirt via connection of the first fastening portion of the tent with the second fastening portion of the skirt.   
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 9 , wherein the tent and the skirt are made from a marine grade material. 
     
     
         11 . The tent kit of  claim 9 , wherein the plurality of tent frame members comprises a plurality of metal poles and a plurality of metal angle brackets. 
     
     
         12 . The tent kit of  claim 11 , wherein the plurality of metal poles comprises:
 a plurality of metal wall poles;   a plurality of metal rafter poles;   a plurality of metal cross poles; and   one or more metal ridge poles.   
     
     
         13 . The tent kit of  claim 11 , wherein the metal angle brackets comprises:
 a plurality of metal three-way angle brackets; and   a plurality of metal four-way angle brackets.   
     
     
         14 . The tent kit of  claim 11 , wherein a plurality of attachment means are provided on an inside of the tent body, the plurality of attachment means configured to be coupled to one or more of the plurality of metal poles. 
     
     
         15 . The tent kit of  claim 9 , wherein the first fastening portion comprises a first portion of a zipper, and the second fastening portion comprises a second portion of a zipper. 
     
     
         16 . The tent kit of  claim 9 , wherein one of the walls of the tent body includes a flap fashioned as a door.