Collapsible shelter with flexible rods

Abstract

A collapsible shelter includes a group of legs for supporting the collapsible shelter, a group of outer truss links connected the group of legs, and a group of upper truss links. The collapsible shelter also includes a center hub connected to a first subset of upper truss links of the group of upper truss links. The collapsible shelter further includes a group of mounting points, each mounting point attached to a respective outer truss link of the group of outer truss links. The collapsible shelter also includes a group of flexible rods, each flexible rod having a first end attached to a respective mounting point and a second end attached to the center hub.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A collapsible shelter, comprising:
 a group of legs for supporting the collapsible shelter, each leg of the group of legs including:
 a respective fixed leg bracket of a group of fixed leg brackets; and 
 a respective sliding leg bracket of a group of sliding leg brackets; 
   a group of outer truss links between each pair of legs of the group of legs, a first end of each outer truss link pivotally attached to a respective outer socket of one fixed leg bracket or one sliding leg bracket, a second end of each outer truss link pivotally attached to a second end of another outer truss link of the group of outer truss links;   a group of flexible rod mounting points, each flexible rod mounting point of the group of flexible rod mounting points attached to a respective outer truss link of the group of outer truss links;   a center hub for receiving a respective first end of each first upper truss link of a group of first upper truss links;   a group of second upper truss links, each second upper truss link of the group of second upper truss links having:
 a first end pivotally attached a center socket of a respective leg bracket of the group of leg brackets; and 
 a second end pivotally attached to a respective second end of each first peak truss link of the group of first peak truss links; and 
   a group of flexible rods, each flexible rod of the group of flexible rods having:
 a first end attached to a flexible rod mounting point of the group of flexible rod mounting points; and 
 a second end attached to the center hub. 
   
     
     
         2 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 1 , wherein:
 each flexible rod mounting point includes a cylindrical mounting point define at an upward angle; and   each cylindrical mounting point receives the first end of one flexible rod of the group of flexible rods.   
     
     
         3 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 2 , wherein each flexible rod is removably attached to the respective cylindrical mounting point and the center hub. 
     
     
         4 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 1 , further comprising a group of truss muscles, wherein each truss muscle interposes a first peak truss link and second peak truss link pair. 
     
     
         5 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 4 , wherein each truss muscle includes a through hole for receiving an upper truss connector that pivotally attaches the first peak truss link and second peak truss link pair. 
     
     
         6 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 4 , wherein the truss muscle imposes a positive lift force upon at least the second inner truss link. 
     
     
         7 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 1 , wherein:
 the center hub includes a group of first socket and a group of second sockets for receiving an inner truss link of the group of inner truss links;   the second end of each flexible rod of the group of flexible rods attached to a respective first socket of the group of first sockets; and   the first end of each first upper truss link of the group of first upper truss links attached to a respective second socket of the group of second sockets.   
     
     
         8 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 7 , wherein the first socket is posed at an angle with respect to the second socket. 
     
     
         9 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 7 , wherein the first end of each first upper truss link of the group of first upper truss links is pivotally attached to the respective second socket of the group of second sockets. 
     
     
         10 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 1 , further comprising a cover placed over at least the group of flexible rods, the group of outer truss links, the group of first upper truss links, the group of second upper truss links, and the center hub. 
     
     
         11 . A collapsible shelter, comprising:
 a group of legs for supporting the collapsible shelter;   a group of outer truss links connected the group of legs;   a group of upper truss links;   a center hub connected to a first subset of upper truss links of the group of upper truss links;   a group of mounting points, each mounting point attached to a respective outer truss link of the group of outer truss links; and   a group of flexible rods, each flexible rod having a first end attached to a respective mounting point and a second end attached to the center hub.   
     
     
         12 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , wherein each leg of the group of legs includes a leg bracket for connecting at least one outer truss link of the group of outer truss links. 
     
     
         13 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the outer truss links of the group of outer truss links are arranged to form a perimeter of the shelter and are pivotally connected between adjacent legs. 
     
     
         14 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , wherein each flexible rod provides support for a roof structure. 
     
     
         15 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , further comprising a cover placed over the group of flexible rods and the group of upper truss links. 
     
     
         16 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the center hub includes a first group of sockets for receiving the group of flexible rods and a second set of group sockets for receiving the first subset of upper truss links. 
     
     
         17 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 a group of fixed leg brackets; and   a group of sliding leg brackets, wherein:
 each fixed leg bracket includes a group of first sockets; 
 each sliding leg bracket includes a group of second sockets; 
 each leg of the group of legs is attached to a respective fixed leg bracket of the group of fixed leg brackets and a respective sliding leg bracket of the group of sliding brackets; and 
 a first end of each outer truss link is pivotally attached to either a first socket of one group of first sockets or a second socket of one group of second sockets. 
   
     
     
         18 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 17 , wherein a second end of each outer truss link is pivotally attached to a second end of an adjacent outer truss link to form a connected truss structure. 
     
     
         19 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the center hub is positioned at a peak of the collapsible shelter. 
     
     
         20 . The collapsible shelter of  claim 11 , wherein the group of flexible rods are removably attached to the center hub.