Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane inventions 02/07

20070039638 - Backpack with deployable umbrella: A backpack is adapted to store an umbrella in a compact configuration within the backpack, and to enable to the user to selectively deploy and adjust the umbrella so as to shield the backpack wearer. The umbrella is compactly stored in a generally tubular storage compartment connected to the backpack... Agent: Mark D. Bowen, Esq. Sterns, Weaver, Miller, Weissler, Alhadeff & Sitte

20070039639 - Portable ballistic shelter system and device: A portable, lightweight ballistic panel integrated with a shelter is capable of withstanding penetration by ammunition and fragmentation, so that the occupants of the shelter remain safe and unharmed. In one embodiment of the invention, wall segments or panels of ballistic material are provided so as to hang from an... Agent: Williams Mullen

20070039640 - Collapsible structures: Collapsible structures include one or more add-on panels that are coupled to the underlying collapsible structure to improve the variety of play, entertainment value, and utility of these collapsible structures. Each of these collapsible structures incorporate at least one foldable frame member, and fabric covering portions of the frame member.... Agent: Raymond Sun Law Offices Of Raymond Sun

20070034241 - Umbrella handle: Provided is an umbrella handle comprising a tube, a hollow upper enlargement secured to one end of the tube and being in communication with a bore of the tube, a lower enlargement secured to and concealed the other end of the tube, and a flexible gripping member shaped to be... Agent: Ching-chuan You

20070034242 - Umbrella rib structure: An umbrella rib structure includes a central post, a plurality of main ribs surrounding the central post and pivoted to a top section of the central post, a sleeve fitted the central post for slidable movement, and a plurality of sub ribs. Each of the main ribs includes an orientation... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070034243 - Projection and actuation device for a walking stabilizer: A walking stabilizer equipped to combat the effects of akinesia paradoxica by employing a novel method and device to regulate and actuate a projection instrument which generates a pattern perpendicular to the user's direction of travel. The regulating and actuating device comprises a two pole series switch circuit configuration in... Agent: Martin Faier Faier & Faier P.C.

20070034244 - Tent structure: The present invention relates to a tent structure (100) in which a tent can be installed, through a tent up/down control device regardless of an uneven ground, the room temperature in the tent can be maintained constantly due to a three-fold window structure (30) and a combination of tent and... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070028951 - Automatic device for opening or closing a multi-folding umbrella: An automatic device for opening or closing multi-folding umbrella is provided, which comprises a umbrella shaft, a control handle, an upper and a lower nest, a rib assembly, a spring for closing, a spring for opening and a dragline in the shaft; a button with a reset spring and a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070028952 - Sleeping bag and system: There is a combination sleeping bag system. There is a tent member, including a tent base, a tent wall coupled to the tent base and defining a tent interior, and a tent aperture through the tent wall; and a sleeping bag defining a sleeping cavity, extending through the tent aperture,... Agent: Starkweather & Associates

20070028953 - Canopy tensioning device: A canopy tensioning device to facilitate the tensioning and loosening of a canopy onto a frame. The canopy tensioning device may include an elongated body with a drive mechanism disposed at least partially inside the elongated body. Actuating the drive mechanism moves an engagement member longitudinally along the elongated body.... Agent: John S. Pratt, Esq Kilpatrick Stockton, LLP

20070028954 - Collapsible shelter with flexible, collapsible canopy: The collapsible shelter includes a truss and a canopy framework that provides a flexible, collapsible canopy that is capable of flexing and moving, in whole or in part, between a raised position and lower positions having a reduced profile from the raised position. The collapsible shelter includes at least three... Agent: Fulwider Patton

20070023072 - English cane for a person with mobility impairment: English cane for a person with mobility impairment, comprising in its internal part a linear actuator (7) likely to transfer pulling and pushing loads and having on one hand a pair of toothed belts (18, 18′) equipped respectively with regularly spaced pads(19, 19′) on their face opposed to the toothed... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP 111 E. Wayne Street

20070023073 - Collapsible walker: A walker with a foldable mechanism comprising an actuator which has an operating lever and an actuating groove. The actuator is rotated when a user laterally moves the operating lever, whereby an actuating groove pushes a positioning rod upward so as to release a fixed frame from a locked position... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070023074 - Foldable tent frame: The present invention provides a foldable tent frame comprising a certain number of braces and connection sets connecting the adjacent braces, the connection set includes two connection pieces hinged together in dull connection, wherein one connection piece has a cut-away groove along the axial at the open end to form... Agent: Banger Shia

20070023075 - Semi-permanent athletic dugout: A semi-permanent shelter including first and second side frames that are spaced apart by a predetermined distance. Lateral and top fabric portions span the predetermined distance and are attached to side frames. Optionally, the side frames may include fabric portions.... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070023076 - Membrane wall element for the erection of a tent or hall construction: The invention relates to a membrane wall element for erecting a tent or shed-type construction, at least two wall membranes (1A, 1B) being fixed to at least two opposing end sections. When fixed, said wall membranes are interspaced by means of at least one rigid spacer element (2), such that... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP