Anti-Ponding Foldable Canopy Tent

This application is a continuation application of non-provisional patent application Ser. No. 18/220,251, titled “Anti-ponding foldable canopy tent”, filed in the United States Patent and Trademark Office on Jul. 10, 2023, which claims priority to and the benefit of the patent application titled “An anti-ponding foldable canopy tent”, application number 2023201493759, filed in the China National Intellectual Property Administration on Feb. 8, 2023. The specifications of the above-referenced patent applications are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

The present invention, in general, relates to outdoor articles, and in particular, relates to an anti-ponding foldable canopy tent.

Currently, foldable canopy tents are one of the widely used outdoor articles for leisure activities. These foldable canopy tents are simple to operate, easy to install, easy to carry, can be opened and closed quickly, and can be used at any time after being opened, with a long service life. A foldable canopy tent usually includes a tent frame assembly, a ceiling assembly, and a tarpaulin, where the tarpaulin is supported by the ceiling assembly. However, the tarpaulin in a conventional foldable canopy tent is nonelastic during tensioning, which causes ponding easily.

To overcome the above-recited problem in a conventional foldable canopy tent, the present invention provides an anti-ponding foldable canopy tent.

The anti-ponding foldable canopy tent comprises a tent frame assembly, a ceiling assembly, and a tarpaulin. The ceiling assembly is mounted on the tent frame assembly. The ceiling assembly comprises a central lock mechanism and multiple foldable arm mechanisms annularly distributed about a periphery of the central lock mechanism. The tarpaulin is disposed on the ceiling assembly. The ceiling assembly further comprises multiple elastic rod mechanisms annularly distributed about the periphery of the central lock mechanism. A first end of each of the elastic rod mechanisms is rotatably connected to the central lock mechanism, and a second end of each of the elastic rod mechanisms is connected to the tarpaulin for tensioning the tarpaulin.

In an embodiment, each of the elastic rod mechanisms comprises a vertex angle elastic rod and a supporting elastic rod. A first end of the vertex angle elastic rod is rotatably connected to a top fixed disc of the central lock mechanism, and a second end of the vertex angle elastic rod is connected to the tarpaulin for tensioning the tarpaulin. A first end of the supporting elastic rod is rotatably connected to a lower fixed disc of the central lock mechanism, and a second end of the supporting elastic rod is rotatably connected to the vertex angle elastic rod.

In an embodiment, the vertex angle elastic rod is fixed with a support, and the supporting elastic rod is rotatably connected to the support.

In an embodiment, the support comprises a support mounting part and a support hinging part. The support mounting part is fixed to the vertex angle elastic rod during installation. The support hinging part is hinged to the supporting elastic rod.

In an embodiment, the vertex angle elastic rod and/or the supporting elastic rod are made of a glass fiber or a carbon fiber.

In an embodiment, the number of the foldable arm mechanisms is the same as number of the elastic rod mechanisms. The foldable arm mechanisms and the elastic rod mechanisms are arranged in a staggering mode.

In an embodiment, one end of each of the foldable arm mechanisms away from the central lock mechanism, that is, a distal end of each of the foldable arm mechanisms, is connected to a supporting leg of the tent frame assembly.

In an embodiment, the number of the foldable arm mechanisms and the elastic rod mechanisms is both four, and a projection of the tarpaulin on a horizontal plane is rectangular

In the present invention, the elastic rod mechanisms are folded together with the tent frame assembly. When the foldable canopy tent is in an extended state, the elastic rod mechanisms support the tarpaulin tightly to preclude the tarpaulin from ponding.

In the figures:—anti-ponding foldable canopy tent;—tent frame assembly;—supporting leg;—lateral foldable arm mechanism;—sliding sleeve;—ceiling assembly;—elastic rod mechanisms;—vertex angle elastic rod;—support;—support mounting part;—support hinging part;—supporting elastic rod;—central lock mechanism;—top fixed disc:—lower fixed disc;—center rod;—foldable arm mechanisms;—vertex angle rod;—vertex angle supporting rod;—tent frame rod;—tent frame supporting rod; and—tarpaulin.

In the description of the present invention, it is understood that the terms, “one end”, “the other end”, “horizonal”, “central”, “end”, “length”, etc., relating to an orientation or a positional relationship are in line with the orientations or the positional relationships shown in the drawings. Such terms are used herein merely to provide an easy or simplified description of the present invention, rather than indicating or implying that a device or an element must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and shall not be understood as a limitation of the present invention.

The present invention is further described with the attached drawings as follows.

Disclosed herein is an anti-ponding foldable canopy tentcomprising a tent frame assembly, a ceiling assembly, and a tarpaulinas shown into. The ceiling assemblyis mounted on the tent frame assembly. The ceiling assemblycomprises a central lock mechanism, four middle foldable arm mechanisms, and four elastic rod mechanismsas shown inand. The middle foldable arm mechanismsand the elastic rod mechanismsare uniformly and annularly distributed about a peripheryof the central lock mechanism. The tarpaulinis disposed on the ceiling assembly. The middle foldable arm mechanismsand the elastic rod mechanismsare arranged in a staggering mode. One endof each of the elastic rod mechanismsis rotatably connected to the central lock mechanism, and the other endof each of the elastic rod mechanismsis connected to the tarpaulinfor tensioning the tarpaulin.

The elastic rod mechanismsof the anti-ponding foldable canopy tentare folded together with the tent frame assemblyas shown in. When the anti-ponding foldable canopy tentis in an extended state, the elastic rod mechanismssupport the tarpaulintightly to prevent the tarpaulinfrom ponding.

Referring to, the central lock mechanismcomprises a top fixed disc, a lower fixed disc, and a center rodconfigured to connect the two discsand. Each of the elastic rod mechanismscomprises a vertex angle elastic rodand a supporting elastic rod. One endof the vertex angle elastic rod, shown inand, is hinged or rotatably connected to the top fixed discof the central lock mechanism. The other endof the vertex angle elastic rod, shown inand, is connected to the tarpaulinfor tensioning the tarpaulinas shown in. One endof the supporting elastic rodis hinged or rotatably connected to the lower fixed discof the central lock mechanism, and the other endof the supporting elastic rodis hinged or rotatably connected to the vertex angle elastic rod. The vertex angle elastic rodand the supporting elastic rodform an inverted “V”-shaped structure as shown in.

Referring toagain, the vertex angle elastic rodof each of the elastic rod mechanismsis fixed with a support. The supporting elastic rodis rotatably connected to the support. The supportcomprises a support mounting partand a support hinging partas shown in an enlarged view of. The support mounting partis fixed and sleeved on the vertex angle elastic rodusing fasteners. The support hinging partis hinged to the supporting elastic rod.

In an embodiment, the vertex angle elastic rodand the supporting elastic rodare made of a glass fiber. In another embodiment, the vertex angle elastic rodand the supporting elastic rodare made of a carbon fiber or other elastic rod structures.

Referring toagain, the tent frame assemblycomprises four supporting legsand four lateral foldable rod mechanismsconnected between adjacent supporting legs. A sliding sleeveis provided on each supporting legas shown in, and is configured to slide up and down the supporting leg. The four middle foldable arm mechanismsand the four supporting legsare in a one-to-one correspondence with each other. Each of the middle foldable arm mechanismscomprises a vertex angle rod, a vertex angle supporting rod, a tent frame rod, and a tent frame supporting rodas shown in. The vertex angle rodand the vertex angle supporting rodform an inverted “V”-shaped structure. One endof the vertex angle rodis hinged to the top fixed discof the central lock mechanismas shown in, and the other endof the vertex angle rodis hinged to the tent frame rodas shown in. One endof the vertex angle supporting rodis hinged to the lower fixed discof the central lock mechanism, and the other endof the vertex angle supporting rodis hinged to the vertex angle rod, as shown in. The tent frame rodand the tent frame supporting rodform an inverted “V”-shaped structure as shown in. A distal end of each of the foldable arm mechanismsis connected to a supporting legof the tent frame assembly. One endof the tent frame rodaway from the vertex angle rodis hinged to the top of the supporting leg. One endof the tent frame supporting rodis hinged to the tent frame rod, and the other endof the tent frame supporting rodis hinged to the sliding sleeveon the supporting leg.

Referring toagain, in an embodiment, the projection of the tarpaulinon a horizontal plane is rectangular. In another embodiment, the projection of the tarpaulinon a horizontal plane is a square.

In an embodiment as shown in, the number of the foldable arm mechanismsis same as number of the elastic rod mechanisms. It should be understood that, the number and the distribution of the supporting legsof the anti-ponding foldable canopy tentcan be adjusted as required; accordingly, the number and the distribution of the lateral foldable arm mechanisms, the middle foldable arm mechanisms, and the elastic rod mechanisms, and the shape of the tarpaulincan be adjusted as required.

It shall be noted that the above embodiments have been provided only for illustrating the technical scheme of the present invention and not to limit the present invention. Although the present invention has been detailed with reference to the above embodiments, those ordinarily skilled in the art should understand that they can still modify the technical scheme recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements on some or all of the technical features; however, such modifications or replacements do not separate the essence of technical schemes from the substance and scope of the technical scheme provided by the embodiments of the present invention.