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A joint element for supporting and/or connecting at least one tent pole for generating a pole structure capable of carrying a canvas, such as a tent canvas, wherein said joint element comprises at least one opening being adapted to receive an end portion of a tent pole and ensuring that said pole extends in a specific direction away from said joint element. The invention is characterised in that the joint element further comprises a preshaped shell capable of shaping a canvas resting upon said shell into a desired shape. Thereby, the joint element according to the invention is capable of connecting, supporting, and/or joining at least one tent pole, and further, is capable of supporting a canvas arranged on said joint element in a way in which said canvas conforms to the shape of the preshaped shell of said joint element, whereby said canvas is less likely to tear and wherein the weight of said canvas is distributed across a larger area, i.e. the area of the preshaped shell. In other words, once a canvas is arranged on the preshaped shell, said canvas is disposed across a large area - the spatial extension of the preshaped shell -, which ensures that the weight, including a gravitational pull, of said canvas is not transferred onto a single spot in the canvas, but rather is distributed across said larger area.
A joint element for supporting and/or connecting at least one tent pole for generating a pole structure capable of carrying a canvas, such as a tent canvas, wherein said joint element comprises at least one opening being adapted to receive an end portion of a tent pole and ensuring that said pole extends in a specific direction away from said joint element. The invention is characterised in that the joint element further comprises a preshaped shell capable of shaping a canvas resting upon said shell into a desired shape. Thereby, the joint element according to the invention is capable of connecting, supporting, and/or joining at least one tent pole, and further, is capable of supporting a canvas arranged on said joint element in a way in which said canvas conforms to the shape of the preshaped shell of said joint element, whereby said canvas is less likely to tear and wherein the weight of said canvas is distributed across a larger area, i.e. the area of the preshaped shell. In other words, once a canvas is arranged on the preshaped shell, said canvas is disposed across a large area - the spatial extension of the preshaped shell -, which ensures that the weight, including a gravitational pull, of said canvas is not transferred onto a single spot in the canvas, but rather is distributed across said larger area.
JOINT ELEMENT FOR TENT POLES
VERBINDUNGSELEMENT FÜR ZELTSTANGEN
ÉLEMENT CONJOINT POUR DES POTEAUX DE TENTE
POULSEN JOHN J (author)
2020-06-17
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC:
E04H
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