Patent Application
20230119111
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The disclosure relates to sleeping bag and tent devices and more particularly pertains to a new sleeping bag and tent device for attaching a sleeping bag to a tent. The device includes a pair of fasteners attached to the sleeping bag and a pair of fasteners attached to the tent. Additionally, the sleeping bag has a pad pouch integrated into the sleeping bag for insertably receiving a sleeping pad. A pillow is provided that can be removably attached to the sleeping bag.
The prior art relates to sleeping bag and tent devices including a variety of tent devices that is fittable over a mattress to enhance comfort for sleeping in the tent. The prior art discloses a shelter device that includes a tent which has a plurality of sleeping bag fasteners and a sleeping bag which has a plurality of tent fasteners which each engages a respective sleeping bag fastener. The prior art discloses a variety of sleeping bag devices which each includes canopy attached to a sleeping bag which can be deployed in the convention of a tent.
An embodiment of the disclosure meets the needs presented above by generally comprising a sleeping bag that has a pad pouch that is integrated into the sleeping bag. The sleeping bag has a pair of tent fasteners each extending along opposite sides of the sleeping bag. A pillow is removably attachable to the sleeping bag for sleeping. A sleeping pad is insertable into the pad pouch in the sleeping bag and the sleeping pad can be laid upon when sleeping in the sleeping bag. A tent is provided and a pair of sleeping bag fasteners is each integrated into the tent. Each of the sleeping bag fasteners releasably engages a respective one of the tent fasteners for releasably attaching the sleeping bag to the tent.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the disclosure in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the disclosure that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
The objects of the disclosure, along with the various features of novelty which characterize the disclosure, are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure.
The disclosure will be better understood and objects other than those set forth above will become apparent when consideration is given to the following detailed description thereof. Such description makes reference to the annexed drawings wherein:
With reference now to the drawings, and in particular to
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The base portion 28 rests on the lower panel 18 and the base portion 28 is substantially hollow to define the pad pouch 14 within the base portion 28. The base portion 28 has a forward end 30 and the forward end 30 has a cut 32 extending into the pad pouch 14. The sleeping bag 12 has a pouch fastener 34 that is integrated into the base portion 28 and the pouch fastener 34 is aligned with the cut 32 for opening and closing the cut 32. A pillow 36 is provided and the pillow 36 is removably attachable to the sleeping bag 12 for sleeping. A pillow fastener 38 is integrated into the pillow 36 and the pillow fastener 38 on the pillow 36 removably engages the pillow fastener 24 on the sleeping bag 12. The pillow fastener 38 on the pillow 36 may comprise a loop portion of a hook and loop fastener or other type of fastener that is complementary to the pillow fastener 24 on the sleeping bag 12.
A sleeping pad 40 is insertable into the pad pouch 14 in the sleeping bag 12 and the sleeping pad 40 can be laid upon when sleeping in the sleeping bag 12. The sleeping pad 40 is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to enhance comfort when sleeping in the sleeping bag 12. The sleeping pad 40 may have a length and a width sufficient to accommodate an adult lying in a prone position.
A tent 42 is provided that has a pair of sleeping bag fasteners 44 which is each integrated into the tent 42. Each of the sleeping bag fasteners 44 releasably engages a respective one of the tent fasteners 16 for releasably attaching the sleeping bag 12 to the tent 42. The tent 42 has a bottom wall 46, a front wall 48, a back wall 50 and a top wall 52, and the top wall 52 curves upwardly from the bottom wall 46 such that the tent 42 has a dome shape. Each of the sleeping bag fasteners 44 is positioned on a top surface 54 of the bottom wall 46 and each of the sleeping bag fasteners 44 may comprise a zipper or other type of mechanical fastener.
The front wall 48 has an entrance 56 that is integrated into the front wall 48 to access an interior of the tent 42. The entrance 56 includes an entrance fastener 58 for opening and closing the entrance 56. The top wall 52 has an air vent 60 that is integrated into the top wall 52 to pass air through the air vent 60 for ventilating the tent 42. The top wall 52 has a flap 62 that is positionable over the air vent 60 for closing the air vent 60. The flap 62 releasably engages a flap fastener 64 that is integrated into the top wall 52 when the flap 62 is positioned to cover the air vent 60.
A pole 66 is integrated into the tent 42 and the pole 66 is comprised of a resiliently bendable material. The pole 66 is biased into an arcuate position for urging the tent 42 into a deployed position. Conversely, the pole 66 is bendable into a collapsed position to collapse the tent 42 for storage. The pole 66 is continuous and the pole 66 is positioned to extend around a perimeter of the top wall 52 such that the pole 66 defines a curved ellipse when the pole 66 is biased into the arcuate position.
In use, the sleeping bag 12 is zipped into the tent 42 to inhibit the sleeping bag 12 from moving in the tent 42. Additionally, the sleeping pad 40 can be inserted into the pad pouch 14 in the sleeping bag 12 for enhancing comfort while sleeping in the sleeping bag 12. The pillow 36 can be attached to the sleeping bag 12 as well to facilitate the maximum amount of comfort for sleeping in the tent 42. Additionally, the sleeping bag 12 can be employed independently of the tent 42 and the tent 42 can be employed independently of the sleeping bag 12.
With respect to the above description then, it is to be realized that the optimum dimensional relationships for the parts of an embodiment enabled by the disclosure, to include variations in size, materials, shape, form, function and manner of operation, assembly and use, are deemed readily apparent and obvious to one skilled in the art, and all equivalent relationships to those illustrated in the drawings and described in the specification are intended to be encompassed by an embodiment of the disclosure.
Therefore, the foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles of the disclosure. Further, since numerous modifications and changes will readily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limit the disclosure to the exact construction and operation shown and described, and accordingly, all suitable modifications and equivalents may be resorted to, falling within the scope of the disclosure. In this patent document, the word “comprising” is used in its non-limiting sense to mean that items following the word are included, but items not specifically mentioned are not excluded. A reference to an element by the indefinite article “a” does not exclude the possibility that more than one of the element is present, unless the context clearly requires that there be only one of the elements.
