The present embodiments relate to portable shelters and in particular to portable shelters including an inflatable support structure. Also disclosed is a modular system comprising one or more portable shelters. The modular system may allow interconnection of more than one portable shelter. The modular system may allow connection of the portable shelter to another structure such as a vehicle. The vehicle may be a caravan, a motorhome or a sport utility vehicle (SUV), for example.
Portable and collapsible structures such as tents and awnings may be connected to a vehicle such as a caravan, a motorhome or a sport utility vehicle (SUV) to provide a shelter and/or an extension to the existing accommodation.
It is desirable for these shelters to be compact in their collapsed configuration so that they occupy minimal space in the vehicle during transportation. It is also desirable for the shelter to be quick and easy to erect.
One type of shelter uses poles to form the support structure or skeleton of the shelter. The poles may be rigid or flexible and are often made from a metal, such as steel or aluminium, a polymer, or a composite such as fibreglass or carbon fibre. A second type of shelter replaces the poles with hollow tubes or beams which are inflated to form the erected structure. Whether the skeleton of the shelter includes poles or hollow tubes, the shelter will also include a flexible layer or sheet forming the walls and roof of the shelter which is connected to and supported by the skeleton.
It is now increasingly common to find shelters such as these which can be connected together to form larger shelters or shelters having multiple compartments. These modular shelters may provide separate living and sleeping areas for example. Typically these modular shelters will include one or more areas or compartments having a first, greater height and one or more areas or compartments having a second, smaller height. The areas having a greater height are typically used as living areas, while compartments having a lower height may be used as connecting regions between compartments or for sleeping compartments.
A disadvantage of these known systems is that they are often complex in design and require multiple different elements to create a modular shelter. This makes them complex and difficult to erect.
Against this background it is desirable to provide a portable shelter that is quick and easy to erect, and which may form part of a modular system.
A first aspect of the present invention provides a portable shelter comprising:
A length of each of the post portions of the support structure may be substantially equal to a distance between neighboring post portions.
In some embodiments a first end of each of the post portions is a closed end and forms a lower end of the support structure when the support structure is inflated and erected.
The inflatable support structure may comprise a single inflation point. The inflation point may be disposed proximate one of the first ends of the post portions.
The intersection may be centrally disposed in the roof formation.
The flexible roof panel may fully span an area defined by the upper ends of the corner posts. The roof panel may extend outwardly to a substantially square-shaped perimeter of the roof panel comprising four edges. Each of the four edges may extend between two neighboring corner posts.
An average angle of inclination of the roof may be between about 5° and about 15°.
In some embodiments the shelter comprises flexible strips extending between first, lower ends of neighboring corner posts. So that the shelter automatically assumes a desired cube-like shape when erected, a length of each of the flexible strips may be the same. The length of each of the flexible strips may be equal to a length of each of the edges of the roof panel in embodiments in which the roof panel is substantially square.
The flexible strips may form part of a lower perimeter band of the shelter.
The portable shelter may further comprise a plurality of pouches having an internal volume fillable with a substance, such as sand or water. The pouches may be disposed in corner regions of the lower perimeter band. The corner pouches may be separate from and securable to the lower perimeter band. Alternatively, the pouches may be integrally formed with the lower perimeter band. In use, filled pouches may be seated on corner portions of the lower perimeter band to secure lower corners of the portable shelter to the ground.
In some embodiments the shelter may further comprise a detachable groundsheet. An internal edge of the lower perimeter band may include a fastener configured to engage and connect with a corresponding fastener of the detachable groundsheet. The fastener may be in the form of a zip, but may be of any suitable form such as press studs or hook and loop material, or the like. In other embodiments the groundsheet may not be detachable and may be integrally formed with the perimeter band.
A distance between opposite side edges of each of the openings may be greater than 1.8 metres. For example, the distance between opposite side edges of each of the openings may be between about 1.8 metres and about 2.5 metres, and more preferably between about 2 metres and about 2.2 metres. The distance between opposite side edges of each of the openings may be about 2.1 metres.
A minimum height of each of the openings between the ground or the lower perimeter band and an edge of the roof panel may be greater than about 1.8 metres. For example, a height of each of the openings may be between about 1.8 metres and about 2.5 metres, more preferably between about 2 metres and about 2.2 metres. The height of each of the openings may be 2.1 metres.
The shelter may further comprise wing panels extending from each of the post portions of the support structure. A free edge of each of the wing panels may form a side edge of one of the openings of the shelter. The free edges of the wing panels may form at least part of a continuous perimeter edge of each of the openings. The perimeter edge of each of the openings may include a fastener. The fasteners at the perimeter edges may be configured to engage with each other such that, for example, a first fastener around a first perimeter edge of a first opening of a first shelter may be engaged with a second fastener around a second perimeter edge of a second opening of a second shelter so as to join the first shelter to the second shelter. The fastener may be a zipper. The fastener may comprise press studs or hook and loop material.
A second aspect provides a modular shelter assembly comprising:
The side module may comprise a fastener configured to engage with the fastener of the perimeter edge of each of the openings.
The side module may comprise a single flexible panel. The panel may include a window or a door. The panel may include a removeable or openable insert or sub-panel.
In other embodiments, the side module may be configured to connect the portable shelter to a vehicle. This side module may comprise a flexible sheet extending between a first edge and a second edge. The first edge may include a fastener configured to engage with the fastener of the perimeter edge of the opening of the portable shelter. The second edge may be elasticated, so that the second edge is able to conform to a shape of a vehicle. The second edge may include securing means configured to connect and secure the sheet to a vehicle. The securing means may comprise one or more of a strap, a suction cup, a ratchet and a buckle.
In other embodiments the side module may be in the form of a pod. The pod may comprise one or more flexible sheets arranged to provide a roof portion, two side wall portions, an end wall portion and a floor portion. The pod may comprise a connecting edge including a fastener configured to engage with the fastener of the perimeter edge of the opening of the portable shelter.
The pod may comprise a support structure. The support structure may comprise semi-rigid or rigid poles or inflatable hollow tubes. A height of the pod, i.e. a distance between the roof portion and the floor portion when erected, may be less than a height of the portable shelter, i.e. a distance between the ground and the apex of the portable shelter. In some embodiments a maximum height of the pod may be the same as or less than the height of the opening of the portable shelter.
In other embodiments the side module may be in the form of a through passage side module configured to extend between and connect two portable shelters. The through passage side module may comprise one or more flexible panels configured to form a tube extending between a first end and a second end. Each of the first end and the second end may have a perimeter having a length equal to the length of the perimeter edge of the opening of the portable shelter. Each of the first and second ends may comprise a fastener configured to engage with a fastener of a perimeter edge of an opening of the portable shelter.
In some embodiments the through passage side module comprises a first side wall portion and a second side wall portion. A length of the first side wall portion may be less than a length of the second side wall portion, such that a plane of the first end of the through passage side module is not parallel to a plane of the second end of the through passage side module.
A third aspect provides a method of erecting a shelter comprising:
In some embodiments the method may comprise, before securing first ends of four corner post portions of the shelter on the ground, extending flexible strips between the first ends of neighboring corner post portions. The extended flexible strips may form a lower perimeter band of the portable shelter.
The method may further comprise filling an internal volume of a plurality of pouches with a substance, and disposing the pouches at corner regions of the lower perimeter band so as to weigh down said corner regions and secure the first ends of the four corner post portions of the portable shelter on the ground. The pouches may be filled with sand or water.
The method may further comprise connecting a pump to a single inflation point of the support structure of the portable shelter.
The method may further comprise attaching one or more side modules to the portable shelter. The method may comprise engaging a fastener of the side module with a fastener disposed at a perimeter edge of each of the openings between neighboring corner post portions.
The invention will now be further described by way of example only and with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
A first embodiment of a portable shelter 10 according to the invention is illustrated in
The shelter 10 further comprises a flexible roof panel 20 that, together with the roof formation 18, forms a roof 22 of the shelter 10. The roof panel 20 may be connected to the roof formation 18 of the support structure 12.
The portable shelter 10 is convertible from a collapsed or deflated configuration to an inflated and erect configuration by inflation of the support structure 12. The design of the shelter 10 may be such that the shelter 10 is as compact as possible in the collapsed configuration, such that the shelter 10 is suitable for storage and transportation, and provides a useful multi-functional space when erect.
It will be appreciated that
In the illustrated embodiment the support structure 12 comprises a single interconnected passage for air. The support structure 12 includes four substantially straight post portions 14. Each post portion 14 extends between a first end 24 and a second end 26. The first end 24 of each of the post portions 14 is a closed end and forms a lower end or foot 24 of the support structure 12 when the support structure 12 is inflated and erected. The post portions 14 are arranged such that, when inflated, the first ends 24 of the post portions 14 form lower corners 28 of the shelter 10. The second end 26 of each of the post portions 14 is connected to and forms a continuous passage with the roof formation 18 of the support structure 12.
The roof formation 18 comprises four tubular beams 30, each beam 30 extending between the second end 26 of one of the post portions 14 and an intersection 32 (
In this embodiment a length of each of the tubular beams 30, between the intersection 32 and the second end 26 of each of the four post portions 14, is equal such that the intersection 32 is centrally disposed in the roof formation 18. In other embodiments, the intersection 32 may not be centrally disposed in the roof formation 18 but may be disposed closer to one or more of the post portions 14.
The interconnected passage of the support structure may be formed from at least two interconnected flexible tubular sleeves. The passage may be formed by more than two flexible tubular sleeves, and may be formed from up to eight flexible tubular sleeves that are joined together in a suitable manner to form the required support structure.
It will be appreciated that in some embodiments the roof formation may be constructed from four tubular beams that are joined together at their ends at the intersection. In other embodiments the roof formation may be constructed from two tubular beams that form diagonal beams of the roof formation, such that they extend between diagonally opposite post portions.
To allow the shelter 10 to be as compact as possible in the collapsed or storage configuration, it is desirable to minimise the amount of material required to form the shelter 10. In this regard the support structure 12 does not include any passages that extend directly between neighboring post portions 14. The post portions 14 are only connected via the roof formation 18, and in particular via the intersection 32 of the roof formation 18, as described above. The roof formation 18 therefore comprises beams 30 that extend in a generally diagonal direction across the shelter 10.
An advantage of the support structure 12 comprising a single interconnected passage for air is that only one inflation point 36 is required. This means that the support structure 12 can be fully inflated in a single operation. Furthermore, it will be appreciated that it is desirable for the inflation point 36 to be disposed proximate one of the first ends 24 of the post portions 14, as illustrated in
The flexible roof panel 20 is secured to the roof formation 18 of the support structure 12 so as to fully span an area defined by the corner posts 16. The roof panel 20 extends outwardly to a substantially square-shaped perimeter of the roof panel 20 which comprises four edges 38. Each of the four edges 38 extends between two neighboring corner posts 16. In this embodiment the roof panel 20 is attached to the support structure 12 such that the roof panel 20 extends over the roof formation 18, and is on an opposite side of the roof formation 18 to the post portions 14. This has an aesthetic advantage, as well as providing a continuous upper surface 40 of the shelter 10 to aid in the discharge and drainage of materials, such as rainwater and leaves, from the roof 22.
In this regard, to allow water to drain off the roof 22 of the shelter 10, the roof 22 may be sloped or inclined so that at least one edge 38 of the flexible roof panel 20 is lower, i.e. closer to the ground when the shelter 10 is erect, than other parts of the roof panel 20. The intersection 32 of the roof formation 18 of the support structure 12 therefore forms an apex 42 of the roof 22.
In the illustrated embodiment the apex 42 is centrally disposed in the roof formation 18 and the roof panel 20 secured to the roof formation 18 slopes downwardly on all sides of the apex 42 towards the edges 38 of the roof panel 20. All four edges 38 of the roof panel 20 are disposed at equal distances from the apex 42.
Although a steeper angle of incline of the roof 22 may be beneficial in respect of drainage of rainwater, there are a number of advantages to minimising an average angle of inclination of the roof 22. These include minimising the height of the shelter 10 to allow the shelter 10 to be erected in a location with low clearance, such as underneath branches of a tree; providing a more cube-like appearance to the shelter 10 for aesthetic reasons; and minimising the amount of material used to form the shelter 10, which in turn minimises the size of the shelter 10 in its collapsed configuration.
An average angle of incline of the roof 22 may be no more than 15°. In some embodiments, an angle of incline of the roof 22 is between about 5° and about 15°.
In other embodiments it may be beneficial to attach the flexible roof panel 20 to an underside of the roof formation 18.
In its most basic form the shelter 10 may comprise only the support structure 12 and the roof panel 20. However, to make the shelter 10 easier to erect and to increase its utility the shelter 10 comprises flexible strips 44 that extend between the first ends 24 of neighboring corner posts 16. So that the shelter 10 automatically assumes the desired cube-like shape when erected, a length of each of the flexible strips 44 may be the same, and in addition, the length of each of the flexible strips 44 may be equal to a length of each of the edges 38 of the roof panel 20.
Each of the elongate flexible strips 44 has a first side edge or external edge 46 and a second side edge or internal edge 48. The external edges 46 of the flexible strips 44 form a lower perimeter edge 50 of the shelter 10 when erected and define the footprint of the shelter 10.
The internal edges 48 of the flexible strips 44 are continuous with each other. A corner portion 52 is therefore disposed inwardly of each of the lower ends of the corner posts 16 and each of the corner portions 52 is disposed between end regions of the flexible strips 44. Internal edges 48 of the elongate flexible strips 44 are continuous with an internal edge 54 of each of the corner 10 portions 52. The flexible strips 44 and corner portions 52 together form a lower perimeter band 56 of the shelter 10.
In some embodiments the internal edge 48, 54 of the lower perimeter band 56 includes a fastener (not shown) configured to engage and connect with a corresponding fastener (not shown) of a detachable groundsheet 58 of the shelter 10. It will be appreciated that the detachable groundsheet 58 may have a perimeter edge 60 that corresponds in shape and size to the internal edge 48, 54 of the lower perimeter band 56, such that the groundsheet 58 may be connected to the perimeter band 56 to form a continuous lower ground cover of the shelter 10. The fastener may be in the form of a zip, but may be of any suitable form such as press studs or hook and loop material, or the like. In other embodiments the groundsheet 58 may be integrally formed with the perimeter band 56.
Side openings 62 of the shelter 10 are defined between each of the corner posts 16 of the shelter 10 when erect. Each of these openings 62 is substantially square. To enable easy access to the shelter 10, and to provide an optimal space within the shelter 10 for any activity, a minimum dimension of each of the side openings 62 may be about 1.8 metres. As such, a minimum height of the side opening 62 between the ground or the lower perimeter band 56 (when present) and an upper edge 64 of the side opening 62 may be greater than 1.8 metres. Similarly, a distance between opposite side edges 66 of the opening 62 or a width of the opening 62 may be greater than 1.8 metres. In one example, a height of the side opening 62 is between 1.8 metres and 2.5 metres, may be between 2 metres and 2.2 metres. The height of the side opening 62 may be 2.1 metres. A width of the opening 62 is between 1.8 metres and 2.5 metres, more preferably between 2 metres and 2.2 metres. The width of the side opening 62 may be 2.1 metres.
It will be appreciated that it is desirable for one or more of the side openings 62 to be closable. To achieve this, wing panels 68 may extend from each of the post portions 14 of the support structure 12. These wing panels 68 may extend for the full length of the post portion 14, with a first end 69 of the each wing panel 68 disposed at the first end 24 of the post portion 14 and a second end 70 of each wing panel 68 disposed at the second end 26 of the respective post portion 14. A longitudinal or free edge 72 of each of the wing panels 68 forms one of the side edges 66 of one of the openings 62 of the shelter 10. Accordingly, two wing panels 68 may extend from each of the post portions 14 and may be arranged such that a plane of a first one of the wing panels 68 is substantially perpendicular to a plane of a second one of the wing panels 68.
An upper wing panel 74 may extend between neighboring post portions 14 such that a first end of the upper wing panel 74 is connected to the second end 26 of a first post portion 14 and a second end of the upper wing panel 74 is connected to the second end 26 of a neighboring second post portion 14. A first long side edge 75 of each of the upper wing panels 74 is connected to a respective perimeter edge 38 of the roof panel 20. It will be appreciated that in some embodiments the upper wing panels 74 are integral with and form part of the roof panel 20. An opposite second long side edge 76 of each of the upper wing panels 74 forms the upper edge 64 of one of the side openings 62 of the shelter 10.
Around each of the side openings 62 the respective side wing panels 68 and upper wing panel 74 may be continuous with each other such that the free edges 72 of each of the side wing panels 68 and the second long side edge 76 of the upper wing panel 74 are continuous and form at least a part of a continuous perimeter edge 78 of the opening 62.
The perimeter edge 78 of the opening 62 may include a fastener 80, as shown in
In its simplest form the side module 82 comprises a single flexible panel 84 having dimensions corresponding to the dimensions of the side opening 62 of the shelter 10, as illustrated in
In some embodiments in which the shelter 10 comprises a lower perimeter band 56, the lower perimeter band 56 may include a fastener arranged to connect to a fastener of the side module 82. In these embodiments a fastener, such as a zip, may extend fully around all four sides of the perimeter edge 78 of the opening 62, including the free edges 72 of each of the side wing panels 68, the second long side edge 76 of the upper wing panel 74, and the external edge 46 of the flexible strip 44. Accordingly, the panel 84 may include a fastener that extends around all four edges of the substantially square panel 84.
The panel 84 may include a window 86 or a door, as illustrated in FIGS. 11 and 16. The panel 84 may include a removeable or openable insert or sub-panel, which may provide an access opening of the shelter 10.
In another embodiment of the side module 82, the side module 82 may be configured to connect the shelter 10 to a vehicle. This vehicular docking side module 88 may comprise a flexible sheet of material 90 that extends between a first edge 92 and an opposite second edge 94. The first edge 92 includes a fastener configured to engage with the fastener 80 of the perimeter edge 78 of the opening 62 of the shelter 10 to connect the docking side module 88 to the shelter 10, as shown most clearly in
Referring now to
With the sheet of material 90 connected to a vehicle 2 and the shelter 10, as illustrated in
In another embodiment of the side module 82, the side module 82 may be in the form of a pod 102. An example of such a pod 102 is illustrated in
The shape and dimensions of the connecting edge 108 of the pod 102 may be such that the connecting edge 108 can be joined to the shelter 10 around one of the side openings 62. In this regard, the connecting edge 108 of the pod 102 may include a fastener configured to engage with the fastener 80 of the perimeter edge 78 of the opening 62 of the shelter 10 to connect the pod 102 to the shelter 10.
In order for the pod 102 to maintain the required shape when erected it will be appreciated that the pod 102 may comprise a suitable support structure or skeleton. This support structure may be in the form of semi-rigid or rigid poles or inflatable hollow tubes. To minimise the material of the pod 102, such that the pod 102 is relatively compact when in a collapsed configuration, a height of the pod 102, i.e. a distance between the roof portion 105 and the floor portion when erected, may be less than the height of the shelter 10. In some embodiments a maximum height of the pod 102 may be no greater than the height of the side opening 62 of the shelter 10, as illustrated in
It will be appreciated that a user may erect a modular assembly 110 comprising one or more shelters 10 together with one or more side modules 82. In addition, the fasteners 80 provided at the perimeter edge 78 of the opening 62 of the shelter 10 may be configured such that two shelters 10 may be connected directly to each other. In other words, a perimeter edge 78 of a first opening 62 of a first shelter 10 may be fastened directly to a perimeter edge 78 of a second opening 62 of a second shelter 10.
Further side modules 82 may be provided that allow shelters 10 to be connected together in a variety of different modular arrangements. A number of examples are shown in
One type of side module 82 may allow a shelter 10 to be attached to the side of a vehicle such as a motorhome or caravan, as illustrated in
Another type of side module 82 may be in the form of a through passage 112 for connecting two shelters 10 in a spaced apart arrangement. This is illustrated in
With the through passage 112 attached to the first and second shelters 10a, 10b, the shape of the openings 62 of the shelters 10a, 10b may cause the through passage 112 to automatically assume a tubular shape including a roof portion, a floor portion and two side wall portions. Accordingly, in some embodiments of the through passage 112, the through passage 112 may not include any form of support structure or skeleton. In other embodiments it may be desirable for the through passage 112 to include some form of support structure, which may comprise semi-rigid or rigid poles or inflatable hollow tubes. In further embodiments the through passage 112 may not include a floor portion.
The embodiment of a modular assembly 110A in
In other embodiments a plurality of shelters 10 may be directly connected together in an arrangement other than a linear arrangement. For example, a first opening of a first shelter may be directly attached to a first opening of a second shelter. A first opening of a third shelter may be directly attached to a second opening of the second shelter, the second opening of the second shelter being orthogonal to the first opening of the second shelter. A second opening of the third shelter may be directly attached to a first opening of a fourth shelter, the second opening of the third shelter being orthogonal to the first opening of the third shelter. A second opening of the fourth shelter may then be directly attached to a second opening of the first shelter, the second opening of the first shelter being orthogonal to the first opening of the first shelter. In this modular assembly, therefore, the four shelters are in a square array.
The angled through passage side module 120 has many features in common with the through passage side module 112 described above. The difference is that a length of a first one of the side wall portions 122a of the angled through passage side module 120 is less than a length of a second one of the side wall portions 122b of the angled through passage side module 120. In this way a plane of the first end of the angled through passage side module 120 is not parallel to a plane of the second end of the angled through passage side module 120.
Accordingly, when the angled through passage side module 120 is connected between the first openings of the first and second shelters 10a, 10b, a distance between the first corner posts 16a of the first and second shelters 10a, 10b is less the a distance between the second corner posts 16b of the first and second shelters 10a, 10b, such that the first and second shelters 10a, 10b are angled with respect to each other.
In the illustrated embodiment a second angled through passage side module 120b connects a second opening of the second shelter 10b to a first opening of a third shelter 10c, and a third angled through passage side module 120c connects a second opening of the third shelter 10c to a first opening of a fourth shelter 10d. In this embodiment a docking side module 88 is attached to a third opening of each of the shelters 10 such that each of the shelters 10 may be attached individually to a respective vehicle 2.
A method of erecting a shelter 10 will now be described with particular reference to
In an initial step in the method the shelter 10 is partially opened from its collapsed configuration. The four lower corners 28 of the shelter 10 are spaced apart so that there is the correct distance between the first ends 24 of the post portions 14 of the support structure 10. In embodiments including flexible strips 44 extending between the first ends 24 of the corner posts 16, this step will include extending, unfolding or unrolling each of the flexible strips 44 to its full length. In embodiments including an integral groundsheet, this step will include opening the groundsheet to a flattened configuration.
The shelter 10 is placed on the ground and the four lower corners 28 of the shelter 10 may be secured to the ground in this partially opened configuration. To facilitate this, the shelter 10 may comprise securing means 124 at each of the four lower corners. Referring to
In some embodiments the securing means 124 may comprise the buckle 128 at each of the four corners 28 without a loop. A suitable peg or post may then be engaged directly with the buckle 128 to secure the shelter 10 to the ground. In further embodiments the securing means 124 may comprise a tether that may be tied to a suitable attachment structure.
In some situations it may not be possible or desirable to secure the shelter 10 to the ground using pegs or posts. In an alternative embodiment, shown in
Once the lower corners 28 of the shelter 10 have been secured, a user may then connect a suitable pump to the inflation point 36 of the support structure 12. The pump may then be activated to pump air (or other suitable gas) into the interconnected passage of the support structure 12. It will be appreciated that the inflation point 36 or inflation port may be of any suitable design and configuration. The inflation port 36 may comprise a one-way valve to prevent or minimise loss of air from the support structure 12 when the pump is detached. The inflation point 36 may comprise a cover or cap to seal the inflation port 36 when there is no pump attached.
Once the support structure 12 is fully inflated, guy lines or storm lines 134 may be connected between the upper corners 34 of the shelter 10 and the ground. To facilitate this, upper securing means 136, such as brackets, buckles or connectors, may be disposed on an outer surface of the shelter 10 proximate the second end 26 of each of the corner posts 16, as shown in
One or more side modules 82 may be connected to the shelter 10 to form a modular assembly 110 if required. In embodiments in which a docking side module 88 is fastened to the shelter 10, the docking side module 88 may then be secured to a vehicle 2, for example by engaging one or more straps 97 with a part of the vehicle 2 and/or securing one or more suction cups 98 to a surface of the vehicle 2.
To collapse the shelter 10 for storage a first step is to detach any side modules 82 from the shelter 10 as well as any guy lines 134 that have been secured to upper corners 34 of the shelter 10. The shelter 10 may then be deflated by opening the inflation port 36, which may include opening a valve of the inflation port 36, to allow a release of air from the passageway of the support structure 12. Alternatively the support structure 12 may include an additional port which may be opened to allow air to exit the support structure 12.
Once the support structure is fully deflated the shelter may be folded or rolled into a collapsed storage configuration. This storage configuration has dimensions such that the shelter may be stowed in a part of a vehicle such as a boot or trunk without occupying too much space. The shelter may be stowed in a suitable bag or case. This bag or case may be securable to and detachable from a part of a vehicle.
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2009736.6 | Jun 2020 | GB | national |
This 35 U.S.C. § 371 National Stage Patent Application claims priority to PCT Patent Application No. PCT/EP2021/067411, filed Jun. 24, 2021, which claims priority to and benefit of GB Patent Application Serial Number 2009736.6, filed Jun. 25, 2020, all of which is incorporated by reference herein.
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PCT/EP2021/067411 | 6/24/2021 | WO |