JPH1037535A - Fly sheet - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Problem] To provide a fly sheet that prevents intrusion of rainwater into a tent, facilitates movement of objects and people between tents in rainy weather, and improves habitability in the tent. The flysheet is provided with at least two main body openings, and when a tent is installed adjacent to the tent, at least one of the main body openings of the flysheet arranged so as to cover the tent is provided. Connection is made by a connection member, and a space can be formed between the flysheets by the connected connection member. The connecting member may be separate or may be divided and a part may be fixed to each fly sheet.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a fly sheet which is installed so as to cover a tent, and in particular, prevents rainwater from entering the tent.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Camping tents have to be changed in size according to the number of people who use them, but the number of people who participate in camps changes every time they are held. It is useless to prepare multiple tents with different tents. Usually three to four people
A plurality of tents are prepared, and when the number of participants increases, a response is made by increasing the number of tents. However, in rainy weather, the exchange of foods and the like and the movement of people between the tents are troublesome, because shoes must be worn and umbrellas must be worn. As a method for coping with such a situation, it has been proposed to provide a tent with an opening different from the entrance and to connect the tent (Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-22647, Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open 1-1).
02358).

[0003]

It is a well-known problem that water, particularly rainwater, generally enters the tent more frequently than the sewn portion of the tent fabric, and any of the above-mentioned known techniques reduces the seam of the tent itself. This increases the possibility of reducing the waterproofness of the tent. The present invention provides a flysheet that facilitates movement of objects and persons between tents in rainy weather while preventing rainwater from entering the tent, thereby improving the habitability and comfort of the tent.

[0004]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fly sheet which is provided so as to cover a tent and prevents rainwater from penetrating into the tent, wherein the fly sheet has at least two main bodies. An opening is provided, and at least one of the main body openings is provided with connection means to form a connection opening, and is provided so as to cover the tent when the tent is installed adjacently. Adjacent flysheets are connected by connecting members via connecting means of the flysheets, and the connecting members connected to each other define a space between the flysheets from the outside world, and can form a space communicating with the main body through each connecting opening. Is a fly sheet.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a fly sheet provided to cover a tent and preventing rainwater from penetrating into the tent, wherein the fly sheet has at least two body openings. A connection member having connection means is provided in at least one of the main body openings, and when a tent is installed adjacent to the tent, the connection member of a fly sheet provided so as to cover the tent is attached to the tent. The present invention relates to a flysheet which is connected by connecting means, is separated from the outside world by a connecting member connected between the flysheets, and can form a space communicating with the main body through respective connection openings.

[0006] By connecting fly sheets,
Even if water invades from the sewn part of the fly sheet, the amount is smaller than the rainfall.
The waterproofness of the tent completely prevents entry into the tent. Further, even during cold weather, rainy weather, etc., the exchange of foods and other articles between the tents, the movement of people, etc. can be performed without having to go out of the tent one by one, and the effect of keeping the tent warm can be obtained. Furthermore, if the size and the like of the connecting member of the fly sheet are matched, it is possible to form a moving space by connecting tents having different numbers of persons, that is, different sizes.

Here, the first aspect of the present invention is to connect a separately formed connecting member at the connecting opening of the fly sheet body to form a space, and a fourth aspect of the present invention is to form the connecting member in advance. The space is formed in the fly sheet body by connecting the connection members at the connection openings.

In the fly sheet according to the first aspect of the present invention, it is preferable that the connection opening can be closed by a closing member, and the closing member can be engaged with connection means provided in the fly sheet body opening. It is preferable that the connecting means has a simple connecting means and is detachable. Further, depending on the shape of the connecting member, the connecting member itself can be used as the closing means. According to this configuration, the connection opening of the fly sheet main body can be closed, and the fly sheet can be used alone as a fly sheet. Further, by forming the connecting means of the closing member in common with the connecting means of the connecting member, the connecting member can be connected after removing the closing member.

Preferably, the opening of the connecting member according to the fourth aspect of the present invention can be closed by closing means. The means for closing the opening has an effect of preventing entry of snow, rainwater, wind and the like when the combination of the tent and the fly sheet is used alone.

[0010] The means for closing the opening of the connecting member according to the fourth aspect of the present invention comprises a hollow portion provided along the opening and through which a string passes, and a string inserted through the hollow portion. Is preferred. By pulling both ends of the string, the opening of the connecting member is closed so as to be narrowed, so that the closing and opening can be easily performed and the cost is low. Further, in the present invention, a closing member as described in claim 2 can be used.

[0011] In any one of the first and fourth flysheets, a reinforcing member for stabilizing the shape of the space formed by the connecting member can be attached to the connecting member. It is a preferred embodiment to be configured. By adopting such a configuration, the shape of the space can be stably maintained even when snow accumulates.

[0012]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A fly sheet is installed so as to cover a tent and has a function of preventing rainwater, wind and the like from entering the tent. The fly sheet of the present invention is used for a tent used for mountain climbing and camping, and can be applied to a tent provided with two or more openings in the tent itself. It may be a kamaboko type or a roof type. Particularly, application to a dome-shaped tent is preferable.

[0013] The fly sheet of the present invention generally comprises a tent,
Made using materials used for umbrellas, nylon,
It is preferable to use a woven fabric or a film using fibers such as polyester, polypropylene, and vinylon, and a material obtained by performing a resin treatment on these to improve the waterproofness.

The flysheet of the present invention has at least two openings. The tent, the dome type, the kamaboko type, and the roof type are almost quadrangular when viewed from the top, and an entrance is provided on a surface forming one side thereof. At least two tents to be used in combination with the flysheet of the present invention
And a plurality of openings, each of which is provided at a position corresponding to the opening of the fly sheet. The position of the opening used for connection with the adjacent tent may be a position facing the opening mainly used as an entrance or a position adjacent to the opening. Of course, the shape of the tent and the fly sheet may be other shapes such as a pentagon, a hexagon, etc. In these cases, the opening is selected at a position where the member forming the tent skeleton is not provided. The opening of the fly sheet used in combination with the tent is also provided corresponding to the position of the opening of the tent.

In the case where the opening of the tent and the opening of the fly sheet are connected and used as a passage as in the present invention, they must coincide at the connection portion, but no passage is formed. You don't have to match in case. For example, if the tent has an opening that can form two communication passages other than the entrance and exit, but the flysheet has only one connecting member, the position of the opening of the tent and the flysheet Are not the same.

The structure of the fly sheet of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The flysheet shown in these figures is for a dome-shaped tent, and a dome-shaped tent is housed inside.
It is installed in a predetermined shape using the structure. The fly sheet main body 1 (1A, 1B) is provided with openings 3, 5 of the fly sheet, and the openings 3 (3A, 3B) are relatively large openings mainly used as entrances and exits, and can be freely opened and closed. Is configured. A connection means 8 is provided in the opening 5 to form a connection opening.
Is provided with a connecting means 10 which can be engaged with the connecting means 8. FIG. 2 illustrates a situation in which the connection member 7 and the flysheet engage the connection means 8 and 10 to connect the two flysheets.

The shape of the space formed by the connection member 7 after the connection is cylindrical, but it is a cylindrical shape having an arch-shaped cross section and a base body on the ground side or a cover body having no base material on the ground side. The cross section may be a polygon such as a quadrilateral.

The closing means 6 for closing the connection opening 5 or the connection member opening 9 of the main body can be freely opened and closed, respectively.
It is preferably formed detachably, and is usually made of the same material as the flysheet body. Of course, there is no problem even if different materials are used.

The connection means 8, 10 can use a zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener, a connection with a string or a rope, a hook, a snap, or the like. A zipper, a hook-and-loop fastener or the like is preferable in consideration of the ease of attachment and detachment. In addition, in order to prevent rainwater from entering from the connection portion connected by the connection means, as shown in FIG. It is preferable that rain and snow are not directly applied to the part connected by the wire.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the connecting member 7 is provided.
Is detachably formed from the fly sheet body,
Also in this case, it is preferable that a cover member 15 in which the material constituting the fly sheet main body is extended is provided in the main body connection opening so as to cover the connection portion as shown in FIG.

Taking a dome-shaped tent having a substantially square shape as viewed from the top as an example, two positions are provided at which connection members can be mounted. It is possible to arrange them on a straight line and connect them, and if these two connecting members are at adjacent positions, four tents can be connected in a square shape. FIG. 9 shows a combination of two connection members and three connection members.
The arrangement shown in FIG.

If the shapes and dimensions of the connecting members, the types of connecting means, and the like are unified, it is possible to connect tents having different sizes and shapes.

In the case of the first aspect, the connecting member 7 is formed separately and is detachable from the fly sheet body 1. In the case of the invention described in claim 4, the connecting member 7 is fixed to the main body 1 at one end. In any case, it is preferable that a space formed by connecting these connecting members and used as a passage or the like is reinforced so as not to lose the weight of snow or the like, and a reinforcing member is provided in a circumferential direction of the connecting member. It is a preferred embodiment that it can be mounted. In order to achieve this object, a method of attaching one or more frames of a predetermined shape to a connection member when connecting, or providing an insertion passage in a circumferential direction of the connection member, and inserting a flexible pole or the like into this. Methods and the like can be exemplified. The frame can be made of wood, bamboo, metal, resin, composite material, and the like, and is preferably a folding type or a step type.

In the case of the invention described in claim 4, as shown in FIG. 5, an insertion passage 19 for inserting a pole is provided in the vicinity of the periphery of the opening 9 of the connecting member 7, and the pole is inserted as a reinforcing member 18 here. Thus, the shape of the space can be maintained. In the case of the example of FIG. 2, it is preferable that the reinforcing member 18 having a similar structure can be mounted. As the flexible pole used for this purpose, the same material as the pole used as the frame of the tent can be used, and examples thereof include those made of a fiber-reinforced resin molded product or the like.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the connecting member is provided on the flysheet body, a closing member as shown in FIG. 5 is provided at the opening of the connecting member, and a reinforcing member is mounted around the opening. In this case, when the fly sheet is used alone in combination with the tent, this space can be used as a luggage storage room, and the tent can be used widely. As the closing member, a detachable type as shown in FIG. 4 can of course be used.

Of the openings of the fly sheet, the opening 3 mainly used as an entrance is formed so as to be openable and closable, and all commonly used ones such as a double-opening system, a single-opening system and a winding system can be used. It is. Further, a fixing member such as a hole through which a rope is inserted is provided at a lower end portion of the fly sheet.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an outline of a connectable fly sheet installed so as to cover a dome-shaped tent.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a situation where two large and small flysheets are connected by a connecting member;

FIG. 3 is a top view of a situation where two large and small flysheets are connected by a connecting member.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a situation of an opening of a fly sheet.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example in which a connection member is fixed to an opening of a fly sheet.

FIG. 6 is a top view showing a state in which two fly sheets are connected using a fixed connecting member.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state where the fixed connecting member is closed by a string;

FIG. 8 is a view showing a cover provided on a connection part when a zipper is used as a connection means.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a state where a number of fly sheets are connected.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Fly sheet main body 3 Fly sheet main body opening (entrance) 5 Fly sheet connection opening 6 Closing means 7 Connection member 8, 10 Connection means 9 Connection member opening 13 Connection means connection part 15 Cover member 18 Reinforcement member

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A fly sheet provided with at least two main body openings and disposed so as to cover a tent, wherein at least one of the main body openings is provided with connection means, and the connection opening is provided. When the tent is formed and installed adjacent to the tent, the flysheet is connected by a connecting member via the connecting means, so that the space portion partitioned from the outside world between the adjacent tents by the connected connecting member. A fly sheet that can be formed. 2. The flysheet according to claim 1, wherein the connection opening can be closed by a closing member. 3. The flysheet according to claim 1, wherein the closing member has connection means engageable with the connection means, and is detachable from the flysheet body. 4. A fly sheet provided with at least two main body openings and disposed so as to cover a tent, wherein at least one of the main body openings is provided with a connection member having connection means. When the tent is installed adjacently, by connecting the connecting members of the fly sheet by connecting means, by the connected connecting members,
A fly sheet in which a space defined by the outside world can be formed between tents. 5. The fly sheet according to claim 3, wherein the connection member opening can be closed by closing means. 6. The fly sheet according to claim 4, wherein the closing means is configured by an insertion passage provided along the opening of the connection member, through which a string passes, and a string inserted through the insertion passage. 7. The connecting member according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing member formed by the connecting member and for stabilizing the shape of a space defined by the outside world can be attached to the connecting member. A fly sheet according to any one of the preceding claims.