Height-adjustable outdoor concealment apparatus

Abstract

A portable concealment apparatus for providing outdoor camouflage cover to a user thereof includes a flexible fabric panel member and a plurality of support members operatively attached to the fabric panel member. Each of said support members includes a hollow lower tube, a connector attached to a top portion of the lower tube, and an upper pole that passes through the connector and fits slidably and telescopically within the lower tube. The upper pole is independently adjustable by a user relative to the lower tube for each support member, so that in an installed configuration of the apparatus, the effective height of the panel member is independently adjustable at each support member.

1 . A portable concealment apparatus for providing outdoor camouflage cover to a user thereof, said concealment apparatus comprising: 
 a flexible fabric panel member having an upper section, a lower section, and a foldably collapsible midsection, said fabric panel member having a plurality of tubular sleeves formed in the lower section thereof and a plurality of channels formed in the upper section thereof, with a respective channel situated above each sleeve;    a plurality of support members, each of said support members comprising:    a hollow lower tube with a pointed tip portion for insertion into a substrate during installation to stabilize the apparatus;    a connector attached to a top portion of the lower tube, the connector having a hollow bore formed therethrough;    an upper pole that passes through the connector and fits slidably and telescopically within the lower tube, with a position of the upper pole in the lower tube being independently adjustable by a user for each support member;    wherein each channel of the fabric panel member receives part of an upper pole of a respective support member therein, each sleeve of the fabric panel member receives a medial portion of a corresponding lower tube therein, and the midsection of the fabric panel member is separate from the support member;    whereby the effective height of the panel member is independently adjustable at each support member in an installed configuration of the apparatus.    
   
   
       2 . The concealment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the connector is formed of a flexibly resilient material, and wherein the upper pole is held in place in the connector by friction therebetween.  
   
   
       3 . The concealment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the connector member includes a rotatable collar which is internally threaded and can be rotated to temporarily lock the position of the upper pole in the lower tube.  
   
   
       4 . The concealment apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the fabric panel member has a plurality of simulated foliage cutouts therein, to create a three-dimensional effect.