Air conditioned tent assembly

Abstract

A tent assembly is provided wherein an air conditioner is operably engaged with the tent to allow selective cooling of an interior of the tent. The tent includes a sealing sleeve to seal about a periphery of the air conditioner, so that the air conditioner exhausts to the ambient environment.

1 . A tent assembly, comprising:
 (a) an erectable frame moveable between a collapsed configuration and an upright configuration;   (b) a shell connected to the frame, the shell having a floor and side walls, wherein one of the side walls includes a sealing sleeve having an adjustable port configurable between a restricted diameter and an expanded diameter, an internal flap movable between a closed position occluding the port and an open position exposing the port; and   (c) an air conditioner located within the sealing sleeve, the adjustable port sized to be adjacent the air conditioner.   
   
   
       2 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising an exterior flap extending from the shell, the exterior flap movable between a closed position occluding the port and an open position spaced from the port. 
   
   
       3 . The tent assembly of  claim 2 , further comprising a gusset connecting a portion of the exterior flap to the shell. 
   
   
       4 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the sealing sleeve is biased to the restricted port diameter. 
   
   
       5 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , further comprising a stand supporting the air conditioner in the sealing sleeve. 
   
   
       6 . The tent assembly of  claim 5 , wherein the stand includes a plurality of legs moveable between a collapsed position and a standing position. 
   
   
       7 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the port in the sealing sleeve is sized to encircle a portion of the air conditioner and a stand supporting the air conditioner. 
   
   
       8 . The tent assembly of  claim 1 , wherein the shell includes a floor and a substantially air impervious basin extending upward from the floor to at least 10% of a height of the shell. 
   
   
       9 . A method of regulating a temperature in a tent assembly, the method comprising:
 (a) disposing an air conditioner within a port of a sealing sleeve in a wall of a tent shell;   (b) adjusting the sealing sleeve to seal about a periphery of the air conditioner; and   (c) operating the air conditioner to introduce cooled air into the tent.   
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising opening a vent in an upper portion of the tent shell to allow the escape of air that is warmer than the cooled air. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 9 , further comprising disposing the air conditioner on a stand. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising disposing a portion of the stand within the port. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising moving the stand between a collapsed configuration and an erect configuration.