Tent internal stabilizing and storage system

Abstract

An internal cording system is provided for a tent. One or more cords can be secured by fasteners such as hoops or hooks that are attached to the tent canopy. For example, the fasteners can be sewn into the canopy fabric along its seams. A cord can be routed through the fasteners to create different configurations of cord segments on which items such as clothes can be hung. A cord can also have fasteners such as hooks or carabiners to attach to hoop-shaped fasteners, for instance, which are sewn into the canopy. In one approach, the fasteners are aligned with locations of the canopy that are attached to external tent poles so that a tension on the cord is transferred to the poles, pulling the poles tighter and thereby improving the tent's structural stability.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A tent, comprising:
 a canopy;   a plurality of fasteners secured to an interior of the canopy along a perimeter of the canopy;   a cord secured by the plurality of fasteners to provide a plurality of cord segments between the fasteners; and   a cord lock to adjust a tension of the cord.   
     
     
         2 . The tent of  claim 1 , wherein the cord extends in a loop. 
     
     
         3 . The tent of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners includes fasteners at a first height in the canopy. 
     
     
         4 . The tent of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of fasteners includes fasteners secured to the interior of the canopy along a perimeter of the canopy at a second height in the canopy, different than the first height. 
     
     
         5 . The tent of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners comprise at least one of hoops or hooks. 
     
     
         6 . The tent of  claim 1 , wherein the cord comprises one or more fasteners to attach to one or more of the plurality of fasteners. 
     
     
         7 . The tent of  claim 1 , further comprising first and second poles attached to an exterior of the canopy by straps, wherein the straps are attached to the canopy at attachment points along an exterior of the canopy, the straps are attached to the first and second poles at locations along a length of each of the first and second poles, and the plurality of fasteners are secured to the interior of the canopy at points of the canopy corresponding to the attachment points. 
     
     
         8 . The tent of  claim 7 , wherein the plurality of fasteners are secured to the straps. 
     
     
         9 . The tent of  claim 7 , wherein a tension on the cord is transferred to the poles via the plurality of fasteners and the straps. 
     
     
         10 . The tent of  claim 7 , wherein the attachment points and the plurality of fasteners are aligned with the first and second poles. 
     
     
         11 . The tent of  claim 7 , further comprising a third pole attached to the exterior of the canopy by straps, wherein the third pole is secured to the first and second poles at an apex of the tent, at which the first and second poles cross in an X pattern. 
     
     
         12 . The tent of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners are secured to one or more seams of the canopy. 
     
     
         13 . The tent of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fasteners include a first set of fasteners at a first height in the canopy and a second set of fasteners at a second height in the canopy, greater than the first height. 
     
     
         14 . The tent of  claim 13 , wherein a spacing between fasteners in the first set of fasteners is greater than a spacing between fasteners in the second set of fasteners. 
     
     
         15 . A tent, comprising:
 a canopy;   first and second poles attached to attachment points along an exterior of the canopy;   a plurality of fasteners secured to an interior of the canopy at points of the canopy corresponding to the attachment points of the first and second poles;   a cord secured by the plurality of fasteners to provide a plurality of cord segments between the fasteners in the interior of the canopy; and   a cord lock to adjust a tension of the cord.   
     
     
         16 . The tent of  claim 15 , wherein the attachment points and the plurality of fasteners are aligned with the first and second poles. 
     
     
         17 . The tent of  claim 15 , wherein the first and second poles are attached to attachment points by straps, and a tension on the cord is transferred to the poles via the plurality of fasteners and the straps. 
     
     
         18 . A tent, comprising:
 a canopy;   a plurality of fasteners secured to an interior of the canopy along a perimeter of the canopy, wherein the plurality of fasteners include a first set of fasteners at a first height in the canopy and a second set of fasteners at a second height in the canopy, greater than the first height;   a first cord secured by the first set of fasteners to provide a plurality of cord segments between the first set of fasteners;   a first cord lock to adjust a tension of the first cord;   a second cord secured by the second set of fasteners to provide a plurality of cord segments between the second set of fasteners; and   a second cord lock to adjust a tension of the first cord.   
     
     
         19 . The tent of  claim 18 , wherein the plurality of cord segments of the first and second cords are configured to allow hanging of objects. 
     
     
         20 . The tent of  claim 18 , wherein at least one of the fasteners of the first and second sets of fasteners comprises an O-ring attached to the interior of the canopy, wherein a clip is attached to the O-ring to allow hanging of an object.