A shade and platform device configured to support and partially enclose and shelter a laptop, notebook computer, or other electronic or non-electronic item from sun exposure, allowing users to use their laptop, notebook computer or other electronic or non-electronic item outdoors while reducing screen glare and risk of the sheltered item overheating due to direct sun exposure. The platform component may contain functionality that enables it to fold into a carrying case for the shade, awning, canopy, or hood component. The shade, awning, canopy, or hood component may be collapsed, optionally detached from the platform component, and folded so that it can be compactly secured and stored within the platform case. Furthermore, the platform case may include an attachment element for a stand, such as a tripod, on which the platform case may be supported.

A hunting blind is used for shielding a hunter while allowing the hunter to view and aim a weapon at the hunting target. The hunting blind may include a plurality of panels of the same or different sizes. Each panel may include at least one latch mating element and/or a latch. For assembly, the plurality of panels are placed adjacent to one another with portions of the adjoining panels overlapping. Each latch mating element included on a particular panel corresponds to a latch on an adjacent panel so that the panels can be secured in position.

Collapsible structures are disclosed. In one embodiment, the collapsible structure includes a plurality of hinges and a plurality of panels. The plurality of panels are swingably connected by the plurality of hinges so as to form at least one arch when the collapsible structure is in an erected state and so as to become at least one stack of the plurality of panels in a collapsed state. The panels allow for the collapsible structure to maintain its structural integrity when erected but to have a compact and transportable configuration when collapsed.

The present invention relates to biodegradable structures for offering a way for individuals to relax outdoors in an environmentally-friendly and animal-friendly manner. The biodegradable structures include stages, bleachers, hunting blinds, and more, for enabling individuals to use the structures for enjoying an event and then leave the structures behind to biodegrade and naturally decompose over time to improve the proximal or adjacent environment. The structures can be used for different types of outdoor events and can come in different forms and sizes. The structures are formed of biodegradable materials like wood, cardboard, and biopolymers for fast decomposition in order to replenish the soil thereunder. The structures do not harm animals, nor the environment, while enabling individuals to enjoy the outdoors.

A sunshade canopy includes a frame comprising longitudinal beams and longitudinal beams; a canopy top arranged on the frame; and supporting legs supporting the frame. One of the longitudinal beams includes a first longitudinal beam section and a second longitudinal beam section which are connected via a first fixing member. The first fixing member has an upper connecting surface and a first side connecting surface which are perpendicular to each other and have screw holes. Upper walls and side walls of abutting ends of the first longitudinal beam section and the second longitudinal beam section are provided with screw holes corresponding to the screw holes of the first fixing member respectively. The first fixing member fastens the first longitudinal beam section and the second longitudinal beam section via bolts. The canopy top is covered with uniformly arranged sunshade panels which are connected to the longitudinal beams via connecting members.

A portable hunting blind having a plurality of foldable flat semi-rigid or rigid panels adapted to be arranged in an upright orientation to enclose an interior space sized and adapted to for concealing a hunter on all sides within the interior space, the unfolded panels having a top edge formed to include troughs of varying depths and shapes to provide improved camouflage and support for resting the barrel of a gun. The unfolded panels are connected in a side-by-side manner that permits folding the panels in an accordion-like fashion, and shaped so as to create a downward angle of the exterior side surfaces of the blind so that reflective material comprising the exterior surfaces reflect more of the ground radially outward from the panels than features above the ground.

A tent system includes a base system, a canopy, and one or more interconnecting members. The base system includes a first base member configured to mount to a vehicle, a second base member, and a hinge pivotally attaching the first base member to the second base member. The canopy includes a flexible membrane having a membrane edge and a canopy fastener coupled to at least a portion of the membrane edge and configured to mate with an interconnecting member fastener. The one or more interconnecting members include an interconnecting member body defining a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, an attachment member, and the interconnecting member fastener attached to the interconnecting member body along the second longitudinal edge and configured to mate with a plurality of different canopy fasteners.

Provided is a hybrid shelter comprising multiple rigid panels or panel sections comprising a floor section, a roof section, two side-wall sections, and two end-wall sections; a water-resistant soft-shell; and a case. The shelter is transitionable between an expanded configuration in which the side-wall sections and the end-wall sections are vertical and perpendicular to the floor section and a collapsed configuration in which the rigid panels and the soft-shell are folded or hinged and fully enclosed in the case. The soft-shell covers one or both sides of the roof section, the side-wall sections and the end-wall sections of the rigid panels in the expanded configuration.

A tent system includes a base system, a canopy, and one or more interconnecting members. The base system includes a first base member configured to mount to a vehicle, a second base member, and a hinge pivotally attaching the first base member to the second base member. The canopy includes a flexible membrane having a membrane edge and a canopy fastener coupled to at least a portion of the membrane edge and configured to mate with an interconnecting member fastener. The one or more interconnecting members include an interconnecting member body defining a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge, an attachment member, and the interconnecting member fastener attached to the interconnecting member body along the second longitudinal edge and configured to mate with a plurality of different canopy fasteners.

Mesh material is presented for a hunting blind with a camouflage pattern printed on a first side and a second side with a color coating. The mesh material is partially transmissive such that a portion of incident radiation from an exterior of the hunting blind is reflected back into the exterior, a portion of incident radiation from an interior of the hunting blind is transmitted through the mesh material to the exterior and an intensity ratio of the reflected portion to the transmitted portion during daylight conditions is above a threshold value such that the exterior of the hunting blind is visible from the interior and the interior of the hunting blind is not visible from an exterior of the hunting blind. A hunting blind is also provided that includes a frame including frame members and panels of the mesh material attached to the frame members.