US Patent 6883531 Tip-up tent

A tip-up tent is provided, comprising a foldable tubular A-frame comprising four diagonal legs connected to a horizontal member, a hinged transparent flexible cover supported by the A-frame with each side of the cover having a lower flap with holes in each lower corner, and a plurality of arrow-shaped stakes, wherein the tip-up tent is held in place on ice by stakes driven into the ice through the holes or by snow piled up on the flaps. The tip-up tent has particular utility in connection with protecting an ice fishing tip-up from the wind and snow.