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The invention provides a portable shelter including a base, a seat, and a collapsible windscreen assembly which is mounted on the base around the seat. The portable shelter according to the invention can be readily transported over snow or ice, and then set up for winter sports such as ice fishing.

The invention provides a portable shelter including a base, a seat, and a collapsible windscreen assembly which is mounted on the base around the seat. The portable shelter according to the invention can be readily transported over snow or ice, and then set up for winter sports such as ice fishing. In preferred embodiments, the base of the unit defines a storage compartment wherein the windscreen assembly can be stowed when not in use. A cushioned seat functions as the lid for the storage compartment. According to an additional aspect of the invention, the seat is disposed in parallel to the bottom wall of the base which supports the unit so that the unit need not be turned on end prior to use.

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A portable shelter, comprising: a base having a pair of generally parallel top and bottom walls, means defining a storage compartment, and a plurality of upwardly opening sockets disposed in spaced apart positions near the periphery of said base, said top wall having an opening therein which communi

A portable shelter, comprising: a base having a pair of generally parallel top and bottom walls, means defining a storage compartment, and a plurality of upwardly opening sockets disposed in spaced apart positions near the periphery of said base, said top wall having an opening therein which communicates with said storage compartment, and a stepped recess surrounding said opening; a seat removably disposed in said recess and covering said opening, said seat including a rigid board, a cushion disposed on one face of said board, and a flexible cover secured to said board over said cushion; downwardly directed runners disposed on said bottom wall of said base for: supporting said base for movement over a surface; and a removable windscreen assembly configured to fit through said opening for storage within said storage compartment, including a plurality of poles insertable into said sockets, a flexible sheet, and means for mounting said sheet on said poles, said assembly being configured to provide a windscreen for said seat when in an assembled, upright position wherein said end portions of said poles are inserted in said sockets and said sheet is mounted on said poles.