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A collapsible shelter assembly includes plurality of legs with each of the legs having an upper, a lower end and an axis. A truss system links each pair of legs together and defines a perimeter. Rods are adapted for supporting a cover and brackets are adapted for attaching the rods to the legs. Each

A collapsible shelter assembly includes plurality of legs with each of the legs having an upper, a lower end and an axis. A truss system links each pair of legs together and defines a perimeter. Rods are adapted for supporting a cover and brackets are adapted for attaching the rods to the legs. Each of the brackets has a base adapted for attachment to the upper end one of the legs and a coupler mounted to the base for attaching one of the rods. Each bracket is configured so that at least one of the base and the coupler is rotatable relative to the leg axis.

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1. A collapsible shelter assembly comprising: a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper end, a lower end and defining a vertical axis;a truss system linking each pair of legs together and defining a perimeter;a plurality of rods adapted for supporting a cover, each rod having a proximal

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A collapsible shelter assembly comprising: a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper end, a lower end and defining a vertical axis;a truss system linking each pair of legs together and defining a perimeter;a plurality of rods adapted for supporting a cover, each rod having a proximal end and a distal end, and each rod having a plurality of rod segments coupled end to end with each two consecutive rod segments being coupled end to end by a connector;a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a base adapted for attachment to the upper end of one of the legs and a coupler mounted to the base and having a receptacle with a circular bore for receiving the proximal end of one of the rods, each coupler being rotatable about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the vertical leg axis, the coupler having a locking mechanism selectively locking the rotated position of the coupler receptacle about the horizontal axis; anda plurality of hubs, each hub having a different configuration of bores for releasably coupling the distal ends of two more rods together, wherein two or more hub and rod combinations and rotated positions of the coupler in different locked rotated positions form two or more cover support shapes selected from the group consisting of a pyramid, a dome, a triangular roofline, a house roofline, and an arch. 2. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the base is fixed relative to the leg. 3. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the receptacle receives the proximal end of the rod and passes a portion of the rod there through. 4. The assembly of claim 3 wherein the rod includes a stop at a defined length from the proximal end, and wherein the coupler receptacle receives and passes the rod and engages the stop and extends the proximal end of the rod externally from the receptacle to the perimeter defined by the truss system and forming a canopy perimeter that is greater than a perimeter defined by the truss system. 5. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the stop is a clamp selectively positionable along a length of the rod for varying the defined length from the proximal end and extending of the proximal end of the rod externally from the receptacle to the perimeter. 6. The assembly of claim 4 wherein the stop is one of the connectors connecting two consecutive rod segments with one rod segment defining the proximal end of the rod. 7. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a cover configured to be supported by the rods to form a canopy when the rods are attached to the bracket couplers and the bracket bases are attached to the upper ends of the legs. 8. The assembly of claim 1, further comprising a hub for releasably coupling the distal ends of two more rods together. 9. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each leg defines a cavity at its upper end and wherein the base of each bracket is inserted into the cavity. 10. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the truss system includes pairs of link members connected to each of the legs, the link member pairs having a first end connected to one leg and a second end connected to another leg, and having a scissors link permitting folding of each link member. 11. The assembly of claim 1 wherein the rods are flexible rods and each of the plurality of rod segments is a flexible rod segment. 12. The assembly of claim 1 wherein locking mechanism includes a pair of mated knurled portions, a first of the mated knurled portions being fixedly attached to the coupler with the receptacle and a second of the mated knurled portions being attached to the base, and wherein the pair of mated knurled portions being selectively rotatable about the horizontal axis. 13. The assembly of claim 12 wherein each mated knurled portion includes a knurled circular surface with each having a hole defining the horizontal axis, and wherein the locking mechanism include a fastener positioned within each hole selectively securing the first mated knurled portions together in a selectively fixed rotated position about the horizontal axis. 14. The assembly of claim 1 wherein each rod is attached to one of the legs only by one of the brackets. 15. A collapsible shelter assembly having a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper end, a lower end and defining a vertical axis, a truss system linking each pair of legs together and forming a perimeter, and a cover, the shelter comprising: a plurality of rods for supporting the cover, each rod having a proximal end and a distal end, and each rod having a plurality of rod segments coupled end to end with each two consecutive rod segments being coupled end to end by a connector;means for pivotally coupling each rod to an upper end of one of the legs about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the vertical axis defined by the leg;means for extending a defined length of the proximal end of each rod beyond each leg and outward from the perimeter defined by the truss system;means for selectively locking each means for pivotally coupling in a fixed rotated position in a plane including an axis defined by one of the legs; andmeans for selectively coupling the plurality of rods together in two or more combinations for providing two or more supporting shapes for the cover selected from the group consisting of a pyramid, a dome, a triangular roofline, a house roofline, and an arch. 16. A collapsible shelter assembly having a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper end and a lower end and defining a vertical axis, and a truss system linking each pair of legs together and forming a perimeter, the shelter comprising: a plurality of rods, each rod having a proximal end and a distal end and each includes a plurality of rod segments coupled end to end with each two consecutive rod segments being coupled end to end by a connector;a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a base adapted for attachment to the upper end one of the legs and a coupler pivotally mounted to the base about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the vertical axis as defined by the leg, each bracket having a receptacle with a circular bore for receiving the proximal end of one of the rods there through extending the proximal end outward beyond the leg, each coupler having a locking mechanism selectively locking the rotated position of the coupler receptacle about the horizontal axis, wherein the rods are coupled to the legs only by the pivotally mounted coupler;at least one hub having a plurality of bores for releasably coupling the distal ends of two or more rods together;a cover configured to be supported by the hub coupled rods to form a canopy when the rods are attached to the bracket couplers and the bracket bases are attached to the upper ends of the legs; anda plurality of hubs, each hub having a different configuration of bores for releasably coupling the distal ends of two more rods together, wherein two or more hub and rod combinations and rotated positions of the coupler in different locked rotated positions form two or more cover support shapes selected from the group consisting of a pyramid, a dome, a triangular roofline, a house roofline, and an arch. 17. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the rod includes a stop at a defined distance from the proximal end, and the coupler receptacle receives and passes the rod and engages the stop at the defined distance from the end of the rods and extends the proximal end of the rods externally to the perimeter defined by the truss system and forming a canopy perimeter greater than the truss system perimeter. 18. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the stop is a clamp selectively positionable along a length of the rod for varying the defined length from the proximal end and extending of the proximal end of the rod externally from the receptacle to the perimeter. 19. The assembly of claim 17 wherein the stop is one of the connectors connecting two consecutive rod segments with one rod segment defining the proximal end of the rod. 20. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the rods are flexible rods and each of the plurality of rod segments is a flexible rod segment. 21. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the locking mechanism includes a pair of mated knurled portions, a first of the mated knurled portions being fixedly attached to the coupler with the receptacle and a second of the mated knurled portions being attached to the base, and wherein the pair of mated knurled portions being selectively rotatable about the horizontal axis. 22. The assembly of claim 12 wherein each mated knurled portion includes a knurled circular surface having a hole defining the horizontal axis, and wherein the locking mechanism include a fastener positioned with each hole selectively securing the first mated knurled portions together in a selectively fixed rotated position about the horizontal axis. 23. The assembly of claim 16 wherein the base is fixed relative to the leg. 24. The assembly of claim 16 wherein each leg defines a cavity at its upper end and wherein the base of each bracket is inserted into the cavity. 25. A collapsible shelter assembly comprising: a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper end, a lower end and defining a vertical axis;a truss system linking each pair of legs together and defining a perimeter;a plurality of rods adapted for supporting a cover, each rod having a proximal end and a distal end, and each rod having a plurality of rod segments coupled end to end with each two consecutive rod segments being coupled end to end by a connector;a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a base adapted for attachment to the upper end of one of the legs and a coupler mounted to the base and having a receptacle with a circular bore for receiving the proximal end of one of the rods, the receptacle receives the proximal end of the rod and passes a portion of the rod there through, each coupler being rotatable about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the vertical leg axis, the coupler having a locking mechanism selectively locking the rotated position of the coupler receptacle about the horizontal axis; wherein the received one of the rods includes a stop at a defined length from the proximal end, the stop being a clamp selectively positionable along a length of the rod for varying the defined length from the proximal end and extending of the proximal end of the rod externally from the receptacle to the perimeter and wherein the coupler receptacle receives and passes the rod and engages the stop and extends the proximal end of the rod externally from the receptacle to the perimeter defined by the truss system and forming a canopy perimeter that is greater than a perimeter defined by the truss system. 26. The assembly of claim 25 wherein the base is fixed relative to the leg. 27. The assembly of claim 25, further comprising a cover configured to be supported by the rods to form a canopy when the rods are attached to the bracket couplers and the bracket bases are attached to the upper ends of the legs. 28. The assembly of claim 25, further comprising a hub for releasably coupling the distal ends of two more rods together. 29. The assembly of claim 25, further comprising a plurality of hubs, each hub having a different configuration of bores for releasably coupling the distal ends of two more rods together, wherein two or more hub and rod combinations and rotated positions of the coupler in different locked rotated positions form two or more cover support shapes selected from the group consisting of a pyramid, a dome, a triangular roofline, a house roofline, and an arch. 30. The assembly of claim 25 wherein each leg defines a cavity at its upper end and wherein the base of each bracket is inserted into the cavity. 31. The assembly of claim 25 wherein the truss system includes pairs of link members connected to each of the legs, the link member pairs having a first end connected to one leg and a second end connected to another leg, and having a scissors link permitting folding of each link member. 32. The assembly of claim 25 wherein the rods are flexible rods and each of the plurality of rod segments is a flexible rod segment. 33. The assembly of claim 25 wherein locking mechanism includes a pair of mated knurled portions, a first of the mated knurled portions being fixedly attached to the coupler with the receptacle and a second of the mated knurled portions being attached to the base, and wherein the pair of mated knurled portions being selectively rotatable about the horizontal axis. 34. The assembly of claim 33 wherein each mated knurled portion includes a knurled circular surface with each having a hole defining the horizontal axis, and wherein the locking mechanism include a fastener positioned within each hole selectively securing the first mated knurled portions together in a selectively fixed rotated position about the horizontal axis. 35. The assembly of claim 25 wherein each rod is attached to one of the legs only by one of the brackets. 36. A collapsible shelter assembly having a plurality of legs, each of the legs having an upper end and a lower end and defining a vertical axis, and a truss system linking each pair of legs together and forming a perimeter, the shelter comprising: a plurality of rods, each rod having a proximal end and a distal end and each includes a plurality of rod segments coupled end to end with each two consecutive rod segments being coupled end to end by a connector;a plurality of brackets, each bracket having a base adapted for attachment to the upper end one of the legs and a coupler pivotally mounted to the base about a horizontal axis that is perpendicular to the vertical axis as defined by the leg, each bracket having a receptacle with a circular bore for receiving the proximal end of one of the rods there through extending the proximal end outward beyond the leg, each coupler having a locking mechanism selectively locking the rotated position of the coupler receptacle about the horizontal axis, wherein the rods are coupled to the legs only by the pivotally mounted coupler;at least one hub having a plurality of bores for releasably coupling the distal ends of two or more rods together;a cover configured to be supported by the hub coupled rods to form a canopy when the rods are attached to the bracket couplers and the bracket bases are attached to the upper ends of the legs;wherein the received one of the rods includes a stop at a defined distance from the proximal end, the stop being defined by a clamp selectively positionable along a length of the rod for varying the defined length from the proximal end and extending of the proximal end of the rod externally from the receptacle to the perimeter, and the coupler receptacle receives and passes the rod and engages the stop at the defined distance from the end of the rods and extends the proximal end of the rods externally to the perimeter defined by the truss system and forming a canopy perimeter greater than the truss system perimeter. 37. The assembly of claim 36 wherein the rods are flexible rods and each of the plurality of rod segments is a flexible rod segment. 38. The assembly of claim 36 wherein the locking mechanism includes a pair of mated knurled portions, a first of the mated knurled portions being fixedly attached to the coupler with the receptacle and a second of the mated knurled portions being attached to the base, and wherein the pair of mated knurled portions being selectively rotatable about the horizontal axis. 39. The assembly of claim 38 wherein each mated knurled portion includes a knurled circular surface having a hole defining the horizontal axis, and wherein the locking mechanism include a fastener positioned with each hole selectively securing the first mated knurled portions together in a selectively fixed rotated position about the horizontal axis. 40. The assembly of claim 36 wherein the base is fixed relative to the leg. 41. The assembly of claim 36 wherein each leg defines a cavity at its upper end and wherein the base of each bracket is inserted into the cavity.