rod bolt or screw as shown for example in fig2 and 8 alternatively the poles 2 can be directly connected to the connecting hub 1 without a pivoting cap as shown in fig8 in the first embodiment of the present invention shown in fig1 4 the base 12 of each slot 11 extends to at least the portion of the poles 2 where the pivoting pins 4 are located and thus the inner ends of each pole 2 can pivot to and from the open and closed configurations within each corresponding slot 11 in operation the tent of the first embodiment is opened by pulling the frame of the tent i e the poles 2 radially outward see fig2 4 from the hub 1 such that the hub 1 is supported by the poles 2 and the poles 2 are telescopically extended as shown in fig1 the feet 53 of the poles 2 are then fixed to a supporting surface and the canopy 55 of the tent is expanded only an outline of the canopy 55 is shown in fig1 so that the overall structure of the tent 200 can be sufficiently shown during this time each pole 2 is secured within each corresponding slot 11 through the engagement of the curved outer surface 31 of the caps.