# US 10,246,899 B2 · Portable shade assembly > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,246,899 B2 - Document ID: US10246899B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/627,954 - Filed: 2017-06-20 - Published: 2017-12-21 - Granted: 2019-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2016-06-20 - Applicants: Michael M. Sartin - Inventors: Michael M. Sartin - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10246899B2 ## CPC - E04H 15/58: Closures; Awnings; Sunshades - A45B 23/00: Other umbrellas - E04H 15/32: Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds - E04H 15/54: Covers of tents or canopies - A45B 11/00: Umbrellas characterised by their shape or attachment - A45B 2023/0006: {Portable, self supported sunshades or weather protections} - A45B 2023/0093: {Sunshades or weather protections of other than umbrella type} - E04H 15/00: Tents or canopies, in general - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) - A45B: WALKING STICKS (walking aids, e.g. sticks, for blind persons A61H3/06); UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS (cane or umbrella stands or holders A47G25/12) ## Abstract A portable shade assembly for use in providing shade and sun protection, and thus substantially cooler temperatures, to an outdoor environment. More particularly, a shade assembly for use in providing sun and Ultraviolet (UV) protection for a variety of different industrial uses and for use in being transported to a variety of different locations. More particularly still, a portable shade assembly comprising a spring-loaded frame, a shade screen, and a continuous cable, wherein said cable is run throughout said frame, thereby being able to extend and retract said shade screen, as needed. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An apparatus for use in portably providing shade and sun protection, comprising: a) a frame member, having a base, a plurality of substantially vertical support legs, a plurality of substantially horizontal support beams, and a plurality of extendable arm members; b) a winch assembly comprising a plurality of coiled springs that are attachably connected to a cable member, wherein said cable member runs through said substantially horizontal support beams and said extendable arm members of said frame member; and c) a substantially horizontal screen member disposed between said substantially horizontal support beams. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The apparatus of claim 1, wherein said substantially horizontal support beams comprise a rear beam and a front beam. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a screen reel attachably connected to said rear beam, wherein one end of said substantially horizontal screen member is attachably connected to said screen reel, and an opposite end of said substantially horizontal screen member is attachably connected to said front beam. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The apparatus of claim 3, wherein said extendable arm members are disposed in a substantially perpendicular orientation to said rear beam and said front beam. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The apparatus of claim 4, wherein said winch assembly is disposed within said rear beam. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The apparatus of claim 5, wherein said winch assembly creates a tensional force across said coiled springs and said cable member. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The apparatus of claim 6, wherein said tensional force of said cable member is transferred to said extendable arm members. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a screen reel winch and a screen reel cable, wherein said screen reel winch attachably connects said screen reel cable from said screen reel winch to said screen reel. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The apparatus of claim 8, further comprising a substantially vertical screen member, wherein said substantially vertical screen member is disposed along a substantially horizontal cable positioned between said rear beam and said screen reel. ### Claim 10 A method for portably providing shade and sun protection comprising: a) positioning a portable shade assembly in a desired location, wherein said portable shade assembly comprises: i) a frame member, having a base, a plurality of substantially vertical support legs, a plurality of substantially horizontal support beams, and a plurality of extendable arm members; ii) a winch assembly comprising a plurality of coiled springs that are attachably connected to a cable member, wherein said cable member runs through said substantially horizontal support beams and said extendable arm members of said frame member; iii) a substantially horizontal screen member disposed between said substantially horizontal support beams; b) extending said extendable arm members of said frame member and said substantially horizontal screen member into an open configuration when said portable shade assembly is in operation; and c) retracting said extendable arm members of said frame member and said substantially horizontal screen member into a closed configuration to prepare for transport when said portable shade assembly is no longer in operation. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The apparatus of claim 10, wherein said substantially horizontal support beams comprise a rear beam and a front beam. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a screen reel attachably connected to said rear beam, wherein one end of said substantially horizontal screen member is attachably connected to said screen reel, and an opposite end of said substantially horizontal screen member is attachably connected to said front beam. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The apparatus of claim 12, wherein said extendable arm members are disposed in a substantially perpendicular orientation to said rear beam and said front beam. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The apparatus of claim 13, wherein said winch assembly is disposed within said rear beam. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The apparatus of claim 14, wherein said winch assembly creates a tensional force across said coiled springs and said cable member. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein said tensional force of said cable member is transferred to said extendable arm members. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, further comprising a screen reel winch and a screen reel cable, wherein said screen reel winch attachably connects said screen reel cable from said screen reel winch to said screen reel. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, further comprising a substantially vertical screen member, wherein said substantially vertical screen member is disposed along a substantially horizontal cable positioned between said rear beam and said screen reel.