Sun screen structure
AssigneeMTD Products Inc
InventorsWilliam Bigge, Gerald Hobrath
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Abstract
A sun shade for a lawn maintenance tool includes a bracket configured to accommodate a profile of the lawn maintenance tool to the rear of the seat. A frame is configured to cooperate with the bracket, and a fastener attaches the frame and the bracket to the lawn maintenance tool. A quantity of material is attached to the frame above the lawn maintenance tool, where the material is configured to inhibit passage of sunlight through the material. In further examples, the sun shade can be foldable at one or more locations by using breakaway hinges. A kit including the sun shade can also be used to modify the lawn maintenance tool.
Claims12
A sun shade for a lawn maintenance tool comprising:
- a bracket, wherein the bracket is configured to accommodate a profile of the lawn maintenance tool to the rear of an associated seat;
- a frame configured to cooperate with the bracket, wherein the frame comprises at least one vertical member;
- a fastener, wherein the fastener attaches the frame and the bracket to the lawn maintenance tool;
- a quantity of material attached to the frame above the lawn maintenance tool, wherein the material is configured to inhibit passage of sunlight through the material;
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- a first hinge attached to the frame, wherein the first hinge is configured to enable the at least one vertical member to fold at a first location as a result of a force, wherein said first hinge includes a generally cylindrical opening that is open over a portion of its length.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.