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US 10,477,930 B2Granted
Portable sun shade
OwnerWilliam Kuypers, Brian Patrick Kuypersinventors
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Abstract
A lightweight, easily portable, collapsible, and easy to assemble personal-use sunshade is designed for use at beaches or other expanses of loose or non-compacted sand, compacted soil or solid surfaces. The sunshade assembly includes a frame assembly and a shade assembly pivotably coupled to it, with pivot locking means so that the shade can be positioned at any effective angle.
Claims16
A sunshade comprising:
- a frame having
- a pair of adjustable length legs,
- a shade support beam extending between said legs, with said shade support beam comprising two cross fittings,
- two elbows connecting said shade support beam to said adjustable length legs, and
- to two shade beams which are each received into said cross fittings,
- wherein at least one of said adjustable length legs is coupled to a foot having a foot membrane, and
- a weight plate in contact with said foot.
4 more elements
A sunshade comprising:
- a pin,
- a frame having
- a pair of adjustable length legs,
- a shade support beam extending there between said legs, with said shade support beam comprising a transverse aperture and two cross fittings,
- wherein at least one of said cross fittings includes a tubular projection having a radial array of apertures, and
- two elbows connecting said shade support beam to said adjustable length legs,
- a first shade assembly comprising a shade membrane attached to two shade beams which are each received into said cross fittings, and
- a second shade assembly comprising a shade membrane attached to two shade beams which are received into said cross fittings,
- such that said pin can be received into both an aperture in said cross fitting and said transverse aperture in said shade support beam.
6 more elements
A sunshade comprising:
- a pin,
- a frame having
- a pair of adjustable length legs,
- a shade support beam extending there between said legs, with said shade support beam comprising a transverse aperture and two cross fittings,
- wherein at least one of said cross fittings includes a tubular projection having a castellated end defining crenels, and
- two elbows connecting said shade support beam to said adjustable length legs, and
- a first shade assembly comprising a shade membrane attached to two shade beams which are each received into said cross fittings, and
- a second shade assembly comprising a shade membrane attached to two shade beams which are received into said cross fittings,
- such that said pin can be received into both a crenel in said cross fitting and said transverse aperture in said shade support beam.
6 more elements
A sunshade comprising:
- a pin,
- a frame having
- a pair of adjustable length legs,
- a shade support beam extending there between said legs, with said shade support beam comprising a transverse aperture and two cross fittings,
- wherein at least one of said cross fittings includes a tubular projection having a castellated end defining crenels, and
- two elbows connecting said shade support beam to said adjustable length legs, and
- a shade assembly comprising a shade membrane attached to four shade beams which are each received into said cross fittings,
- such that said pin can be received into both a crenel in said cross fitting and said transverse aperture in said shade support beam.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.