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US 10,947,735 B2Granted
Pergola shade system for a pier
AssigneeThomas Edwin Auer
InventorThomas Edwin Auer
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Abstract
A pergola shade system designed for use with a pier over water. The pergola shade system includes as its primary components a roof assembly, a framework to support the roof assembly above the pier, and an anchor assembly that removably and securely mounts the roof assembly and framework to the pier. The anchor assembly is constructed of components that permit the roof structure and framework of the pergola shade system to be both easily erected on a pier for use and easily disassembled from the pier for storage.
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A pergola shade system comprising:
- a framework having at least one upright support column, each upright support column having an upper end and a lower end;
- a roof assembly forming a canopy antilevered over a pier, said roof assembly non-rotatably attached to each upright support column;
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- an anchor assembly coupling said at least one upright support column to at least one of an outer stringer joist of a pier and a respective post of said pier;
- wherein the anchor assembly includes a backer plate attached to said outer string joist when coupling said at least one upright support column to said outer stringer joist of said pier.
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A pergola shade system comprising:
- a framework having a first upright support column and a second upright support column, each upright support column having an upper end and a lower end;
- a roof assembly coupled to the upper ends of the first and second upright support columns and cantilevered over a pier, the roof assembly including slider assemblies slidably received on the upper ends of the first and second upright support columns to move the roof assembly between a plurality of raised and lowered positions above the pier;
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- an anchor assembly including a first sleeve and a second sleeve, each sleeve having a top end removably mounted to the lower end of a respective upright support column and a bottom end removably mounted to a respective post of the pier.
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A pergola shade system comprising:
- a framework having a first upright support column and a second upright support column, each upright support column having an upper end and a lower end;
- a roof assembly coupled to the upper ends of the first and second upright support columns and cantilevered over a pier, the roof assembly including slider assemblies slidably received on the upper ends of the first and second upright support columns to move the roof assembly between a plurality of raised and lowered positions above the pier;
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- an anchor assembly including a backer plate coupled to an outer stringer joist of the pier, the backer plate coupled to and extending between the first and second upright support columns.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.