Shading system and method of use

A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:

• a frame comprising a plurality of sections configured for engagement in an end-to-end alignment from a left end to a right end to provide the frame in a supporting configuration to form an arch, wherein at least two of the plurality of sections form left and right portions of the arch and an intermediate section arranged in between and adjacent to the two sections of the plurality of sections acts as a center of the arch in the supporting configuration;
• a canopy configured for connection with, and complete aerial suspension by, the frame, the canopy arranged to connect to at least the two sections of the frame on only one side of the canopy;
• a first cable running through an interior of a first of the two sections and a second cable running through an interior of a second of the two sections to provide supporting tension to the arch in the supporting configuration;
• a container for, in one configuration, housing and transporting the system and for, in another configuration, housing weight;
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• a cord selectively engaged or coupled to the container and selectively engageable or coupled to the intermediate section of the frame so the container is effective as an anchor when in the configuration for housing weight.

A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:

• a frame being directly engageable with the surface such that when the frame is directly engaged with the surface, the frame is configured to lie within a plane substantially perpendicular to the surface, wherein the frame comprises a plurality of sections configured for end-to-end alignment and arrangeable so that a first section and a second section are each directly engaged with the surface at first ends thereof and are each respectively coupleable to first and second ends of at least one intermediate section arranged therebetween;
• a cable extending through at least one of the plurality of sections of the frame so that when the first end of the first section and the first end of the second-longitudinally extending section are directly engaged with the surface, the cable is configured to lie within the plane substantially perpendicular to the surface, the cable providing supporting tension to the frame in the end-to-end alignment;
• a canopy extending between a suspension end and an opposing trailing end, the suspension end of the canopy being coupleable with the frame about a portion of the frame defined between the first ends of the first and second sections, wherein the trailing end of the canopy is spaced apart from the portion of the frame such that when a wind force is applied to the canopy, the canopy extends at an angle relative to the plane, the angle being non-coplanar with the plane and varying with the wind force;
• a cord having a first end and a second end, the first end or the second end of the cord being coupleable to the frame;
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• a container for housing and transporting all of the other components of the system, wherein the container is also an anchor for housing weight, the container being coupleable to the other of the second end or the first end of the cord and being in contact with the surface at an angle relative to the plane so that the frame remains substantially within the plane when the wind force is applied to the canopy.