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US 11,299,904 B2Granted
Shading system and method of use
AssigneeShibumi Shade, Inc.
InventorsDane Brooks Barnes, Alexander Griffith Slater, Scott Christian Barnes
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Abstract
A system for providing shade onto a surface is described herein. The system includes a canopy configured for engagement with, and aerial suspension by, a frame. The frame includes a plurality of sections configured for end-to-end alignment from a left end to a right end of the frame. Each section is configured to engage with any adjacent sections to form the frame. The ends of the frame are secured to the surface, thereby aerially suspending the canopy and providing shade to the surface.
Claims20
A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
- at least one frame being directly engageable with the surface such that when the frame is directly engaged with the surface, the at least one frame is configured to lie within a plane substantially perpendicular to the surface, wherein the at least one frame comprises:
- a plurality of sections arrangeable so that a first section and a second section are each directly engaged with the surface at first ends thereof and are coupleable to one another about opposing, second ends or are each respectively coupleable to first and second ends of at least one intermediate section arranged therebetween, and
- at least one aligning component affixed to one or more of the plurality of sections of the frame such that the plurality of sections are maneuverable between a compactly configured transport configuration and a supporting configuration where the plurality of sections are aligned;
- a canopy extending between a suspension end and an opposing trailing end and engageable, with the frame about a portion of the frame wherein in the supporting configuration, the canopy is capable of being supported by a wind force applied to the canopy and the at least one frame at least at the suspension end of the canopy such that the canopy extends at an angle relative to the plane, the angle being non-coplanar with the plane and varying with the wind force to provide shade to the surface;
- a cord having a first end and a second end, the first end or the second end of the cord being coupleable to one or both of the at least one frame and the canopy;
- an anchor coupleable to the other of the second end or the first end of the cord and being in contact with the surface so that the frame remains substantially within the plane when the wind force is applied to the canopy;
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- a container capable of both transporting all of the components of the system and acting as the anchor.
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A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
- at least one frame comprising a plurality of sections including a first section, a second section, and at least one adjacent section arranged between the first section and the second section such that the first and second section are engaged or coupled into an alignment to configure the frame in a supporting configuration with a left end that is engageable with the surface and a right end that is engageable with the surface;
- a canopy extending between a suspension end and an opposing trailing end and engageable, with the frame about a portion of the frame, wherein in the supporting configuration, the canopy is capable of being supported by a wind force applied to the canopy and the at least one frame at least at the suspension end of the canopy for providing shade to the surface;
- a cord selectively engageable to one or both of the at least one frame and the canopy;
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- a container capable of both transporting all of the components of the system and acting as an anchor, the anchor being coupleable to the cord so that the at least one frame remains in the supporting configuration.
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A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
- at least one frame configured to lie within a plane substantially perpendicular to the surface and including a plurality of sections being maneuverable between a transport configuration and a supporting configuration, at least one end of the frame being engageable with the surface in the supporting configuration;
- a canopy extending between a suspension end and an opposing trailing end, the suspension end of the canopy being engageable with the frame about a portion of the frame, wherein in the supporting configuration, the canopy is capable of being supported by a wind force applied to the canopy and the at least one frame at least at the suspension end of the canopy for providing shade to the surface;
- a cord having a first end and a second end, the first end or the second end of the cord being coupleable to one or both of the at least one frame and the canopy;
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- a container coupleable to the other of the second end or the first end of the cord and capable of both transporting the components of the system and acting as an anchor to retain the frame in the supporting configuration.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.