Collapsible canopy and collapsible canopy frame
AssigneeCaravan Canopy Int'l, Inc.
InventorsJason Scott Hudrlik, David Charles Hudrlik
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Abstract
A collapsible canopy frame including a plurality of side poles including a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole, a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other, at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other, and a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole.
Claims19
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles comprising a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole;
- a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other, the first set of edge scissor assemblies comprising a first scissor assembly;
- at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other;
- and
- a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole, the hub being directly coupled to the first scissor assembly by a pivot,
- wherein the hub, the first side pole, the second side pole, and the first set of edge scissor assemblies are located at a side area of the canopy frame.
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles comprising a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole;
- a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other, the first set of edge scissor assemblies comprising a first scissor assembly;
- at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other;
- and
- a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole, the hub being directly coupled to the first scissor assembly by a pivot,
- wherein the first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other further comprises a second scissor assembly, a third scissor assembly, and a fourth scissor assembly, and
- wherein the second scissor assembly, the first scissor assembly, the third scissor assembly, and the fourth scissor assembly are sequentially arranged to couple the first side pole and the second side pole to each other.
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles comprising a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole;
- a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other;
- at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other;
- and
- a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole,
- wherein the first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other comprises a first scissor assembly, a second scissor assembly, a third scissor assembly, and a fourth scissor assembly sequentially arranged to couple the first side pole and the second side pole to each other, and
- wherein the hub is coupled to an upper end of the second scissor assembly and an upper end of the third scissor assembly.
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles comprising a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole;
- a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other, the first set of edge scissor assemblies comprising a first scissor assembly;
- at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other;
- and
- a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole, the hub being directly coupled to the first scissor assembly by a pivot,
- wherein the plurality of side poles further comprises a fourth side pole,
- wherein the canopy frame further comprises:
- a third set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the third side pole and the fourth side pole to each other;
- and
- at least one fourth edge scissor assembly coupling the first side pole and the fourth side pole to each other, and
- wherein the third set of edge scissor assemblies comprises a different number of edge scissor assemblies than the first set of edge scissor assemblies.
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles comprising a first side pole, a second side pole, and a third side pole;
- a first set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the first side pole and the second side pole to each other;
- at least one second edge scissor assembly coupling the second side pole and the third side pole to each other;
- and
- a hub coupled to the first side pole and the second side pole by the first set of edge scissor assemblies and coupled to the third side pole by a hub rib pole, the hub rib pole extending between the hub and an upper end of the third side pole,
- wherein the plurality of side poles further comprises a fourth side pole,
- wherein the canopy frame further comprises:
- a third set of edge scissor assemblies coupling the third side pole and the fourth side pole to each other;
- and
- at least one fourth edge scissor assembly coupling the first side pole and the fourth side pole to each other,
- wherein the third set of edge scissor assemblies comprises a different number of edge scissor assemblies than the first set of edge scissor assemblies, and
- wherein the first side pole and the second side pole are spaced apart from each other by a same distance as the third side pole and the fourth side pole when the canopy frame is in an expanded state.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.