Canopy frame including tension member system
AssigneeCaravan Canopy Int'l, Inc.
InventorsDavid Charles Hudrlik, Jason Scott Hudrlik
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Abstract
A collapsible canopy frame includes a plurality of side poles, a plurality of edge scissor assemblies coupling adjacent side poles from among the plurality of side poles to each other, a center pole to support a canopy covering, a plurality of center pole ribs each coupling the center pole to a respective side pole of the adjacent side poles; a plurality of support members coupling the plurality of center pole ribs to the adjacent side poles, the plurality of support members being coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs through respective joints that are movable along respective center pole ribs from among the plurality of center pole ribs, and one or more tension members coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs.
Claims16
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles;
- a plurality of edge scissor assemblies coupling adjacent side poles from among the plurality of side poles to each other;
- a center pole to support a canopy covering;
- a plurality of center pole ribs each coupling the center pole to a respective side pole of the adjacent side poles;
- a plurality of support members coupling the plurality of center pole ribs to the adjacent side poles, the plurality of support members being coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs through respective joints that are movable along respective center pole ribs from among the plurality of center pole ribs;
- and
- a plurality of tension members coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs,
- wherein the plurality of tension members are substantially parallel and spaced from each other, and
- wherein the respective joints are between a pair of the plurality of tension members in accordance with the collapsible canopy frame being in an expanded state.
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a plurality of side poles;
- a plurality of edge scissor assemblies coupling adjacent side poles from among the plurality of side poles to each other;
- a center pole to support a canopy covering;
- a plurality of center pole ribs each coupling the center pole to a respective side pole of the adjacent side poles;
- a plurality of support members coupling the plurality of center pole ribs to the adjacent side poles, the plurality of support members being coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs through respective joints that are movable along respective center pole ribs from among the plurality of center pole ribs;
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- a plurality of tension members coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs,
- wherein the plurality of tension members are substantially parallel and spaced from each other, and
- wherein a distance between adjacent tension members from among the plurality of tension members decreases along a direction from an upper portion of the plurality of center pole ribs to a lower portion of the plurality of center pole ribs.
A collapsible canopy frame comprising:
- a center pole to support a canopy covering;
- a first center pole rib coupling the center pole to a first side pole;
- a second center pole rib coupling the center pole to a second side pole;
- a first edge scissor assembly coupling the first side pole to the second side pole;
- a tension member coupled to the first center pole rib and the second center pole rib;
- and
- an other tension member closer to the center pole than the tension member is to the center pole,
- wherein the tension member is closer to the other tension member than the other tension member is to the center pole.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.