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US 11,503,887 B2Granted
Mobile carrier canopy assembly
OwnerTyanna Harrisinventor
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Abstract
The invention is an umbrella-like canopy assembly and the container in which it can be stored. The resulting apparatus can be secured to a hand-controlled mobile carrier. The canopy assembly can be moved from a storage position within the container and then opened to cover, in the least, a portion of the container and preferably one or more areas designated by the user of the mobile carrier. With the apparatus secured to the mobile carrier, for instance, the user and also preferably the contents of the carrier can be shield from the sun and other environmental elements (e.g., rain, snow, and wind). The main parts of the apparatus are the canopy assembly, which is attached to the inside of the container, and means for securing the container to the mobile carrier.
Claims18
An apparatus, comprising:
- a container with at least one wall and with a first cavity, created by the configuration of such at least one wall, wherein the first cavity is accessible through an outward facing opening in the container, wherein the container is sized to be secured to a mobile carrier where the movement of the mobile carrier is hand controlled by a user and wherein the container has adjacent to the first cavity a second cavity;
- a securing mechanism, attached to the container, capable of locking the container in a fixed position in relation to the portion of the mobile carrier that is in close proximity to the area of the mobile carrier where the user makes hand contact to control the movement of the mobile carrier;
- an anchoring pole with a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected in proximity to an edge and substantially inside of the first cavity by a first hinge;
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- a retractable canopy attached to the second end of the anchoring pole, where the retractable canopy is sized and configurable, when retracted, to fit with the anchoring pole in a storage position within the first cavity and where the retractable canopy can be opened to cover at least a portion of the outward facing opening in the container when the combination of the retractable canopy, with the canopy open, and the anchoring pole are moved to at least one coverage position, with such coverage positions inclusive of a position where the anchoring pole is at a right angle relative to a surface of the container around the opening.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a container with a cavity, wherein the cavity is accessible through an outward facing opening in the container and wherein the container is sized to be secured to a mobile carrier where the movement of the mobile carrier is hand controlled by a user;
- a securing mechanism, attached to the container, capable of locking the container in a fixed position in relation to the portion of the mobile carrier that is in close proximity to the area of the mobile carrier where the user makes hand contact to control the movement of the mobile carrier;
- an anchoring pole with a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected in proximity to an edge and substantially inside of the cavity by a first hinge;
- a second pole with a first end and a second end, where the first end of the second pole is connected to the second end of the anchoring pole by a second hinge;
- a retractable canopy attached to the second end of the second pole, where the retractable canopy is sized and configurable, when retracted, to fit with the anchoring pole and the second pole in a storage position within the cavity and where the retractable canopy can be opened and cover at least a portion of the opening of the container when the combination of the retractable canopy, the anchoring pole and the second pole, with the retractable canopy in position to be opened, are moved to at least one coverage position, with such coverage positions inclusive of a position that is at a right angle relative to a surface of the container around the opening;
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- wherein the second end of the anchoring pole and the first end of the second pole can be locked in alignment and magnetic material facilities the locking of the alignment.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a container with a cavity, wherein the cavity is accessible through an outward facing opening in the container and wherein the container is sized to be secured to a mobile carrier where the movement of the mobile carrier is hand controlled by a user,
- a securing mechanism, attached to the container, capable of locking the container in a fixed position in relation to the portion of the mobile carrier that is in close proximity to the area of the mobile carrier where the user makes hand contact to control the movement of the mobile carrier;
- an anchoring pole with a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected in proximity to an edge and substantially inside of the cavity by a first hinge;
- a second pole with a first end and a second end, where the first end of the second pole is connected to the second end of the anchoring pole by a second hinge;
- a third pole with a first end and a second end, where the first end is connected to the second end of the second pole by a third hinge;
- a retractable canopy attached to the second end of the third pole, where the retractable canopy is sized and configurable, when retracted, to fit with the anchoring pole, the second pole and the third pole in a storage position within the cavity and where the retractable canopy can be opened and cover at least a portion of the opening of the container when the combination of the retractable canopy, the anchoring pole, the second pole and the third pole, with the retractable canopy in position to be opened, are moved to at least one coverage position, with such coverage positions inclusive of a position that is at a right angle relative to a surface of the container around the opening and where the retractable canopy is sized and can be configured to cover, when such retractable canopy is opened, a substantial portion of the mobile carrier;
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- wherein the anchoring pole, the second pole, the third pole can be locked in alignment and magnetic material facilities the locking of the alignment.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.