Sunshade attachment system
AssigneeBK Modern LLC
InventorsRussell Naylor, Alan Beirne, Cameron Egan
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Abstract
A sunshade attachment system for attaching shade panels around the perimeter of a window includes one or more cleats each having a building attachment flange for attachment to the face of the building around the window and a sunshade attachment flange extending perpendicularly from the building attachment flange. A sunshade panel is attached to the sunshade attachment flange of the cleat. A tapered end panel of the sunshade panel is attached to an end support extending perpendicularly from one end of the sunshade attachment flange. A nailing tab extends perpendicularly from the end support for nailing to the face of the building. The ends of two adjacent sunshade panels are connected using a hook and slot system.
Claims20
A sunshade attachment system for securing a sunshade around the perimeter of a window, the sunshade attachment system comprising:
- at least one cleat having a building attachment flange and a sunshade attachment flange, the building attachment flange for securing to a building face around the perimeter of the window, the sunshade attachment flange extending perpendicularly from the building face, and
- at least one sunshade panel secured to the sunshade attachment flange of the at least one cleat such that the at least one sunshade panel extends perpendicularly from the building face, the at least one sunshade panel comprising a plurality of slots configured to receive a plurality of hook members for coupling the at least one sunshade panel with an adjacent sunshade panel.
A method for attaching a sunshade to a building face around an edge of a window, the method comprising:
- securing a building attachment flange of a cleat to the building face, the cleat having a sunshade attachment flange extending perpendicularly from the building attachment flange;
- securing a sunshade panel to the sunshade attachment flange so that the sunshade panel extends perpendicularly from the building face;
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- inserting a plurality of hooks on one end of the sunshade panel into an adjacent sunshade panel for locking the sunshade panel with the adjacent sunshade panel.
A sunshade system comprising:
- a first cleat coupled to a building structure adjacent a horizontal top of a window, the first cleat comprising a first flange coupled to the building structure and a second flange extending from the first flange and oriented outward from the building structure;
- a second cleat fixed adjacent a vertical side of the window, the second cleat comprising a first flange coupled to the building structure and a second flange extending from the first flange outward from the building structure;
- a first sunshade mounted to the second flange of the first cleat, the first sunshade extending outward from the building structure along the horizontal top of the window;
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- a second sunshade mounted to the second flange of the second cleat and extending outward from the building structure along the vertical side of the window, the first and second sunshades collectively forming an L-shaped sunshade structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.