Adjustable sunshade for electronics
AssigneeRipaLip, LLC
InventorDavid A. Janiszewski
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Abstract
The invention relates to an adjustable sunshade for shielding against sun, rain, snow, ice and other weather conditions. In particular, the adjustable sunshade includes a top panel pivotably coupled with side panels for moving between a folded position and an unfolded position. Further, the adjustable sunshade includes a flexible belt for securing to a perimeter of an electronics unit, such as marine electronics. Advantageously, the adjustable sunshade may be configured to accommodate electronic units of varying size and dimension to, for example, reduce the glare and provide protection from various weather and ambient conditions.
Claims20
An adjustable sunshade comprising:
- a top panel;
- a left side panel and a right side panel, each side panel pivotably connected to said top panel for movement between a folded position and an unfolded position;
- a flexible belt secured and fixed to a rear edge of said top panel via a continuous seam, wherein the flexible belt is sewn to the rear edge of said top panel, said flexible belt configured to be removably secured around a perimeter of an electronic unit mounted on a watercraft such that, in the unfolded position, said top panel and said side panels are configured to shade a screen of said electronic unit during operation of the watercraft;
- a first pair of straps coupled to the flexible belt and attached to each other across a back surface of said electronic unit via a first fastener;
- and
- a second pair of straps coupled to the flexible belt and attached to each other across the back surface of said electronic unit via a second fastener,
- wherein said left and said right panels are removably coupled to said belt via a hook and loop fastener, and
- wherein the first pair of straps are perpendicular to the second pair of straps.
An adjustable sunshade for marine electronics, said sunshade comprising:
- a top panel having a back edge, a left edge, and a right edge;
- a left panel having a right edge and a rear edge, said right edge of said left panel pivotably coupled to said left edge of said top panel;
- a right panel having a left edge and a rear edge, said left edge of said right panel pivotably coupled to said right edge of said top panel;
- a flexible belt connected and fixed to said rear edge of said top panel via a continuous seam, wherein the flexible belt is sewn to the rear edge of said top panel, said flexible belt further configured to be secured to a perimeter of an electronic unit mounted to a watercraft;
- a first pair of straps coupled to the flexible belt and attached to each other across a back surface of said electronic unit via a first fastener;
- and
- a second pair of straps coupled to the flexible belt and attached to each other across the back surface of said electronic unit via a second fastener,
- wherein said left and said right panels are removably coupled to said belt via a hook and loop fastener,
- wherein the first pair of straps are perpendicular to the second pair of straps, and
- wherein said top, left, and right panels are configured to move between a folded position and an unfolded position such that, in the folded position, interior surfaces of said left and right panels are configured to fold flat against a bottom surface of said top panel and, in the unfolded position, said rear edges of said left and said right panels are configured to removably coupled to said belt for shading a screen of the electronic unit during operation of the watercraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.