Suspended canopy assembly
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Abstract
A suspended canopy system, for suspending framing members and a canopy sheet from an existing structure, the existing structure having a vertical wall and roof rafters that each have a rafter top and a rafter end that extends beyond the vertical wall over a ground surface, including a pair of brackets. Each bracket having a mounting assembly for attaching to one of the rafters, a support assembly for attaching the support end of one of the framing members, and a connecting assembly that suspends the support assembly from the mounting assembly. The framing members extend over the ground surface away from the existing structure and support the canopy sheet therefrom, the framing members supported only by the bracket at the support end and without any vertical supports.
Claims15
A canopy assembly, for attaching to an existing structure, the existing structure having a vertical wall and roof rafters that each have a rafter top and a rafter end that extends beyond the vertical wall over a ground surface, comprising:
- a pair of framing members, each having a supported end;
- a pair of brackets, each bracket having:
- a support assembly having a top, a first open end, a second open end, and a pair of side plates, the support assembly adapted for supporting one of the framing members with said framing member extending fully between the side plates and between the first open end and the second open end,
- a mounting assembly, including a mounting plate, the mounting plate having a top edge, an inside surface and an outside surface, the inside surface facing in the direction of the support assembly, the top edge extending at an acute angle from the top of the support assembly, the mounting assembly adapted to secure to one of the roof rafters with the roof rafter extending against the inside surface and the rafter top extending parallel to the top edge of the mounting plate, and
- a connecting assembly that is attached between the support assembly and the mounting assembly, the connecting assembly having a vertical arm that extends vertically between the support assembly and the mounting assembly, the vertical arm is attached to one of the side plates and to the outside edge of the mounting plate,
- a canopy sheet, having four corners, each corner having an attachment fitting;
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- four tethers, each tether extending and connected between one of the attachment fittings and one of the framing members, such that the canopy sheet is tensioned between the framing members to extend horizontally therebetween.
A canopy assembly, for attaching to an existing structure, the existing structure having a vertical wall and roof rafters that each have a rafter top, a rafter bottom, and a rafter end that extends beyond the vertical wall over a ground surface, comprising:
- A pair of framing members, each framing member having a supported end and a distal end;
- a pair of brackets, each bracket having:
- a support assembly having a top, a first open end, a second open end, and a pair of side plates, the support assembly adapted for supporting one of the framing members extending fully between the side plates and between the first open end and second open end,
- a mounting assembly including a mounting plate having a top edge, a rear edge, a front edge, an inside surface, and an outside surface, the mounting assembly is adapted to secure to one of the roof rafters with the roof rafter extending against the inside surface and the top edge extending towards the rafter top, and
- a connecting assembly positioned between the support assembly and the mounting assembly, the connecting assembly suspends the support assembly from the mounting assembly and provides a vertical offset separating the support assembly from the mounting assembly;
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- a canopy sheet, having four corners, each corner having an attachment fitting;
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- four tethers, each tether extending and connected between one of the attachment fittings and one of the framing members, such that the canopy sheet is tensioned between the framing members to extend horizontally therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.