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US 2006/0040607 A1Published application
Adjustable pergola
AssigneePas-Cal Building Products Ltd.
InventorsHaim Perez, Emanuel Razon
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AssigneePas-Cal Building Products Ltd.
InventorsHaim Perez, Emanuel Razon
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A louver type roof structure includes a plurality of elongated parallel slats mounted on slat hinges pivotally supported on carrier beams transverse to the slats. The slats are pivotable between a closed position in which their longitudinal adjacent edges overlap each other, and an open position in which the slats are spaced apart. The slat hinges are mounted to the slats at their lower surface and allow pivoting of the slats between the closed position and an extreme open position by an angle of at least 90°, preferably 110°. The pivoting axis of the slat hinge is disposed substantially under the longitudinal edge of the slat which is overlapped by the adjacent slat. The roof structure may comprise a border slat adapted to be displaced when urged by an adjacent slat when the latter pivots towards its extreme open position.
A louver type roof structure including a plurality of elongated parallel slats mounted on slat hinges pivotally supported on carrier beams transverse to said slats so that said slats are pivotable between a closed position in which said slats lie roughly in one plane and their longitudinal adjacent edges overlap each other with respect to said plane, and an open position in which said slats are spaced apart, said slats having an upper surface facing the sky in said closed position, and an opposite lower surface, said slat hinges being mounted to said slats at said lower surface, wherein said slat hinges allow pivoting of said slats between said closed position and an extreme open position by an angle of at least 90°.
A slat hinge for use in a louver type roof structure, said structure including a plurality of elongated parallel slats mounted on such slat hinges pivotally supported on carrier beams transverse to said slats so that said slats are pivotable between a closed position in which said slats lie roughly in one plane and their longitudinal adjacent edges overlap each other with respect to said plane, and an open position in which said slats are spaced apart, said slats having an upper surface facing the sky in said closed position, and an opposite lower surface, said slat hinges being adapted for mounting to said slats at said lower surface, wherein said slat hinge provides pivoting of said slats between said closed position and an extreme open position by an angle of at least 90°.
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