Canopy-like decorative structure
OwnerRichard Stackenwalt, Eric Krantz-Lilienthal +3inventors
InventorsRichard Stackenwalt, Eric Krantz-Lilienthal, Wesley Bischel, Martin Graver, James Mathis
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Abstract
A decorative structure is provided that is suspended within a space and includes a flexible panel maintained in a flexed configuration. The decorative structure includes a cable that supports the flexible panel and that is connected to a biasing member. The biasing member cooperates with a portion of the flexible panel to maintain the panel in a flexed configuration. A method of configuring a decorative structure with a flexed panel is also provided.
Claims16
A decorative structure comprising:
- a flexible panel;
- a biasing member cooperating with a portion of said flexible panel, wherein said flexible panel is maintained in a flexed configuration;
- and,
- a cable connected to said biasing member and supporting said flexible panel.
A method of configuring a decorative structure comprising:
- providing a cable connecting a biasing member to an opposed biasing member;
- engaging the biasing member with a first portion of a flexible panel;
- engaging the opposed biasing member with a second portion of the flexible panel;
- and
- adjusting the relative alignment of the biasing member and the opposed biasing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.