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US 2012/0067388 A1Published application
On-shore sail shade
OwnerThomas M. Zummachinventor
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Abstract
An on-shore sail shade is provided which includes a sail secured to a mast and a boom with the sail shade being positioned on a patio or the like to provide desired shade protection. A foot portion of the sail is located close to the ground or supporting surface so that the sail shade will provide the desired shade during all daylight hours.
Claims20
An on-shore sail shade apparatus, comprising:
- a mast support associated with a supporting surface;
- an upstanding mast having upper and lower ends;
- said lower end of said mast being selectively secured to said mast support;
- an elongated, horizontally disposed boom having inner and outer ends;
- said inner end of said boom being secured to said mast closely adjacent said lower end thereof;
- a flexible, vertically disposed, generally triangularly-shaped sail, having a generally horizontally disposed foot portion with inner and outer ends, a vertically disposed luft portion, having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly from the inner end of said foot portion, and a leech portion extending downwardly and outwardly from said upper end of said luft portion to said outer end of said foot portion;
- said foot portion of said sail being secured to said boom whereby said foot portion of said sail is positioned closely adjacent the supporting surface;
- said upper end of said luft portion of said sail being secured to said mast adjacent said upper end thereof;
- said boom being horizontally rotatably movable between various positions to enable said sail to be positioned in various shading positions.
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In combination:
- a residential or commercial area in which shade is desired;
- said area including a supporting surface;
- a mast support associated with a supporting surface;
- an upstanding mast having upper and lower ends;
- said lower end of said mast being selectively secured to said mast support;
- an elongated, horizontally disposed boom having inner and outer ends;
- said inner end of said boom being secured to said mast closely adjacent said lower end thereof;
- a flexible, vertically disposed, generally triangularly-shaped sail, having a generally horizontally disposed foot portion with inner and outer ends, a vertically disposed luft portion, having upper and lower ends, extending upwardly from the inner end of said foot portion, and a leech portion extending downwardly and outwardly from said upper end of said luft portion to said outer end of said foot portion;
- said foot portion of said sail being secured to said boom whereby said foot portion of said sail is positioned closely adjacent the supporting surface;
- said upper end of said luft portion of said sail being secured to said mast adjacent said upper end thereof;
- said boom being horizontally rotatably movable between various positions to enable said sail to be positioned in various shading positions.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.