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US 2012/0068505 A1Published application
Transportable Collapsible Shade Structure
AssigneeJose Antonio Lopez
InventorJose Antonio Lopez
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Abstract
A transportable shade device to provide a portable shaded area for outdoor workers. The structure features a wheeled frame which is engageable to be towed. A pair of opposing shade panels are rotationally engaged to a vertical support above a center section of said frame. Both panels rotate to an extended position to maximize shade to a seating area on the frame and rotate to a retracted position to minimize wind load on the structure during towing at highway speeds.
Claims17
A transportable shade apparatus comprising:
- a frame, said frame connected to a pair of opposing wheels;
- means for engagement of said frame to a motor vehicle for towing;
- a vertical support engaged to said frame extending from a connection to said frame to a distal end of said vertical support;
- a pair of shade panels, said shade panels having a first edge and second edge opposite said first edge;
- said first edge of each of said pair of panels in a rotational connection adjacent to said distal end of said vertical support;
- said pair of shade panels having a rigid frame around a perimeter edge and an interior portion inside said interior edge;
- said interior portion of each of said frame shade panels having shade fabric operatively connected therein;
- said pair of shade panels having a collapsed position at an angle downward toward said wheels wherein said second edge of each is positioned adjacent to said wheels;
- said pair of shade panels having an extended position extending substantially horizontally from said first edge to said second edge thereby producing a shaded area thereunder;
- means to hold said pair of shade panels in said extended position;
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- seating positioned upon said frame, said seating positioned to be within said shaded area, whereby said shade apparatus may be transported to a position and said pair of shade panels placed in said extended position to provide said shaded area for users occupying said seating.
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