Detent Actuators, Foldable Apparatus Including Detent Actuators, and Related Methods

A foldable apparatus, comprising:

• a post comprising a detent button extending therefrom;
• a fitting slidably coupled to the post;
• a detent button actuator coupled to the fitting, the detent button actuator comprising:
• an elongate arm member having a first end portion and a second end portion;
• a detent button actuating surface sized and configured to actuate the detent button located on the second end portion of the elongate arm;
• and
• a receiving region sized and configured to receive at least one of a finger and a thumb located on the second end portion of the elongate arm opposite the detent button actuating surface.

A collapsible and expandable canopy structure, comprising:

• a plurality of corner support posts;
• a plurality of expandable and collapsible trusses coupling the plurality of corner support posts, the plurality of expandable and collapsible trusses comprise a first member and a second member, the second member being fixedly coupled to one of the plurality of corner support post at a stationary fitting and the first member being slidably coupled to one of the plurality of corner support posts at a slide fitting;
• a detent button actuator coupled to the fitting, the detent button actuator comprising:
• an elongate arm member having a first end portion and a second end portion;
• a detent button actuating surface sized and configured to actuate the detent button located on the second end portion of the elongate arm;
• a receiving region sized and configured to receive at least one of a finger and a thumb located on the second end portion of the elongate arm opposite the detent button actuating surface;
• and
• a mounting structure located on the first end portion of the elongate arm, the mounting structure sized and configured to facilitate mounting of the elongate arm to the slide fitting.