# US 2014/0150837 A1 · Portable sunshade device having holder for shaded viewing of portable media devices

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- Number: US 2014/0150837 A1
- Document ID: US20140150837A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 13/901,556
- Filed: 2013-05-23
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-09-07
- Assignees: Shadytoddler.Com; Shadydoggy.Com
- Applicants: Shadyface.com
- Inventors: Patricia H. Darquea; Charles Darquea; Ryan Teixeira
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150837A1

## CPC

- E04H 15/003: {Bathing or beach cabins}
- A45B 2023/0006: {Portable, self supported sunshades or weather protections}
- E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D)
- A45B: WALKING STICKS (walking aids, e.g. sticks, for blind persons A61H3/06); UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS (cane or umbrella stands or holders A47G25/12)

## Abstract

A sun shading device having a shading canopy, a back shading panel, attached to legs. The legs and canopies are collapsible. The underside of the shading canopy includes a viewable electronic device holder for holding devices such as touch screen tablet computers or other device having a view screen. The shading canopy and the back shading panel of the sun shading device provide a shaded alcove in which a user can lie on his or her back to view an electronic device screen secured to the underside of the shading canopy.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A user shading device comprising:
a front leg set;
a rear leg set pivotably joined to said front leg set such that said front leg set and said rear leg set may be positioned in a collapsed position and unfolded into a shading position, wherein said rear leg set has a feet location for contact with a horizontal surface and an upper canopy mounting location;
a shading canopy pivotably attached at a shading canopy midsection mount to said rear leg set at said upper canopy mounting location, said shading canopy defining a shading alcove; and
a viewable device holder secured into said shading canopy, such that when a viewable device is secured into said viewable device holder and said rear leg set and said front leg set are unfolded into said shading position, said shading canopy providing a shaded view space for said screen.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further configured to removeably hold a speaker to a portion of said shading canopy.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The device of claim 2, wherein said device is configured with a speaker holder for removeably holding said speaker, said speaker holder is magnetically attached at an attachment location located at a rear portion of said shading canopy.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further including a bottom fabric panel extending between and securable to said front leg set and said rear leg set.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further including a back fabric panel extending between said rear leg set and secured between said feet location and a leg set pivot location, said back fabric panel having a plurality of pockets with openings facing said front leg set.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said shading canopy comprise a canopy shell, a canopy shade fabric held within said canopy shell, and an inner ring secured to said canopy shell.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein each of said front leg set and said rear leg set include a continuous metal tube, defining for each of said front leg set and said rear leg set an upper and lower cross bar.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, further including a user adjustable member for securing said shading canopy at a selected tilt angle.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said viewable device holder includes a spring positioned to allow said viewable device holder to hold a variety of thicknesses of viewable devices, said spring biasing said viewable devices against holder edge retainers.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said shading canopy further comprises a charging device configured for providing electrical power to said viewable device, said charging device powered by any one or more of solar panel, solar-panel-chargeable battery power, or battery power.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The device of claim 1, wherein said shading canopy further comprises a charging device configured for providing electrical power to said viewable device, said charging device powered by mains or plug-in power.