Recreational Canopy

A method for assembling a canopy, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing an upright support post having upper and lower ends, the lower end being supported on a structure;
• b) providing first and second flexible rods, each flexible rod having first and second ends;
• c) mounting the first end of each flexible rod adjacent the upper end of the upright support post so that the flexible rods are removable and substantially horizontally disposed, the rods extending outwardly at an angle to each other in the range of 30 to 120 degrees and terminating in free second ends;
• d) extending a sheet of material between the first and second flexible rods wherein a first edge thereof is removably attached to the first flexible rod and a second edge thereof is removably attached to the second flexible rod so that the sheet of material forms a canopy extending between the first and second flexible rods and substantially from the first end of each flexible rod to the second end of each flexible rod, wherein the flexible rods bias away from each other providing an effective amount of tension for maintaining the sheet of material in a stretched out disposition;
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• e) wherein the upper end of the upright support post along with the flexible rods are rotatable so as to reposition the sheet of material.

A canopy, the canopy for being supported on a separate structure, comprising:

• a) an upright support post having upper and lower ends, said lower end configured for being supported on the structure;
• b) first and second flexible rods, each flexible rod having first and second ends;
• c) said first end of each said flexible rod disposed on said upper end of said upright support post, wherein said flexible rods are substantially horizontally disposed;
• d) a sheet of material having a first edge removably attached to said first flexible rod and a second edge removably attached to said second flexible rod so that said sheet of material forms a canopy extending between said first and second flexible rods and substantially from said first end of each said flexible rod to said second end of each said flexible rod;
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• e) a solar cell fabric portion disposed on said sheet of material to permit production of electrical energy.