# US 2024/0200319 A1 · Roof panel and roof structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0200319 A1 - Document ID: US20240200319A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/537,045 - Filed: 2023-12-12 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-14 - Assignees: 2724889 Ontario Inc. - Applicants: 2724889 Ontario Inc. - Inventors: Jacek STYRC - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240200319A1 ## CPC - E04B 1/19: Three-dimensional [3D] framework structures - E04F 10/02: of flexible canopy materials, e.g. canvas {; Baldachins} - E04B 1/5831: {of substantially rectangular form} - E04H 15/58: Closures; Awnings; Sunshades - E04H 15/64: Tent or canopy cover fastenings - E04B 2001/199: {Details of roofs, floors or walls supported by the framework} - E04B 2001/1993: {Details of framework supporting structure, e.g. posts or walls} - E04B 2001/266: {Socket type connectors} - E04B 2001/5887: {using connectors with sockets} - E04B: GENERAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONS; WALLS, e.g. PARTITIONS; ROOFS; FLOORS; CEILINGS; INSULATION OR OTHER PROTECTION OF BUILDINGS (border constructions of opening in walls, floors or ceilings E06B1/00; {electromagnetic shielding H05K9/0001}) - E04F: FINISHING WORK ON BUILDINGS, e.g. STAIRS, FLOORS (windows, doors E06B) - E04H: BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL (foundations E02D) ## Abstract A roof structure is supported on legs and has a frame of interconnected structural members about the periphery. A flexible roof panel is connected to the structural members at a pair of opposed corners of the frame to lie in the plane of the structural members. A portion of the panel intermediate the opposed corners of the frame is connected to an adjacent leg below the plane of the structural members and tensioned to provide a curvature to the panel and thereby encourage shedding of water from the panel at the intermediate corner. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A roof structure supported on legs and having a frame of interconnected structural members about the periphery, a flexible roof panel connected to the structural members at a pair of opposed corners of the frame to lie in the plane of the structural members, a portion of the panel intermediate the opposed corners of the frame being connected to an adjacent leg below the plane of the structural members and tensioned to provide a curvature to the panel and thereby encourage shedding of water from the panel at the intermediate corner. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The roof structure according to claim 1 wherein the panel is rectangular and a pair of intermediate portions are connected to diagonally opposed posts. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The roof structure according to claim 1 wherein a plurality of connections is provided between the panel and the structural member extending from each of said opposed corners and partially along said structural members toward said intermediate corner. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The roof structure according to claim 3 wherein said plurality of connections extend from each of the opposed corners between 40% and 60% of the distance to the intermediate portion. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The roof structure according to claim 4 wherein said plurality of connections extend to the midpoint between said opposed corners and said intermediate portion. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The roof structure according to claim 1 wherein a local reinforcement extends across said panel between said intermediate portions. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The roof structure according to claim 6 wherein said local reinforcement is a strap sewn to said panel. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The roof structure of claim 1 wherein said structural members are interconnected by brackets having sockets to receive said structural members, said roof panel being connected to brackets at said opposed corners by a hanger extending between opposed faces of adjacent sockets. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The roof structure of claim 8 wherein said intermediate portions are connected to a hanger disposed on a leg below said backets. ### Claim 10 A polygonal flexible panel for attachment to a framework, the edges of the panel meeting at vertices and a pair of opposed vertices have a plurality of connectors extending along edges extending from each of the opposed vertices, the connectors terminating prior to the adjacent vertex to provide an unencumbered portion of the edge remote from the opposed vertex, and a local reinforcement extends between a second pair of vertices located between the opposed vertices and terminating with connectors for securing to the framework. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The panel of claim 10 wherein said local reinforcement is a tape sewn to said panel. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The panel of claim 10 wherein the panel is rectangular to provide two pairs of diagonally opposed vertices with one pair of diagonally opposed vertices providing the pair of opposed vertices and the other pair of diagonally opposed vertices providing the second pair of vertices. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The panel of claim 12 wherein the connectors extend between 40% and 60% of the distance along the respective edges. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The panel of claim 13 wherein said connectors extend to the midpoint of said edges.