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US 4,232,692 AGranted
Canopy frame
OwnerPhilip A. Atkinsinventor
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a framework which forms a support for mosquito netting or the like. The framework includes an inverted U-shaped end piece having two upwardly turning support ribs originating from the ends of the end piece. The framework is able to be interconnected and means are disclosed for the easy fabrication and disassembly thereof.
Claims5
A canopy frame for supporting a netting or the like comprising in combination:
- a substantially "U" shaped frame member in which terminal portions of legs of said "U" shaped frame member are spaced apart and said "U" shaped element lies totally in one plane,
- a pair of spaced parallel elements having substantially flat portions connected orthogonally to said terminal portions of said "U" shaped frame, thereby adapted to serve as a support base,
- said spaced parallel coextensive elements each terminating in an arcuate portion, curved so as to extend in a same direction as said U shaped member, whereby end areas of said arcuate portions never are interbraced and each end area is equidistant from an axis of symmetry of said U shaped frame member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.