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US 5,179,992 AGranted
Self contained removable sunshade for the exterior of curb-mounted skylights
OwnerSteven E. Okarski, Scott E. Okarski +1inventors
InventorsSteven E. Okarski, Scott E. Okarski, Carol Okarski-Lawlor
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Abstract
A thin, flat, body of woven mesh shading screen (10) having eight grommets (12), two at each corner set on edges of sunshade, and four pieces of rubber bungee (14) communicating with and affixed to grommets. By matter of virtue, rubber bungee is extremely flexible, allowing for the bungee to be stretched at each of the four corners around each of the four exterior corners of a skylight for attachment.
Claims4
A skylight sunshade comprising:
- a thin, flat, flexible sheet of screening material, said sheet having an open weave design to permit ample lighting and outward visibility therethrough while also providing solar shading properties;
- said sheet having at least one pair of apertures located near an edge thereof;
- at least one elastic cord having ends extending through each of the holes of each said pair of holes, thereby forming a loop,
- whereby, said sheet is adapted to by placed over a skylight with said loop extending over an edge portion thereof thereby securing said sheet to said skylight.
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