Portable sun screen
OwnerJames E. Martininventor
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Abstract
A sun screening device includes a hollow vertical support column including a retractable tripod leg assembly retractable within a first end of the vertical support column; an angularly positionable locking support head assembly in connection with a second end of the vertical support column; and an accordion fold sun screening assembly in connection with the angularly positionable support head assembly. The sun screening assembly is fully deployable into a substantially circular sun screen and can be collapsed for easy transportation and storage of the sun screening device.
Claims13
A portable sun screen device comprising:
- a hollow vertical support column including a retractable tripod leg assembly retractable within a first end of the vertical support column;
- an angularly positionable locking support head assembly in connection with a second end of the vertical support column;
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- an accordion fold sun screening assembly in connection with the angularly positionable support head assembly, said sun screening assembly being fully deployable into a substantially circular sun screen;
- said locking head assembly including:
- a sun screening assembly connection portion having a pair of spaced apart plates, each having a pivot pin aperture formed therethrough in concentric alignment, and an angular adjustment plate that extends perpendicularly with respect to said spaced apart plates that is provided with a central angular adjustment aperture and a plurality of first locking apertures along a section of the perimeter thereof;
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- a vertical column connection portion including a second angular adjustment plate that is provided with a central pivot aperture and a plurality of second locking apertures, said plurality of second locking apertures being positioned with respect to said central pivot aperture in a manner such that when said central pivot aperture and said central angular adjustment aperture are aligned and connected with a pivot pin, said second locking apertures are alignable with said first locking apertures.
The portable sun screen of claim wherein:
- said vertical column connecting portion further includes a column insert member that is adapted to fit within an insert receiving channel formed along an interior side surface of said hollow vertical column.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.