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US 5,845,666 AGranted
Canopy with latch and pivot members
AssigneeGraco Children's Products Inc.
InventorMark Matthew Messner
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Abstract
A canopy for providing shade and protection from the elements to persons is disclosed. The canopy includes a silent pivoting mechanism and a quick-release feature.
Claims26
A pivot member for use in a canopy, comprising:
- a fixed member having a bearing surface;
- a resilient member disposed adjacent to the fixed member and including a protrusion contacting the bearing surface, said protrusion being deformable in a radially inward direction;
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- a rotating member separate from and coupled to the resilient member and connected to a portion of the canopy, whereby the rotating member rotates with respect to the fixed member.
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A pivot member for use in a canopy, comprising:
- a fixed member having a bearing surface;
- a resilient member disposed adjacent to the fixed member and including a protrusion contacting the bearing surface, said protrusion being deformable in a radially inward direction;
- a rotating member coupled to the resilient member and connected to a portion of the canopy, whereby the rotating member rotates with respect to the fixed member;
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- wherein the rotating member includes an engagement pin to interconnect the rotating member to the resilient member.
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A pivot member for use in a canopy, comprising:
- a fixed member having a bearing surface;
- a resilient member disposed adjacent to the fixed member and including a protrusion contacting the bearing surface;
- a rotating member connected to the resilient member and connected to a portion of the canopy, whereby the rotating member rotates with respect to the fixed member;
- a second resilient member disposed adjacent to the fixed member and including a protrusion contacting a second bearing surface of the fixed member;
- and a second rotating member connected to the second resilient member and connected to a second portion of the canopy.
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A canopy adapted to be mounted to a frame, comprising:
- a flexible canopy material;
- a bow for supporting the flexible canopy material;
- a pivot member fixedly connected to the frame and pivotably connected to the bow, the pivot member including:
- a fixed member having a bearing surface;
- a resilient member disposed adjacent to the fixed member and including a protrusion contacting the bearing surface, said protrusion being deformable in a radially inward direction, the protrusion and the bearing surface having complementary shapes, the shape of the protrusion defining a continuous, smooth surface;
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- a rotating member connected to the resilient member and connected to a portion of the canopy, whereby the rotating member rotates with respect to the fixed member.
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A pivot member for use in interconnecting a frame to a canopy, comprising:
- a fixed member having a bearing surface, a shoulder portion disposed adjacent said bearing surface and a connection portion extending from said shoulder portion, the connection portion having a locking portion that engages an aperture in the frame to connect the fixed member to the frame, the locking portion being manually adjustable from a first locking position to a second unlocking position;
- a resilient member disposed adjacent to the fixed member and including a protrusion contacting the bearing surface, said protrusion being deformable in a radially inward direction;
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- a rotating member connected to the resilient portion and connected to a portion of the canopy, whereby the rotating member rotates with respect to the fixed member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.