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US 6,085,768 AGranted
Portable shade device
OwnerAngelo Arlottainventor
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Abstract
A portable shade device having dome shaped supporting structure of elongate, tubular members. An umbrella having UV blocking properties is clamped to the supporting structure with a clamping device that allows the umbrella to be positioned so as to provide shade to occupants of the device at all times of the day. A side wall member may also be attached to protect against reflected rays from water or sand. Additionally, a floor may form part of the device.
Claims14
A shade device comprising:
- a support structure having a plurality of pole members joined together in a dome shape;
- an umbrella-like member having a fabric covering stretched over a plurality of flexible ribs;
- and
- a clamping device located centrally on said umbrella-like member, said clamping device having:
- a first portion with means for receiving and securing said ribs;
- a first slot and a threaded opening on one face of said first portion;
- a second portion locatable adjacent said first portion, said second portion having a second slot in a face next to and aligned with said first slot, said first and second slots cooperatively dimensioned to receive one of said pole members;
- and an opening through said second portion;
- and
- threaded attachment means passing through said opening in said second portion for threaded engagement in said threaded opening whereby turning said attachment means in a tightening direction clamps said umbrella-like member on one of said pole members.
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A portable shade device comprising:
- a free standing supporting structure having at least two elongate, tubular members each having means on opposed ends for placement on a surface whereby central portions of said tubular member extend above said surface in an dome shaped arrangement;
- an umbrella-like member having a flexible shell of UV blocking material stretched over a plurality of flexible rods;
- and a clamping device having a first element with means to receive said flexible rods and thereby support said umbrella-like member and a first slot cooperating with a second slot in a second element to receive said tubular member, said first and second elements having threaded means whereby turning said threaded means in a first direction clamps said clamping device to one of said tubular members of said supporting structure and turning said threaded means in a second direction permits said umbrella-like member to be moved along said tubular member and clamped in another selected location on said support structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.