Sun shade
OwnerBen Watzkeinventor
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Abstract
A sun shade, for use by an individual in blocking the sun from the face and head of that individual, in conjunction with an article of outdoor furniture having a furniture member. The sun shade comprises a blocking panel, a clamp for attaching to the furniture member, and a extendible arm for positioning the blocking panel between. the face of the individual and the sun. The blocking panel includes a pair of blocking panel frame members which are selectively bowed outward to stretch a stretchable fabric panel therebetween to define the blocking panel, and selectively straighten to allow for storage of the sun shade while the stretchable fabric folds therebetween.
Claims5
A sun shade, for use in conjunction with an article of outdoor furniture having a furniture member, by an individual having a head and a face, to block the sun from said head and face, comprising,
- a clamp device, having a pair of crescents including an upper crescent and a lower crescent, having an actuating lever, the actuating lever operative to separate the upper crescent from the lower crescent to allow the furniture member to be inserted therebetween, and having a clamp spring, the clamp spring causing the upper crescent to return against the lower crescent to hold the furniture member tightly therebetween;
- a blocking panel assembly, the blocking panel assembly having a blocking panel, the blocking panel having an extended position and a storage position, the blocking panel defined by a blocking panel frame having a pair of blocking panel frame members, the blocking panel frame members formed of a spring-like metal selected from wire and flat metal bands, the blocking panel further comprising stretchable material extending between the blocking panel frame members, when the blocking panel is in the extended position the blocking panel frame members are bowed outward, stretching the stretchable material and defining a blocking panel capable of blocking the sun from the head and face of the individual, when the blocking panel is in the storage position, the blocking panel frame members extend substantially straightened, such that the stretchable material folds therebetween;
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- an extendible arm, having an upper arm, a middle arm, and a lower arm, the upper arm and middle arm are connected at pivot hinges, the lower arm and middle arm are connected at pivot hinges, the lower arm connected to the clamp device, the upper arm is connected to the blocking panel assembly, the extendible arm is positionable so as to position the blocking panel so as to block the sun from the face and head of the individual, and is foldable wherein the lower arm, middle arm, and upper arm are substantially parallel to each other and are in close proximity to each other to allow for compact storage of the sun shade.
A sun shade, for use in conjunction with an article of outdoor furniture having a furniture member, by an individual having a head and a face to block the sun from said head and face, comprising,
- a clamp device, for attaching to the furniture member;
- a blocking panel assembly, the blocking panel assembly having a blocking panel, the blocking panel having an extended position and a storage position, when the blocking panel is in the extended position the blocking panel is capable of blocking the sun from the head and face of the individual, said blocking panel being defined by a blocking panel frame having a pair of blocking panel frame members, the blocking panel frame members formed of a spring-like metal selected from wire and flat metal bands, the blocking panel further comprising stretchable material extending between the blocking panel frame members, when the blocking panel is in the extended position the blocking panel frame members are bowed outward, stretching the stretchable material and defining a blocking panel capable of blocking the sun from the head and face of the individual, when the blocking panel is in the storage position, the blocking panel frame members extend substantially straightened, such that the stretchable material folds therebetween;
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- an extendible arm, the clamp attached to the extendible arm, the extendible arm is positionable so as to position the blocking panel so as to block the sun from the face and head of the individual, and is foldable to allow for compact storage of the sun shade, said arm comprising an upper arm having an upper arm top, the blocking panel connected to the upper arm top, wherein the blocking panel assembly further comprises a telescoping member capable of extending upward from the upper arm top and retracting thereinto, each of the blocking panel frame members are attached on one end to the upper arm and on an opposite end to the telescoping member, when the telescoping member telescopes upward from the upper arm the blocking panel frame members are straightened, folding the stretchable material therebetween, when the telescoping member retracts downward into the upper arm the blocking panel frame members bow outward, stretching the stretchable material and defining the blocking panel in its extended position.
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