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US 8,997,769 B2Granted
Canopy for portable electrical device
AssigneeGenTent Safety Canopies, LLC
InventorMark A. Carpenter
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for the shielding of outdoor electrical equipment from inclement weather, the system comprising: a plurality of support brackets affixed to the outdoor electrical equipment; a support frame disposed in the support brackets; a waterproof cover disposed over the frame; an apron depending from the cover, configured to cover electrical connections on a side of the outdoor electrical equipment.
Claims2
A method for the deflection of water from a portable electrical generator, said method comprising:
- affixing a plurality of mounting brackets to a vertical frame of said portable electrical generator;
- adjusting said brackets to correspond to the footprint of said generator and a desired height;
- inserting support rods into said brackets so as to create a support frame;
- extending a waterproof cover over said support frame while allowing ventilation of said portable electrical generator and an apron hanging from a bottom edge of said waterproof cover to cover electrical connections of said generator and at least two corners of said generator adjacent to said electrical connections.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.