Netting enclosure for an umbrella
OwnerSharon Skobelevainventor
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Abstract
An adjustable, removable mesh canopy is adapted to fit umbrellas and parasols while providing a barrier to mosquitoes and other insects. A removable weight may be affixed to the bottom of the net to keep the net flush with the ground during movement and wind and to inhibit insect entry into the enclosed space. The top includes an adjustable drawstring opening which can be adjusted to fit umbrellas or parasols that vary in diameter. A closed seam runs down the side, and a resealable opening may be installed on the side of the net so that a user can temporarily extend a hand outside of the net through the opening.
Claims14
A netting apparatus configured to create an enclosure when mounted upon an opened canopy of an umbrella, the netting apparatus comprising:
- a length of netting having a top opening defined by a top edge and a bottom opening defined by a bottom edge, the length sufficient to extend from a portion of the opened canopy to substantially near the ground;
- the top edge including a drawstring to cinch the top edge thereby configuring the top opening to have a smaller diameter than the opened canopy;
- the bottom edge including a plurality of spaced parallel slits cut normal to the bottom edge to thereby create a plurality of adjacent tabs of netting, each respective tab of netting formable to create a pocket configured to removably receive a respective weight unit when the netting apparatus is mounted upon the opened canopy so as to place the bottom edge substantially near the ground and thereby create the enclosure, the netting apparatus configured to have the respective weight units removed from the netting apparatus when the netting apparatus is not mounted to the opened canopy of the umbrella.
A netting apparatus configured to create an enclosure when mounted upon an opened canopy of an umbrella, the netting apparatus comprising:
- a length of netting having a top opening defined by a top edge and a bottom opening defined by a bottom edge, the length sufficient to extend from a portion of the opened canopy to substantially near the ground, a portion of the netting including a seam defining an opening releasably joined together by a fastener;
- the top edge including a drawstring to cinch the top edge thereby configuring the top opening to have a smaller diameter than the opened canopy;
- the bottom edge crenellated so as to form a series of alternating recesses and tabs of netting, each respective tab of netting formable to create a pocket configured to removably receive a respective weight unit when the netting apparatus is mounted upon the opened canopy so as to place the bottom edge substantially near the ground and thereby create the enclosure, the netting apparatus configured to have the weight units removed from the netting apparatus when the netting apparatus is not mounted to the opened canopy of the umbrella.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.