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US 9,957,719 B2Granted
Modular, easy-install window shading system
OwnerDavid Emerson Wiborg, Dmitri Menn +1inventors
InventorsDavid Emerson Wiborg, Dmitri Menn, Kevin Dutt
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Abstract
A modular sun-shading system comprised of a plurality of latticed shading panels together with supporting rails and orthogonal brackets to provide substantially perpendicular mounting to a building structure outer wall above a window opening, providing a reduced heat load and reduced cooling expenses of a building by shading a building window opening and interior, while having latticed shading panels that allow for snow and rain to pass through and also having reduced wind dynamic drag.
Claims11
A modular expandable shading system comprising:
- a plurality of latticed panels, each of said plurality of latticed panels having
- a plurality of end surfaces defining an area disposed over a plane and having a thickness, and a first interlocking formation on at least one of said end surfaces, and
- a plurality of elongated planar members supported by said end surfaces at an angle relative to said plane;
- an elongated support beam having a length complementary to one of the latticed panel end surfaces including an outwardly extending member having a surface disposed to engage said one end surface, and a second interlocking formation disposed on said support beam to engage and retain said first interlocking formation in at least one dimension and formed to allow movement of said first interlocking formation along said elongated support beam;
- an elongated support bracket attached to and disposed perpendicularly to said elongated support beam;
- and
- a fastener extending from said elongated support beam and through said elongated support bracket to substantially retain said elongated support beam and said elongated support bracket in a 3-dimension relationship, wherein said first interlocking formation and said second interlocking formation retains said plurality of latticed panels in a 3-dimensional relationship.
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A modular expandable shading system comprising:
- a plurality of latticed panels, each of said plurality of latticed panels having
- a plurality of end surfaces defining an area disposed over a plane and having a thickness, and a first interlocking formation on at least one of said end surfaces, and
- a plurality of elongated planar members supported by said end surfaces at an angle relative to said plane;
- an elongated support beam having a length complementary to one of the latticed panel end surfaces including an outwardly extending member having a surface disposed to engage said one end surface, and a second interlocking formation disposed on said support beam to engage and retain said first interlocking formation in at least one dimension and formed to allow movement of said first interlocking formation along said elongated support beam;
- an elongated support bracket attached to and disposed perpendicularly to said elongated support beam;
- and
- a fastener extending from said elongated support beam and through said elongated support bracket to substantially retain said elongated support beam and said elongated support bracket in a 3-dimension relationship, wherein said first interlocking formation and said second interlocking formation retains said plurality of latticed panels in a 3-dimensional relationship, wherein
- said elongated support beam includes a slot therein adapted to receive an end of said fastener, and
- said elongated beam support slot extends along said length thereof to enable horizontal adjustment of said elongated support beam relative to said elongated support bracket.
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A modular expandable shading system of comprising:
- a plurality of latticed panels, each of said plurality of latticed panels having
- a plurality of end surfaces defining an area disposed over a plane and having a thickness, and a first interlocking formation on at least one of said end surfaces, and
- a plurality of elongated planar members supported by said end surfaces at an angle relative to said plane;
- an elongated support beam having a length complementary to one of the latticed panel end surfaces including an outwardly extending member having a surface disposed to engage said one end surface, and a second interlocking formation disposed on said support beam to engage and retain said first interlocking formation in at least one dimension and formed to allow movement of said first interlocking formation along said elongated support beam;
- an elongated support bracket attached to and disposed perpendicularly to said elongated support beam;
- and
- a fastener extending from said elongated support beam and through said elongated support bracket to substantially retain said elongated support beam and said elongated support bracket in a 3-dimension relationship, wherein said first interlocking formation and said second interlocking formation retains said plurality of latticed panels in a 3-dimensional relationship, wherein
- said elongated support beam includes an elongated slot, and
- said fastener comprises an retainer elongated in a first direction and having a width perpendicular to said fastener first direction engaging said elongated support beam elongated slot and slidable therealong, and a bolt extending through said retainer and outward from said elongated slot substantially perpendicular to said retainer, and wherein said bolt includes a nut that together with said retainer, is adjustable to urge said support beam and said support bracket together.
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A modular expandable shading system comprising:
- a latticed panel having
- a plurality of end surfaces defining an area disposed over a plane and having a thickness, and a first interlocking formation on at least one of said end surfaces, and
- a plurality of elongated planar members supported by said end surfaces at an angle relative to said plane;
- an elongated support beam having a length complementary to one of the latticed panel end surfaces including an outwardly extending member having a surface disposed to engage said one end surface, and a second interlocking formation disposed on said support beam to engage and retain said first interlocking formation in at least one dimension and formed to allow movement of said first interlocking formation along said elongated support beam;
- an elongated support bracket attached to and disposed perpendicularly to said elongated support beam;
- and
- a fastener extending from said elongated support beam and through said elongated support bracket to substantially retain said elongated support beam and said elongated support bracket in a 3-dimension relationship, wherein said first interlocking formation and said second interlocking formation retains said latticed panel in a 3-dimensional relationship.
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