Canopy cover having a meshed portion

• US 20050211287A1
• Filed: 03/09/2005
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Caravan Canopy International Inc
• Original Assignee: Caravan Canopy International Inc
• Inventors: Meyer, Ted H.
• Granted Patent: US 7,308,901 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 135/115
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 25/18 Covers detachable A45B15/00; Means for fastening same
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/50 lazy-tongs type

Abstract

A canopy system including a canopy frame and a canopy cover supported by the canopy frame. The canopy cover includes an inner solid portion, an outer solid portion, and a meshed portion disposed between the inner and outer solid portions and disposed proximately to an outer periphery of the canopy cover.

Claims

1. A canopy system comprising:

a canopy frame; and

a canopy cover supported by the canopy frame and comprising;

an inner solid portion,

an outer solid portion, and

a meshed portion disposed between the inner and outer solid portions and disposed proximately to an outer periphery of the canopy cover.

2. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein a majority of the canopy cover is defined by the inner solid portion, with the meshed portion and the outer solid portion each defining relatively small outer strips of the canopy cover.

3. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein the meshed portion is in the form of a screen.

4. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein the meshed portion is formed by a porous material.

5. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein the inner and outer solid portions substantially prevent and the meshed portion permits a passage of a fluid therethrough.

6. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein the meshed portion encircles an outer periphery of the inner solid portion, and wherein the outer solid portion encircles an outer periphery of the meshed portion.

7. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein the canopy system is a two-tier canopy system.

8. The canopy system of claim 7, wherein the canopy cover comprises a central opening through which a central post of the canopy frame extends, and further comprising a second canopy covering supported by the central post, wherein the second canopy cover is substantially solid.

9. The canopy system of claim 1, wherein the canopy frame is a collapsible canopy frame.

10. The canopy system of claim 9, wherein the collapsible canopy frame comprises:

a plurality of side poles arranged in a configuration;

a center pole disposed within the configuration of the side poles;

a plurality of edge scissor assemblies each coupled between adjacent ones of the plurality of side poles; and

at least one inner scissor assembly comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a corresponding one of the edge scissor assemblies, and wherein the second end is coupled to the center pole.

11. A canopy system comprising:

a canopy frame; and

a canopy cover supported by the canopy frame and comprising;

an inner solid portion,

a meshed portion, which encircles the inner solid portion,

an outer solid portion, which encircles the meshed portion and defines an outer periphery of the canopy cover, wherein the meshed portion is disposed proximately to the outer periphery of the canopy cover,

wherein the inner and outer solid portions substantially prevent and the meshed portion permits a passage of a fluid therethrough, and

wherein a majority of the canopy cover is defined by the inner solid portion, with the meshed portion and the outer solid portion each defining relatively small outer strips of the canopy cover.

12. The canopy system of claim 11, wherein the meshed portion is in the form of a screen.

13. The canopy system of claim 11, wherein the meshed portion is formed by a porous material.

14. The canopy system of claim 11, wherein the canopy system is a two-tier canopy system.

15. The canopy system of claim 14, wherein the canopy cover comprises a central opening through which a central post of the canopy frame extends, and further comprising a second canopy covering supported by the central post, wherein the second canopy cover is substantially solid.

16. The canopy system of claim 11, wherein the canopy frame is a collapsible canopy frame.

17. The canopy system of claim 16, wherein the collapsible canopy frame comprises:

a plurality of side poles arranged in a configuration;

a center pole disposed within the configuration of the side poles;

a plurality of edge scissor assemblies each coupled between adjacent ones of the plurality of side poles; and

at least one inner scissor assembly comprising a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is coupled to a corresponding one of the edge scissor assemblies, and wherein the second end is coupled to the center pole.