Removable and Adjustable Canopy Covering

• US 20100045081A1
• Filed: 08/20/2009
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Peter Efthimiou
• Original Assignee: Peter Efthimiou
• Inventors: Efthimiou, Peter
• Granted Patent: US 7,963,596 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 297/184.110
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather

Abstract

An adjustable seating canopy that is removably mounted to a seat. The canopy includes a set of frame elements that defines a curved shape of the canopy. The canopy includes a set of air channels that are formed by partially joining two layers of fabric that form the canopy. In addition, the set of air channels are oriented substantially perpendicular to an arced axis traveled by at least one frame element in the set of frame elements. The canopy includes a set of pivoting mechanisms attached to one or more frame elements which causes the canopy to be adjustably positioned above the chair along the arced axis. The canopy also includes a set of detachable clamping devices for mounting the canopy to the chair.

Claims

1. A canopy for a chair, the canopy comprising:

a set of frame elements for defining a curvilinear shape of the canopy;

a set of air channels in the canopy, wherein the set of air channels are formed by partially joining two layers of fabric of the canopy, and wherein the set of air channels are oriented substantially perpendicular to an arced axis traveled by at least one frame element in the set of frame elements;

a set of pivoting mechanisms attached to one or more frame elements from the set of frame elements, wherein the set of pivoting mechanisms causes the canopy to be adjustably positioned above the chair along the arced axis; and

a set of detachable clamping devices for mounting the canopy to the chair.

2. The canopy of claim 1, wherein the canopy comprises an upper surface and a lower surface, and wherein the set of air channels permits air to travel between the upper surface and the lower surface.

3. The canopy in claim 1, wherein the set of air channels are located substantially parallel to one or more frames in the set of frames.

4. The canopy in claim 1, wherein the set of frames are curvilinear in shape.

5. The canopy in claim 1, wherein the pivoting mechanism enables a first frame element to travel along the arced axis in a ninety degree arc from a second frame element, wherein the second frame element is immovably joined to the set of detachable clamping devices.

6. The canopy in claim 5, wherein the first frame element in the set of frame elements is pivotably joined to the set of detachable clamping devices via the set of pivoting mechanisms, and wherein the first frame element forms a leading edge of the canopy.

7. The canopy in claim 6, wherein the leading edge of the canopy travels along the arced axis between a fully retracted position and a fully extended position.

8. The canopy in claim 1, further comprising:

a set of sleeves stitched into a fabric of the canopy, wherein the set of frame elements are slidably insertable into the sleeves stitched into the fabric of the canopy.

9. The canopy in claim 1 further comprising:

a set of sleeves stitched into a fabric of the canopy, wherein the set of frames are slidably removable from the set of sleeves, and wherein the set of sleeves are linearly oriented sleeves.

10. The canopy in claim 1, wherein the two layers of the fabric forming an air channel in the set of air channels are joined at each end of the air channel to define an opening between each joined end.