CANOPY CHAIR
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- a chair; and
a canopy having a canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame having a first position and a second position different from the first position, the canopy frame including an upper first elongate member and an upper second elongate member,the canopy including a canopy membrane coupled to the canopy frame, the canopy including a plurality of connectors configured to couple the canopy frame to the canopy membrane, the plurality of connectors configured to define a range of motion of the upper first elongate member in at least a direction substantially perpendicular to a centerline of the upper first elongate member when the canopy frame is moved between the first position and the second position, the canopy membrane having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the canopy membrane defining a container configured to wrap around at least a portion of the chair when the canopy membrane is in the collapsed configuration.
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Abstract
An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a frame which attaches to outdoor furniture, in particular to a chair, and a canopy. Embodiments can be moved from an overhead position to a behind the chair position. The frames can be moved from a collapsed to a fully extended position. In embodiments the canopy can be positioned to contain the collapsed frame and chair in the carrying position.
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27 Claims
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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a chair; and a canopy having a canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame having a first position and a second position different from the first position, the canopy frame including an upper first elongate member and an upper second elongate member, the canopy including a canopy membrane coupled to the canopy frame, the canopy including a plurality of connectors configured to couple the canopy frame to the canopy membrane, the plurality of connectors configured to define a range of motion of the upper first elongate member in at least a direction substantially perpendicular to a centerline of the upper first elongate member when the canopy frame is moved between the first position and the second position, the canopy membrane having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the canopy membrane defining a container configured to wrap around at least a portion of the chair when the canopy membrane is in the collapsed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus, comprising:
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a chair having a collapsed configuration and an open configuration; and a canopy having a canopy frame coupled to the chair and having a canopy membrane, the canopy frame having an overhead position, a behind-the-chair position and a carrying position, the canopy frame including an upper first elongate member and an upper second elongate member, the upper first elongate member having a range of motion between (1) a first position relative to the canopy membrane when the canopy frame is in overhead position and the chair is in the open configuration and (2) a second position relative to the canopy membrane when the canopy frame is the behind-the chair position and the chair is in the collapsed configuration, the canopy membrane coupled to the canopy frame by a plurality of connectors such that at least a portion of the upper first elongate member is disposed between at least a portion of a connector from the plurality of connectors and at least a portion of canopy membrane, at least one connector from plurality of connectors defining, at least in part, the range of motion, - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus, comprising:
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a chair; and a canopy having a canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame having a first position and a second position different from the first position, the canopy frame including an upper first elongate member and an upper second elongate member, a first end portion of the upper first elongate member including an opening configured to receive an elongate member having a centerline substantially perpendicular to a centerline of the upper first elongate member, the elongate member configured to limit movement of the upper first elongate member relative to a canopy membrane in a direction substantially parallel to the centerline of the upper first elongate member when the canopy frame is moved between the first position and the second position, the canopy including the canopy membrane coupled to the canopy frame, the canopy membrane having an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration, the canopy membrane defining a container configured to wrap around at least a portion of the chair when the canopy membrane is in the collapsed configuration. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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