Bonnet for lawn chairs

• US 4,915,120 A
• Filed: 03/20/1989
• Issued: 04/10/1990
• Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Philip C. Ziolkowski
• Original Assignee: Philip C. Ziolkowski
• Inventors: Ziolkowski, Philip C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Friedman, Carl D.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Dennison, Caroline D.
• Application Number:
  US07/325,885
• Time in Patent Office: 386 Days
• Field of Search: 135/90, 135/117, 135/102, 135/103, 135/106, 135/120, 135/900, 135/96
• US Class Current: 135/90
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/666 of enclosure type with side panels

Abstract

A bonnet for lawn chairs and the like involves a canopy formed of a plurality of flexible, resilient bows, which are maintained in a generally U-shaped configuration, and a flexible covering attached to and interconnecting the bows along a substantial portion of their length. The bows are attached to a chair through two bow assembly bars, each of which have a separate attachment location, in linear spaced relationship, for each bow. Each bow is pivotally connected, with adjustable tension, at its ends between the two bow assembly bars at the separate spaced locations so as to permit each of the bows to be individually pivotable, fore and aft, thereby permitting variation of the canopy coverage and location. The bow assembly bars are removably clamped to the framework on opposing sides of a lawn chair. A flexible line, of less length than the bows, is used to directly interconnect the bow assembly bars so as to restrain the resilient bows to a generally U-shaped configuration. Connection of the end of a bow, which is preferably formed of oil tempered wire, to a bow assembly bar may utilize a bow holder formed of an elongated piece of rigid material where, at one end, a hole is longitudinally formed, and the end of a bow secured therein, while, at the other end of the bow holder, a transverse hole is formed through the bow holder for pivotal pin attachment to the bow assembly bar.

Claims

1. A bonnet for lawn chairs and the like, which comprises:

a. a plurality of flexible resilient bows of generally U-shaped configuration;

b. a flexible covering attached to and interconnecting said bows along a substantial portion of their length;

c. two bow assembly bars, each having a separate attachment location, in linear spaced relationship, for each bow;

d. means for connecting, with individually adjustable tension, one of the ends of each bow to one of said bow assembly bars and the other end of each bow to the other of said bow assembly bars, so as to permit each of the bows, extending between the bow assembly bars, to be pivotable relative to the bow assembly bars and to each other a separate spaced locations, thereby permitting variation in canopy coverage and location; and

e. means for attaching the bow assembly bars to a chair framework.

2. The bonnet for lawn chairs and the like, as recited in claim 1, wherein, additionally, there is a flexible line, of less length than the bows, which is attached to and formed to interconnect the bow assembly bars so as to restrain the resilient bows to a generally U-shaped configuration, thereby facilitating installation and storage of said bonnet.

3. The bonnet for lawn chairs and the like, as recited in claim 1, where the bows are formed of oil tempered wire and the means of connecting the end of a bow to said bow assembly bars includes a bow holder formed of an elongated piece of rigid material where, at one end, a hole is longitudinally formed, and the end of a bow is secured therein, and where, in the other end of said bow holder, a transverse hole is formed through said bow holder for pivotal pin attachment to said bow assembly bar.