Portable sun shade

• US 5,102,190 A
• Filed: 07/18/1990
• Issued: 04/07/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hewey P. Akin, Jimmy L. Duvall
• Original Assignee: Hewey P. Akin, Jimmy L. Duvall
• Inventors: Duvall, Jimmy L., Akin, Hewey P.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chen, Jose V.
• Application Number:
  US07/553,573
• Time in Patent Office: 629 Days
• Field of Search: 297/184, 297/218, 297/226, 5/414, 135/90
• US Class Current: 297/184.15
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather

Abstract

A portable sun shade for being mounted on a seat. The portable sun shade includes a canopy; a frame for supporting the canopy above the seat, the frame includes an elongated first frame member having a first end and a second end, an elongated second frame member having a first end and a second end, first structure joining the first ends of the first and second frame members together, an elongated third frame member having a first end and a second end, second structure joining the second ends of the first and third frame members together, an elongated fourth frame member having a first end and a second end, and third structure joining the second ends of the first and fourth frame member together; the canopy being positioned on the third and fourth members; and attaching structure for attaching the frame to the back rest portion of the seat.

Claims

1. A portable sun shade for being mounted on a seat having a back rest portion, said back rest portion having a front, a first side, a second side, a top, a bottom, and a back;

said portable sun shade comprising;

a) a canopy;

b) frame means for supporting said canopy above said seat, said frame means including an elongated first frame member having a first end and a second end, an elongated second frame member having a first end and a second end, first joining means for joining said first ends of said first and second frame members together, an elongated third frame member having a first end and a second end, second joining means for joining said second ends of said first and third frame members together, an elongated fourth frame member having a first end and a second end, and third joining means for joining said second ends of said second and fourth frame members together, said canopy being positioned on said third and fourth frame members; and

c) attaching means for attaching said frame means to said back rest portion of said seat;

said attaching means including an elongated first arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion having a second end for extending substantially horizontally around said first side of said back rest portion of said seat, said second end of said first arm being removably attachable to said frame means; and

said attaching means including an elongated second arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially horizontally around said second side of said back rest portion, said second end of said second arm being attachable to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated third arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said third arm being attachable to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated fourth arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said fourth arm being attachable to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated fifth arm, having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said fifth arm being removably attachable to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated sixth arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said sixth arm being removably attachable to said frame means.

2. The portable sun shade of claim 1 in which said attaching means includes an elongated seventh arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially vertically under said bottom of said back rest portion, said second end of said seventh arm being removably attachable to said frame means;

and in which said attaching means includes an elongated eighth arm having a first end for being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end for extending substantially vertically under said bottom of said back rest portion, said second end of said eighth arm being removably attachable to said frame means.

3. The portable sun shade of claim 2 in which said frame means includes a first brace means for extending between said first and second frame members, a second brace means for extending between said first and third frame members, and a third brace means for extending between said second and fourth frame members.

4. The portable sun shade of claim 3 in which said attaching means includes a first arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said first arm to said first frame member of said frame means;

in which said attaching means includes a second arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said second arm to said second frame member of said frame means;

in which said attaching means includes a third arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said third arm to said first brace means of said frame means;

in which said attaching means includes a fourth arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said fourth arm to said first brace means of said frame means;

in which said attaching means includes a fifth arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said fifth arm to said first frame member of said frame means;

in which said attaching means includes a sixth arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said sixth arm to said second frame member of said frame means;

in which said attaching means includes a seventh arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said seventh arm to said first frame member of said frame means; and

in which said attaching means includes an eighth arm attachment means for attaching said second end of said eighth arm to said second frame member of said frame means.

5. The portable sun shade of claim 4 in which said first ends of said third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth arms are joined together to form a central body portion for being placed substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion;

in which said first ends of said first and second arms are joined to one another, and in which said central body portion includes a tunnel for slidably receiving said first ends of said first and second arms.

6. The combination of a portable sun shade with a boat seat having a seat portion and a back rest portion;

said back rest portion having a front, a first side, a second side, a top, a bottom, and a back;

said portable sun shade comprising;

a) a canopy including a planar body having a first edge, a second edge, a front edge, and a rear edge;

said canopy including a front flap depending from said front edge of said body and including a rear flap depending from said rear edge of said body;

said canopy including a reinforcing member extending across said front edge of said body;

b) frame means supporting said canopy above said seat, said frame means including an elongated first frame member having a first end and a second end, an elongated second frame member having a first end and a second end, first pivot means pivotally joining said first ends of said first and second frame members together, an elongated third frame member having a first end and a second end, second pivot means pivotally joining said second ends of said first and third frame members together, an elongated fourth frame member having a first end and a second end, and a third pivot means pivotally joining said second ends of said second and fourth frame members together;

said frame means including a first brace means extending between said first and second frame members, a second brace means extending between said first and third frame members, and a third brace means extending between said second and fourth frame members;

said first edge of said canopy being removably attached to said third frame member, said second edge of said canopy being removably attached to said fourth frame member, said rear flap of said canopy being removably attached to said first and second frame members; and

c) attaching means attaching said frame means to said back rest portion of said seat;

said attaching means including an elongated first arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion having a second end extending substantially horizontally around said first side of said back rest portion of said seat, said second end of said first arm being removably attachable to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated second arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially horizontally around said second side of said back rest portion, said second end of said second arm being removably attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated third arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said third arm being attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated fourth arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said fourth arm being attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated fifth arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said fifth arm being removably attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated sixth arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially vertically over said top of said back rest portion, said second end of said sixth arm being removably attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated seventh arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially vertically under said bottom of said back rest portion, said second end of said seventh arm being removably attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including an elongated eighth arm having a first end being positioned substantially centrally of said front of said back rest portion and having a second end extending substantially vertically under said bottom of said back rest portion, said second end of said eighth arm being removably attached to said frame means;

said attaching means including a first arm attachment means attaching said second end of said first arm to said first frame member of said frame means;

said attaching means including a second arm attachment means attaching said second end of said second arm to said second frame member of said frame means;

said attaching means including a third arm attachment means attaching said second end of said third arm to said first brace means of said frame means;

said attaching means including a fourth arm attachment means attaching said second end of said fourth arm to said first brace means of said frame means;

said attaching means including a fifth arm attachment means attaching said second end of said fifth arm to said first frame member of said frame means;

said attaching means including a sixth arm attachment means attaching said second end of said sixth arm to said second frame member of said frame means;

said attaching means including a seventh arm attachment means attaching said second end of said seventh arm to said first frame member of said frame means;

said attaching means including an eighth arm attachment means attaching said second end of said eighth arm to said second frame member of said frame means.