Canopy
First Claim
1. A canopy assembly comprising a canopy fabric having side portions bounded by a fabric edge, at least one pair of suspension points being provided at said fabric edge at opposed side portions of said fabric, at least one pair of supports, each support being connected to one of said suspension points and adapted to suspend said canopy fabric above the ground, furling means extending across said canopy fabric between said supports wherein said fabric is adapted to be simultaneously unfurled in opposed directions from said furling means such that in an erected condition said fabric extends from opposite sides of said furling means and a plurality of anchor points at said fabric edge and spaced from said suspension points, for tethering said fabric to the ground when said fabric is at least in part unfurled from said furling means.
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Abstract
A canopy assembly (10) comprising a canopy fabric (20) and furling means (40) extending between a pair of supports (30). The furling means (40) runs through the canopy fabric such that the canopy may be unfurled from both sides of the furling means simultaneously. Both free corners (22, 24) of the unfurled canopy are tethered to the ground or posts (50) to provide a taut smooth canopy. The tension in the furling means (40) is adjustable such that it remains substantially straight and taut in a furling condition, and in an erected condition may be relaxed to conform to the curved shape of the canopy.
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32 Claims
- 1. A canopy assembly comprising a canopy fabric having side portions bounded by a fabric edge, at least one pair of suspension points being provided at said fabric edge at opposed side portions of said fabric, at least one pair of supports, each support being connected to one of said suspension points and adapted to suspend said canopy fabric above the ground, furling means extending across said canopy fabric between said supports wherein said fabric is adapted to be simultaneously unfurled in opposed directions from said furling means such that in an erected condition said fabric extends from opposite sides of said furling means and a plurality of anchor points at said fabric edge and spaced from said suspension points, for tethering said fabric to the ground when said fabric is at least in part unfurled from said furling means.
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3. A canopy assembly as claimed in claim least one end of said furling means is connected to a support by a tensioner adapted to alter the tension in the furling means.
- 14. A canopy assembly comprising a canopy fabric having side portions bounded by a fabric edge, at least one pair of suspension points being provided on or adjacent said fabric edge at opposed side portions of said fabric, at least one pair of supports, each support being connected to one of said suspension points and adapted to suspend said canopy fabric above the ground, and a furling means extending across said canopy fabric between said supports wherein in a furling condition, said furling means is substantially straight to allow said fabric to be simultaneously unfurled in opposed directions from said furling means and, in an erected condition said furling means conforms to the curved shape of the canopy fabric extending from opposite sides of said furling means.
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25. A method for erecting a canopy comprising the steps of:
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providing a canopy fabric, providing a pair of spaced apart supports, positioning said supports on opposed sides of said canopy fabric, suspending said canopy fabric above the ground by connecting said fabric to said supports with a furling means extending across said canopy fabric between said supports, and unfurling said canopy fabric simultaneously in opposed directions from said furling means such that in an erected condition said fabric extends from opposite sides of said furling means. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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