Collapsible, self-supporting, portable sun-screen apparatus
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1. Collapsible, self-supporting, portable sun-screen apparatus comprising, in combination:
- a flexible canopy having a central canopy segment having an outer periphery and a side canopy segments depending from the outer periphery of said central canopy segment, said side canopy segments having side canopy segment lower edges;
a canopy support supporting said canopy, said canopy support including a canopy support base for positioning on the ground or other support surface, at least one vertically disposed elongated element connected to said canopy support base and extending upwardly therefrom and a canopy support frame connected to said at least one vertically disposed elongated element at a location spaced from said canopy support base and extending over said canopy support base, said central canopy segment being positioned on said frame with the side canopy segments disposed outside of said frame and alongside said frame, said canopy not being attached to said frame whereby the central canopy segment may be slid on said frame by exerting a manual force to offset the canopy relative to the frame and change the distances between the side canopy segment lower edges and the ground or other support surface, said canopy including sleeves surrounding said central canopy segment; and
relatively rigid stabilizer bars positioned in said sleeves.
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A collapsible, self-supporting portable sun-screen apparatus includes a canopy support and a flexible canopy positioned over a frame of the canopy support. The canopy and canopy support are not affixed so that the canopy can be slid relative to the frame and offset relative to the canopy support to adjust for sun movement. Weights are provided to provide stability to the canopy and keep it in the desired position.
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1. Collapsible, self-supporting, portable sun-screen apparatus comprising, in combination:
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a flexible canopy having a central canopy segment having an outer periphery and a side canopy segments depending from the outer periphery of said central canopy segment, said side canopy segments having side canopy segment lower edges;
a canopy support supporting said canopy, said canopy support including a canopy support base for positioning on the ground or other support surface, at least one vertically disposed elongated element connected to said canopy support base and extending upwardly therefrom and a canopy support frame connected to said at least one vertically disposed elongated element at a location spaced from said canopy support base and extending over said canopy support base, said central canopy segment being positioned on said frame with the side canopy segments disposed outside of said frame and alongside said frame, said canopy not being attached to said frame whereby the central canopy segment may be slid on said frame by exerting a manual force to offset the canopy relative to the frame and change the distances between the side canopy segment lower edges and the ground or other support surface, said canopy including sleeves surrounding said central canopy segment; and
relatively rigid stabilizer bars positioned in said sleeves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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