Portable chair shade

• US 8,991,410 B2
• Filed: 02/22/2013
• Issued: 03/31/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 02/24/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Alysium Trading Co.
• Original Assignee: Alysium Trading Co.
• Inventors: Beu, Scott W., Santiago, Ronaldo J., Surek, James, Surek, Marinela, Imaa, Renato E.
• Primary Examiner(s): YIP, WINNIE S
• Application Number:
  US13/774,582
• Publication Number:
  US 20130221711A1
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 135/96, 135/90, 135/117, 135/907, 135124-126, 297/184.1, 297/184.15, 297/184.17, 297/452.11, 297/452.13, 297/452.62, 297/354.1, 297/377, 297/353, 562/0, 562/7, 5414-145, D63/61, D6334-336
• US Class Current: 135/96
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/66 Means to protect against weather
• CPC Class Codes: A47C 7/666 of enclosure type with side panels
• CPC Class Codes: E04H 15/02 Tents combined or specially associated with other devices

Abstract

A chair shade including a cover sheet, frame having a first end and a second end, a sliding unit simultaneously affixed to the cover sheet and slideably affixed to the frame such that the sliding unit moves along the length of the frame when a force is applied and maintains its position on the frame when no force is applied and a securing unit that secures the first end and second end of the frame to corresponding opposite sides of a chair.

Claims

1. A chair shade including:

a chair;

a cover sheet;

a frame having a first end and a second end;

a sliding unit having a bottom wall, back wall and top wall forming a substantially U shaped opening that is sized to accommodate the frame; and

a securing unit that secures the first end and second end of the frame to corresponding opposite sides of the chair,

wherein

the U shaped opening of the sliding unit is slidably affixed to the frame such that the U shaped opening of the sliding unit moves along the length of the frame when a force is applied and maintains its position on the frame when no force is applied, and

the cover sheet is secured to the sliding unit on a side of the back wall opposite the U shaped opening.

2. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the cover sheet extends along substantially the entire length of the chair.

3. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the frame has a substantially U shape.

4. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the cover sheet includes a support structure along a periphery of the cover sheet, and the support structure is affixed to the rear wall of the sliding unit.

5. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the cover sheet is positioned at an angle relative to the sliding unit.

6. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the cover sheet is made of a material that prevents the transmission of light.

7. The chair shade of claim 6, wherein the cover sheet is made of a tightly woven nylon.

8. The char shade of claim 4, wherein a support frame is made of a material having memory characteristics.

9. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the securing unit is a latch and hook strap.

10. The chair shade of claim 1, wherein the support structure is made of a material having a memory characteristic.

11. The chair of claim 1 wherein the cover sheet includes a support frame affixed to the periphery of the cover sheet.

12. The chair of claim 11, wherein the cover sheet includes an opening portion formed by a slit in the canopy between the center of the cover sheet and the support frame.

13. The chair of claim 12, wherein the opening includes two portions removablly affixed by a joining unit.

14. The chair of claim 12, wherein a surface of the chair is exposed to light when the two portions are slid along the support frame.