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Flexible Canopy Shade Cover
A flexible canopy shade cover is a portable shade device that can be used in a wide range of functional applications. One version is for frame supported structures and a second version is for surface areas. In each version, a flexible flat fabric panel is designed to optimize shade area and provide maximum sun protection. The flexible flat fabric panel is made of a shade enhanced material that is flexible, light-weight, durable and UV50+ coated. The panel encloses a resilient spring steel frame that provides structural flexibility and support when the par el is in its various configurations. For frame supported structures, the flexible flat fabric panel employs grommets mounted on each side that serves as pivot attachment interface. Spring loaded clips attach the panel to various frame members. The jaws of the clips clamp the grommets, the steel spring frame and the panel ends to a frame member, thereby attaching the flexible flat fabric panel to a frame structure. For surface area applications, the flexible flat fabric panel has weight pockets, liquid weight pockets sewn to the bottom semicircular ends of the panel that serve as the pivot attachment interface. A weight block, external to the flexible fabric flat panel attached to the bottom semicircular ends of the panel will also serve as the pivot attachment interface. A weight material placed in the pockets or the weight blocks provides the weight mass to anchor the panel ends to a surface. A solid weight material of small granules or objects placed in the weight pockets, in weight sleeves inserted in the weight pockets or in weight block containers serve as the attachment means. Fluids poured in liquid bladders that are inserted into the weight pockets or in liquid bladders built in the liquid weight pockets or in a weight block sealed containers serve as attachment means. In both embodiments, when the ends of the flexible flat fabric panel are brought together, the panel pops into a flexible canopy shade cover configuration. If the ends are set on a surface and twisted into a figure eight, the flexible flat fabric panel collapses into a compact circular configuration that is convenient for transport and storage.
Flexible Canopy Shade Cover
A flexible canopy shade cover is a portable shade device that can be used in a wide range of functional applications. One version is for frame supported structures and a second version is for surface areas. In each version, a flexible flat fabric panel is designed to optimize shade area and provide maximum sun protection. The flexible flat fabric panel is made of a shade enhanced material that is flexible, light-weight, durable and UV50+ coated. The panel encloses a resilient spring steel frame that provides structural flexibility and support when the par el is in its various configurations. For frame supported structures, the flexible flat fabric panel employs grommets mounted on each side that serves as pivot attachment interface. Spring loaded clips attach the panel to various frame members. The jaws of the clips clamp the grommets, the steel spring frame and the panel ends to a frame member, thereby attaching the flexible flat fabric panel to a frame structure. For surface area applications, the flexible flat fabric panel has weight pockets, liquid weight pockets sewn to the bottom semicircular ends of the panel that serve as the pivot attachment interface. A weight block, external to the flexible fabric flat panel attached to the bottom semicircular ends of the panel will also serve as the pivot attachment interface. A weight material placed in the pockets or the weight blocks provides the weight mass to anchor the panel ends to a surface. A solid weight material of small granules or objects placed in the weight pockets, in weight sleeves inserted in the weight pockets or in weight block containers serve as the attachment means. Fluids poured in liquid bladders that are inserted into the weight pockets or in liquid bladders built in the liquid weight pockets or in a weight block sealed containers serve as attachment means. In both embodiments, when the ends of the flexible flat fabric panel are brought together, the panel pops into a flexible canopy shade cover configuration. If the ends are set on a surface and twisted into a figure eight, the flexible flat fabric panel collapses into a compact circular configuration that is convenient for transport and storage.
Flexible Canopy Shade Cover
WILKERSON ALTONEN ELKE (author)
2016-11-10
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
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