ADJUSTABLE AND REMOVABLE CANOPY FOR A LOUNGE OR CHAIR
An adjustable and removable canopy may be affixed to a chair, lounge, recliner, or the like. The canopy comprises two flexible, aligned rods having a fabric panel extending between them. The rods attached to the lounge or chair so as to form an arc across and over the user of the lounge or chair. Adjustment straps extend from the rods to the lounge or chair. A plurality of connectors located on the adjustment straps allow the shortening or lengthening of the straps so that the position of the canopy relative to the user may be selectively adjusted.
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This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. Section 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62/542,867 entitled “ADJUSTABLE AND REMOVABLE CANOPY,” filed on Aug. 9, 2017, which is hereby incorporated by reference in its entirety for all purposes.
FIELD OF THE INVENTIONThis invention relates to canopies for providing shade to a person sitting or reclining on a lounge or chair, and particularly to canopies that are adjustable and removable from the lounge or chair.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONWhile many individuals enjoy sunbathing or sunning while sitting in a chair or lying on a lounge or recliner, they often desire to have some shade, at least over the face and neck or the upper part of the body. Sometimes a person wants to read a book without the annoyance of glare from the sun, or simply desires to avoid the direct rays of the sun for health reasons.
The instant invention provides a canopy or shade that may be readily attached to and removed from a chair, lounge, recliner, or the like. The position of the canopy relative to the user may be easily adjusted to provide the desired protection from the sun. If the user desires full sun, the canopy may readily be removed.
Non-limiting embodiments of the present invention will be described by way of example with reference to the accompanying figures, which are schematic and are not intended to be drawn to scale. In the figures, each identical or nearly identical component illustrated is typically represented by a single numeral. For purposes of clarity, not every component is labeled in every figure, nor is every component of each embodiment of the invention shown where illustration is not necessary to allow those of ordinary skill in the art to understand the invention. In the figures:
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By shortening or lengthening the span of the adjustment straps 20, the position and angle of the canopy relative to the user may be selectively altered. In this particular aspect of the invention, three possible positions are illustrated in
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Although the instant invention has been described and illustrated herein as applied to a lounge, it is equally applicable to a chair, a recliner, and like devices. Those of ordinary skill in the art will readily comprehend how to attach the canopy to the arms and back of a chair, or the sides and headrest end of a recliner, in accordance with the instant invention.
A variety of other means and/or structures for performing the functions and/or obtaining the results and/or one of more of the advantages described herein, and each of such variations and/or modifications is deemed to be within the scope of the present invention. More generally, those skilled in the art will readily appreciate that all parameters, dimensions, materials, and configurations described herein are meant to be exemplary and the actual parameters, dimensions, materials and/or configurations will depend upon the specific application or applications for which the teachings of the present invention is/are used.
Those skilled in the art will recognize or be able to ascertain, using no more than routine experimentation, many equivalents to the specific embodiments of the invention described herein. It is therefore to be understood that the foregoing embodiments are presented by way of example only and that, with the scope of the appended claims and equivalents thereto, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as specifically described and claimed. The present invention is directed to each individual feature, system, article, material, and/or method described herein. In addition, any combination of two or more such features, systems, articles, materials, and/or methods, if such features, systems, articles, materials, and/or methods are not mutually inconsistent, is included within the scope of the present invention.
Claims
1. A canopy for a lounge or chair comprising:
- a pair of spaced apart, aligned, flexible rods;
- a panel of material attached to each of the rods and extending therebetween along substantially the entire length of the rods;
- first attachment means for attaching each of the rods to the lounge or chair at each end of the rod to form an arc over the lounge or chair;
- a first adjustment strap connected to and extending from a location adjacent a first one of the rods for attachment to the lounge or chair;
- a second adjustment strap connected to and extending from a location adjacent to the second one of the rods for attachment to the lounge or chair;
- second attachment means for securing an end of each strap to the lounge or chair.
- said first and second adjustment straps being configured to allow the selective adjustment of the position of canopy relative to the lounge or chair by adjusting the length of the strap connecting the canopy to the lounge or chair.
2. The canopy of claim 1, wherein the panel material and the adjustment straps are removably attached to the lounge or chair.
3. The canopy of claim 2, wherein said second attachment means comprises a loop of material extending from the lounge or chair.
4. The canopy of claim 3, wherein the adjustment strap comprises means to selectively shorten or increase the length of the strap between the canopy and the lounge or chair so as to permit the selection of the position of the canopy.
Type: Application
Filed: Aug 9, 2018
Publication Date: Feb 14, 2019
Applicant: Aqua-Leisure Industries, Inc. (Avon, MA)
Inventors: Gregory J. Autore (Spring Valley, OH), Scott R. de Grasse (Marshfield, MA)
Application Number: 16/059,749