US3131705A
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Stabilized portable canopy
Assignee: L MARINO Inc
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Filing: 1962-02-12
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Granted: 1964-05-05
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Expires: 1982-02-12
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Frank J Marino
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 21:44
CPC Classifications
E; E04; E04H; E04H15/00; E04H15/32; E04H15/34; E04H15/44; E04H15/48; E04H15/50; E04H15/505; B; B60; B60P; B60P7/00; B60P7/02; B60P7/04; E04H15/02; E04H15/04; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S135/00; Y10S135/912
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
175 words
A PORTABLE, FREE STANDING, FREELY MOVABLE LIGHT CANOPY COMPRISING FRAME MEANS, AND A FLEXIBLE COVERING FOR SAID FRAME, SAID COVERING COMPRISING VERTICALLY DISPOSED SIDE PANEL PORTIONS AND A TOP PANEL PORTION, AND MEANS FOR STABILIZING SAID CANOPY AGAINST MOVEMENT OVER A SUPPORTING SURFACE DUE TO IMPINGEMENT OF AIR CURRENTS ON SAID SIDE PANEL PORTIONS, SAID FRAME MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FRAME ELEMENTS AND LINKAGE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FRAME ELEMENTS FOR EXTENDED AND CONTRACTED MOVEMENT, SAID COVERING BEING EXTENDED AND CONTRACTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE MOVEMENTS OF SAID FRAME ELEMENTS, SAID STABILIZING MEANS COMPRISING SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID SIDE PANEL PORTIONS ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND MEANS ON THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID FRAME MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, SAID SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS BEING SIMILARLY EXTENDED AND CONTRACTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE MOVEMENTS OF SAID FRAME ELEMENTS, SAID SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE DOWNWARDLY DEFLECTED PORTIONS OF SAID AIR CURRENTS TO THEREBY RESIST MOVEMENT OF SAID FREE STANDING CANOPY OVER SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
175 words
A PORTABLE, FREE STANDING, FREELY MOVABLE LIGHT CANOPY COMPRISING FRAME MEANS, AND A FLEXIBLE COVERING FOR SAID FRAME, SAID COVERING COMPRISING VERTICALLY DISPOSED SIDE PANEL PORTIONS AND A TOP PANEL PORTION, AND MEANS FOR STABILIZING SAID CANOPY AGAINST MOVEMENT OVER A SUPPORTING SURFACE DUE TO IMPINGEMENT OF AIR CURRENTS ON SAID SIDE PANEL PORTIONS, SAID FRAME MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF FRAME ELEMENTS AND LINKAGE MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID FRAME ELEMENTS FOR EXTENDED AND CONTRACTED MOVEMENT, SAID COVERING BEING EXTENDED AND CONTRACTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE MOVEMENTS OF SAID FRAME ELEMENTS, SAID STABILIZING MEANS COMPRISING SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS EXTENDING FROM THE LOWER EDGES OF SAID SIDE PANEL PORTIONS ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF, AND MEANS ON THE LOWER PORTIONS OF SAID FRAME MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, SAID SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS BEING SIMILARLY EXTENDED AND CONTRACTED WITH THE RESPECTIVE MOVEMENTS OF SAID FRAME ELEMENTS, SAID SKIRT PANEL PORTIONS BEING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE DOWNWARDLY DEFLECTED PORTIONS OF SAID AIR CURRENTS TO THEREBY RESIST MOVEMENT OF SAID FREE STANDING CANOPY OVER SAID SUPPORTING SURFACE.
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