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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7374225 | Sliding tarpaulin systems and components for flatbed trailers or truck bodies A tarpaulin system that turns a flatbed trailer into a fully covered trailer and closes to provide an open flatbed trailer. The system is comprised of a plurality of inverted U-shaped support bows extending laterally across the trailer and secured to sections of the... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7347217 | Sunshade A sunshade including a shade, a headrest, an anchoring loop, and a support frame. The support frame supports the shade and the headrest. The support frame is adjustable to enable the positions of the shade and the headrest to be set to any one of a range of in-use p... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316238 | Tent with a repositionable floor A tent having a repositionable floor, the floor preferably including a pair of subpanels that mate together and form a water-resistant seam. The subpanels can be repositioned within the interior of the tent or exteriorly of the tent. Additionally, each floor subpane... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7316239 | Sunshade tent A sunshade tent, having a ground cloth, a sunshade cloth and a supporting part, the side corner of the ground cloth is provided with at least one first adapting module and second adapting module, each of the adapting module is fixed on the ground with a ground nail,... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314055 | Covered structure with an expandable/closeable exterior A structure with a retractable cover, for example, a gazebo with a hanging umbrella, where the retractable cover is connected by a pull cord to a winding device, wherein operation of the winding device allows the user to open or retract the cover. If the structure w... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311355 | Tent chair The tent chair includes a folding frame supporting a folding cover, with the frame attached to a folding or portable chair. The chair has a single rearward frame bow which is radially flexible but rigid orthogonal to the lateral bow pivot axis of the chair. A series... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311060 | Soft shelter extensions for recreational vehicles and the like Embodiments of the invention are directed to a soft shelter extension for use with a hard shelter where the hard shelter has a perimeter opening defined by a side wall and sealable by a deck rotationally coupled thereto, wherein the deck is prevented from over rotat... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7308901 | Canopy cover having a meshed portion A canopy system including a canopy frame and a canopy cover supported by the canopy frame. The canopy cover includes an inner solid portion, an outer solid portion, and a meshed portion disposed between the inner and outer solid portions and disposed proximately to ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7237283 | Lay-down style hunting blind A frameless, portable, layout hunting blind for use by a sitting or reclining hunter has a frameless floor, an enclosed foot and leg sack for the hunter's legs, a movable flap to cover the hunter's upper body, a collapsible foot sack support to keep the foot sack cl... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216658 | Portable vehicle shelter An apparatus for a portable pop-up carport for automobiles 18, sports utility vehicles and small trucks comprising a foldable frame structure 32 having a light weight waterproof roof 20, side panels of mesh-like material 22 and optional front and rear panels. Bungee... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7191925 | Clean carry apparatus A clean carry apparatus provides a clean surface for use and a clean exterior after use. A storage area and base area are connected to a changing area at at least one hinge point. The base area and changing area pivot away from each other at a second hinge point to ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7178540 | Cabana canopy and hub An improved personal shelter canopy hub is formed using a number of spherical rotating joint elements captured in a hub body. The joint elements provide rotational movement of canopy frame elements to allow easy opening and collapsing of a canopy frame and cover. An... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175224 | Canopy housing The invention may be embodied as a cart canopy housing having a canopy storage portion, a roof engaging portion and a side panel portion extending from the roof engaging portion and from the canopy storage portion so as to enable partial concealment of a roof suppor... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147265 | Collapsible truck bed cover A collapsible truck bed cover comprising a frame and an outer covering, wherein the frame comprises four primary support bars, four secondary support bars, and four cross bars. The primary support bars are pivotally connected to each other at a swinging pivot point.... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7117879 | Rain cover for hay enclosures A rain cover (10) to protect bales of hay (200) within a hay enclosure framework (100) having horizontal top (101) and bottom (102) framework segments connected to one another by vertical support struts (103) wherein, the ra... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118173 | Baby-care implement provided with hood A baby-care implement comprises a hood which covers a top of a seat thereof. The hood comprises a mounting base fixed to a body of the baby-care implement, a first hood bone whose lower end is turnably connected to the mounting base, a second hood bone positioned on... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7077147 | Collapsible and foldable canvas structure A collapsible and foldable canvas structure has only two structural panels, each formed by a piece of fabric material spread across and secured about its periphery to a resiliently flexible wire frame. One of the panels is laid flat on the ground or other supporting... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7051481 | Folding collapsible shelter A shelter to enclose articles of personal property such as motorcycles, bicycles, lawn and garden equipment, etc. comprising a base frame mounted coextensively in horizontal fashion to the ground, a plurality of u-shaped rib members covered by a suitable covering ma... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7040333 | Collapsible enclosure with interchangeable and reversible covering elements The invention is a portable, collapsible enclosure for protection from the elements in an outdoor environment. The tent-like enclosure is provided with one or more fabric coverings each bearing at least one color or camouflage pattern. The coverings are easily remov... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7040334 | Head and neck sun shield for a reclining sunbather A sun shielding device to protect the head and neck of the user from the sun when lying prone on a relatively flat surface comprising a structural frame having a base support beam and two sides, and a cover means affixed to said structural frame. ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013904 | Portable motorcycle cover A portable motorcycle covering for enclosing and protecting therein a motorcycle includes an elongated floor cover on which the motorcycle rests, and the floor cover has a circumferential lip to prevent water from coming on to the floor cover. A flexible and collaps... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6948280 | Assembleable and towable/trailerable ice fishing shanty/hunting blind A portable and assembleable enclosure having a floor constructed of a first rigid panel and a second hingedly interconnecting panel, a recessed channel extending about an outer perimeter of the floor panels. A plurality of walls are each constructed of a rigid mater... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6939255 | Collapsible batting cage A collapsible batting cage having a support base (e.g., a front end, a back end and opposite sides) and a support frame to which a protective netting is attached. The support frame includes a plurality of U-shaped frame members that are pivotally connected to the su... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6938632 | Hunter concealment system A hunter concealment system for effectively concealing a hunter without physically interfering with the hunter. The hunter concealment system includes a frame structure having a plurality of openings, a first rail and a second rail on opposing sides of each opening,... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6926060 | Collapsible partition structure and backstop system A partition structure defining compartments shielded from moving objects, such as baseballs, from other compartments. The structure comprises a central support and at least three partition walls extending substantially radially outwardly from the central support to ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6910492 | ATV supported shelter A portable shelter includes at least one mounting plate fixedly secured to a support surface on opposite sides thereof. A wraparound attachment bracket is slidably connected on each of the mounting plates. A tubular framework assembly having a fabric covering attach... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6904646 | Multi-part closure device The invention relates to a multi-part closure device or clip having a first and a second clip body component. The clip has a releasable latch at one end, a rigid connection at an opposite end, and at least one flexible neck disposed between the releasable latch and ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6901940 | Collapsible structures Collapsible structures are provided that have an enclosed interior space that can be used to hold and contain water or other matter. The interior space is defined by an enclosing wall and a base that are both waterproof to prevent leakage of the water or matter cont... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6761181 | Modular leg assembly for a canopy A modular leg assembly includes at least three upright support members, each including an adjacent pair of planar first and second leg frames that are interconnected detachably. Vertical engaging sides of the first and second leg frames of each support member are cl... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6349732 | Collapsible small vehicle enclosure A collapsible enclosure that generally comprises a symmetrical pair of base members and a pliable protective cover supported by a plurality of internal frame members pivotally connected on the axis of the hinge points for the base members. By manually rot... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6267130 | Assembly awning structure A lightweight awning frame having the flexibility of being easily lengthened or shortened by the addition or removal of extension pieces, which is easy and inexpensive to manufacture and mass produce, assemble and install, and package in a relatively comp... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6170504 | Tent frame An improved tent frame is disclosed. The tent frame includes a connector, a first curved flexible strap and a second curved flexible strap. The tent frame is composed of a first receptacle having a first end and a second end thereof, and a second receptac... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6095172 | Sunshade for outdoor furniture A sunshade assembly removably mounts to outdoor furniture, such as a lounge chair, and includes a canopy structure having first and second pivotally movable frame members, and a foldable material canopy fitted to and extending between the frame members. A... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6027163 | Juvenile carrier with moveable canopy The improved canopy preferably includes a flexible material and a first bow adapted to be connected to a juvenile product and connected to a first edge of the flexible material. The first bow includes a rotational bearing surface to allow for adjustment t... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5943837 | Quick erect shelter apparatus A quick erect shelter frame includes a plurality of one piece hubs. Each hub including a base portion having peripheral edges, an upper surface, a lower surface, and a center portion with a hole extending therethrough in a direction perpendicular to the u... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5845666 | Canopy with latch and pivot members A canopy for providing shade and protection from the elements to persons is disclosed. The canopy includes a silent pivoting mechanism and a quick-release feature.... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5842495 | Concealment shelter A portable shelter or camouflage support structure is formed by a plurality of bow formers that are pivoted at opposite bow ends for fan-like development about a substantially common axis or a cluster of parallel axes. Each bow former is having two or mor... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5806118 | Spacer particularly useful in a combined headrest, sunshade and handbag A spacer for alternately spacing apart and collapsing a first member and a second member which are pivotable about a pivot point. The spacer includes a planar sleeve for accommodating a portion of the first member and a ramped protrusion connected to, or ... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5803104 | Bimini cover for a deck of a water craft A frame for a bimini cover for a deck of a water craft. The support structure has a first end frame retained in a fixed position with respect to the deck and a second end frame pivotally connected to the first end frame. The frame has first and second sup... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5746237 | Portable garage A portable, expandable protective vehicle cover comprising: a base, the base is sized to support a vehicle thereon and having a substantially flat upper surface; a canopy, the canopy is supported by a telescoping frame, the telescoping frame comprises a p... | 05/05/1998 |
