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Adjustable-canopies adjustable-awning central-lock popup
US10487531B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-10487531-B2 |
| Application number | US-201815939299-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2018 |
| Priority date | Mar 19, 2018 |
| Publication date | Nov 26, 2019 |
| Grant date | Nov 26, 2019 |
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An adjustable-canopy adjustable-awning central-lock popup comprises: an adjustable ring canopy, an adjustable central canopy, an adjustable surrounding awning, a central intersector, foldable top trusses bolted to the central intersector, corner and side trusses, four upper posts, four upper corner intersectors bolted to the corner and side trusses, four lower corner intersectors slid on the four upper posts and bolted to the corner trusses, post-centering clamps and tick-preventing teeth and water-discharging grooves molded to the four sleeves, four lower posts inserted inside the four upper posts, a central square post attached to the central intersector, central-locking double nipples attached to the central square post, a central-locking adjustable ring adjustably and slidably locked by the central-locking double nipples on the central square post at multiple different positions for locking the adjustable ring canopy and the adjustable central canopy and the adjustable awning at multiple different positions, and four pulley-wheels attached to the bottom ends of the four lower posts, respectively.
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An adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup comprising: an adjustable ring canopy; a central intersector; foldable top trusses respectively attached to said adjustable ring canopy and respectively and pivotably bolted to said central intersector; top-truss connectors respectively and pivotably bolted to said foldable top trusses; foldable corner trusses respectively and pivotably bolted to said foldable top trusses; foldable side trusses respectively and pivotably are bolted to one another; four upper corner intersectors respectively and pivotably bolted to said foldable top trusses and respectively and pivotably bolted to said foldable side trusses; four upper posts respectively attached to said four upper corner intersectors, said four upper posts each having a bottom end; four lower corner intersectors respectively bolted to said foldable corner trusses, respectively bolted to said foldable side trusses, and respectively slid on said four upper posts; four sleeves respectively slid on said bottom end of said four upper posts; post-centering clamps respectively molded to said four sleeves; tick-preventing downward teeth respectively molded to said four sleeves; water-discharging grooves respectively molded to said four sleeves; four post-height-adjusting spring-loaded rockers respectively attached to said four sleeves; four post-height-adjusting nipples respectively molded to said four post-height-adjusting spring-loaded rockers; four lower posts respectively and slidably inserted inside said four upper posts; post-height-adjusting holes respectively formed in said four upper posts and said four lower posts; an adjustable central canopy; a central square post attached to said central intersector; central-post holes respectively formed in said central square post; a central-innersurface-locking double-C-shaped spring inserted inside said central square post; central-innersurface-locking double nipples respectively molded to said central-innersurface-locking double-C-shaped spring; a central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring adjustably and slidably locked on and unlocked from said central square post, said central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring having an outer surface, an inner surface, and two ends; lead-in funnels respectively molded to one of said two ends of said central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring; two button tunnels respectively molded from said outer surface to said inner surface of said central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring; two buttons respectively snapped into said two button tunnels; foldable adjustable central trusses respectively and pivotably bolted to said foldable top trusses, respectively attached to said adjustable central canopy, and respectively and pivotably bolted to said central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring; an adjustable surrounding awning; foldable adjustable awning trusses respectively and pivotably bolted to said top-truss connectors or respectively and pivotably bolted to said foldable top trusses, and respectively attached to said adjustable surrounding awning; rotatable awning-truss sleeves respectively and pivotably attached to said four upper posts and respectively and slidably slid on said foldable adjustable awning trusses; hooks respectively welded or molded to said four lower posts; rope-and-stake holes respectively formed in said hooks; and ropes respectively threaded through at least one of said rope-and-stake holes and respectively hooked on at least one of said four lower posts or said hooks, wherein said adjustable ring canopy is for redirecting wind, smoke, and light into and out of the popup, said adjustable central canopy is for redirecting wind, smoke, and light into and out of the popup, said adjustable surrounding awning is for redirecting wind, smoke, and light into and out of the popup, said post-centering clamps respectively are for centering said four lower posts inside said four upper posts, said tick-preventing downward teeth respectively are for preventing ticks from getting inside said four upper posts and said four lower posts, said water-discharging grooves respectively are for allowing water to discharge out of said four upper posts and said four lower posts, said central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring is for locking and unlocking said central square post and said central-innersurface-locking double nipples to and from said central-innersurface-locking adjustable ring and said foldable adjustable central trusses on the same plane, raising and lowering said adjustable ring canopy and said adjustable central canopy and said adjustable surrounding awning preventing the popup from radially twisting clockwise or counterclockwise, and locking and unlocking the popup after the popup is folded or unfolded, said central square post is for preventing the popup from radially twisting clockwise or counterclockwise. 2. The adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-nnersurface-square-lock popup of claim 1 , further comprising pulley-wheel arms respectively welded or molded to said hooks, pulley-wheels, and pulley-wheel axles, said pulley-wheels respectively slid on said pulley-wheel axles, said pulley-wheel axles respectively attached to and between said pulley-wheel arms, wherein said pulley-wheels respectively are for functioning as pulleys to wrap said ropes thereon, functioning as wheel to allow the popup to be rolled along the ground, and working together with said rope-and-stake holes to tie said four lower posts together to prevent said four lower posts from spreading outwards. 3. The adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup of claim 1 , further comprising four corner-intersector stoppers respectively attached to said four upper posts above said four lower corner intersectors, wherein said four corner-intersector stoppers respectively are for preventing said four lower corner intersectors from sliding upward. 4. The adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup of claim 1 , further comprising stakes respectively hammered through said rope-and-stake holes, wherein said stakes respectively are for attaching the popup to the ground. 5. The adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup of claim 1 , wherein said adjustable surrounding awning is formed into a square-ring shape, wherein said adjustable ring canopy is formed into a square-ring shape. 6. The adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup of claim 1 , wherein said two buttons each are made of metal or plastic material. 7. The adjustable-central-canopy adjustable-ring-canopy adjustable-surrounding-awning single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup of claim 1 , wherein said central-innersurface-locking double nipples each are made of metal or plastic material. 8. A single-central-innersurface-square-lock popup comprising: an adjustable ring canopy; a central intersector; foldable top trusses respectively attached to said adjustable ring canopy and respectively and pivotably bolted to said central intersector; top-truss connect
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- What does patent US10487531B2 cover?
- An adjustable-canopy adjustable-awning central-lock popup comprises: an adjustable ring canopy, an adjustable central canopy, an adjustable surrounding awning, a central intersector, foldable top trusses bolted to the central intersector, corner and side trusses, four upper posts, four upper corner intersectors bolted to the corner and side trusses, four lower corner intersectors slid on the fo…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Volin Dee
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification E04H15/50. Mapped technology areas include Fixed Constructions.
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- Publication date Tue Nov 26 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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