Five-device-in-one screen awning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11156013-B2
Application number	US-202016926738-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 12, 2020
Priority date	Jul 25, 2019
Publication date	Oct 26, 2021
Grant date	Oct 26, 2021

Abstract

A five-device-in-one awning includes: a spline hub, arched splines screwed to the spline hub, arched spline-extension prongs inserted into arched splines, elevator booms, an automatic-sliding elevator lock slidably attached to the arched splines, an elevator-lock lever attached to the elevator lock, elevator-boom hand paddles attached to the elevator booms, an adjustable dome attached to the arched spline-extension prongs for functioning as a weather shield or as a privacy shield or as a domed truck-bed cover or as a domed truck-side tent or as a curved projection screen or as a truck-side awning or as a tailgate awning or as an awning, a foot-stabilizing-and-reversing plate, and an attachable insertable reversible arch foot and attachable insertable reversible dual-arch feet screwed to the foot-stabilizing-and-reversing plate and the spline hub for attaching to a utility port or to a trailer hitch or to a tailgate slot of a pickup truck bed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A five-device-in-one arthritic-aiding reversible sun-blocking projector-screening event-sheltering vehicle-awning cupola comprising:
a plurality of rubber end caps;
a plurality of arched cupola-spline-extension prongs;
a plurality of threaded cupola-attachment-screw holes;
a plurality of arthritic-aiding spline-extension spring-loaded buttons;
a plurality of spline-extension locking holes;
a plurality of spline step-down spacers;
a plurality of arched cupola splines;
an arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock;
an arthritic-aiding-elevator-lock lever
having a handle surface area;

a plurality of elevator-slide-lock cross-pins and cross-pin holes;
a plurality of elevator booms;
a plurality of arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles
having a paddle surface area, front paddle ridges, back paddle ridges, top paddle ridges, and bottom paddle ridges;

a plurality of elevator-boom bottom screws and screw holes;
a cupola-spline base rotational and retraction hub;
a plurality of cupola-spline base-rotational-hub screws and holes;
a plurality of tripod-attaching square-head screws;
a plurality of tripod-attaching square holes;
an adjustable-utilitarian-volume double-sided-function dome;
a shield-tensioning mounting grommet;
a plurality of shield-tensioning-mounting-grommet screws;
a plurality of tension-dome sleeves;
a multi-unit-attachable utility-port-insertable reversible arch foot;
a plurality of multi-unit-attachable utility-port-insertable reversible dual-arch feet;
a triangular arch-foot-stabilizing and reversing plate;
a plurality of arch-foot wing-screws;
a plurality of arch-foot screw holes;
a plurality of dual-arch-feet-attaching wing-nuts; and
a plurality of dual-arch-feet-wing-nut square holes,

wherein:
said rubber end caps
respectively are friction fit to said arched cupola-spline-extension prongs,

said arched cupola-spline-extension prongs
respectively and slidably are inserted into said arched cupola splines,

said threaded cupola-attachment-screw holes
respectively are drilled into said arched cupola-spline-extension prongs,

said arthritic-aiding spline-extension spring-loaded buttons
respectively are secured to said arched cupola splines, and are springably and detachably inserted into said spline-extension locking holes,

said spline-extension locking holes
respectively are drilled into said arched cupola splines,

said spline step-down spacers
respectively are friction fit to said arched cupola splines,

said arched cupola splines
respectively and swingably are screwed to said cupola-spline base rotational and retraction hub
for supporting said adjustable-utilitarian-volume double-sided-function dome,
for tensioning said adjustable-utilitarian-volume double-sided-function dome,
for deploying said adjustable-utilitarian-volume double-sided-function dome,
for retracting said adjustable-utilitarian-volume double-sided-function dome, and
for connecting and coupling multiple said five-device-in-one arthritic-aiding reversible sun-blocking projector-screening event-sheltering vehicle-awning cupolas together,

said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock
is slidably attached to said arched cupola spline
for automatically deploying said five-device-in-one arthritic-aiding reversible sun-blocking projector-screening event-sheltering vehicle-awning cupola, in conjunction with said elevator booms, and said arched cupola splines,
for retracting said five-device-in-one arthritic-aiding reversible sun-blocking projector-screening event-sheltering vehicle-awning cupola in conjunction with said elevator booms and said arched cupola splines, for assisting said elevator booms
to provide tension to said five-device-in-one arthritic-aiding reversible sun-blocking projector-screening event-sheltering vehicle-awning cupola, and

for sliding vertically on respective said arched cupola splines,

said arthritic-aiding-elevator-lock lever
is swingably attached to said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock
for engaging arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock on arched cupola splines using an arthritic's hand,
for assisting said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock
to lock said elevator booms to a predetermined vertical position on respective said arched cupola splines,

for quickly and easily repositioning said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock on said arched cupola splines with a hand, and
for providing large said handle surface area
to aid those arthritics with limited hand mobility due to an arthritic physical condition,

said elevator-slide-lock cross-pins cross-pin holes
respectively and screwedly are inserted through, and drilled into said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock,

said elevator booms
respectively and rotatably are screwed to said arched cupola splines and said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock,

said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles
respectively and rotatably are attached to said elevator booms
for allowing an arthritic hand
to securely and effectively grip said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles,

for allowing persons with arthritic hands to deploy said five-device-in-one arthritic-aiding reversible sun-blocking projector-screening event-sheltering vehicle-awning cupola easier, by sliding said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock upward and downward on said arched cupola splines,
for allowing persons with arthritic hands to slide said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock upward and downward on said arched cupola splines,
for accommodating arthritic hands
to grip said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles in two points of contact, to the left and right sides of center of said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock thereby equalizing side-to-side pressure while pushing upward and downward,

for reducing effort for a person with arthritic hands by providing two, rather than one, said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles
to assist while operating said arthritic-aiding automatic-sliding elevator lock,

for reducing pain for those with arthritic hand conditions by providing large said paddle surface areas
to distribute the pressure or their hands over the broad flat surfaces of said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles, thereby minimizing pressure to concentrated areas of their hands,

for aiding those with arthritic hand conditions by providing said front paddle ridges and said back paddle ridges of said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles
to aid by helping to easily position and maintain their hands in the center of said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles, without slipping off, as prior art would naturally promote, and

for aiding those with arthritic hand conditions by providing said top paddle ridges and said bottom paddle ridges of said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles
to aid those with arthritic hand conditions by helping them easily position and maintain their hands in the center of said arthritic-aiding elevator-boom hand paddles, while pushing upwards or downwards,

said elevator-boom bottom screws
respectively are inserted through said elevator-boom bottom screw holes,

said elevator-boom bottom screw holes
respectively are drilled into said elevator booms,

said cupola-spline base rotational and retraction hub
is screwedly attached to said multi-unit-attachable utility-port-insertable reversible dual-arch feet,

said cupola-spline base-rotational-hub screws and holes
respectively are inserted through and drilled into said cupola-spline base rotational and retraction hub,

said tripod-attaching square-head screws
respectively are inserted through said tripod-attaching square holes and said dual-arch-feet-wing-nut

Assignees

• Volin Dee

Inventors

• Volin Dee

Classifications

• E04H15/30 Primary

  convertible, e.g. from one type tent to another type tent, from tent to canopy or from tent cover into diverse articles · CPC title

• E04H15/005

  Wind breakers, i.e. fabric stretched between posts anchored in the ground · CPC title

• G03B21/58

  collapsible, e.g. foldable; of variable area · CPC title

• E04H15/46

  telescoping and foldable · CPC title

• E04H15/08

  Trailer awnings or the like · CPC title