Sun shading systems
A system for providing shade onto a surface is disclosed, where the system includes at least one frame that includes a plurality of sections configured for engagement in an end-to-end alignment to provide the frame in a supporting configuration; a canopy defining a length and a width, the canopy being supportable by the at least one frame in the supporting configuration such that the frame extends along the length of the canopy or along the width of the canopy; and a plurality of anchors engageable with one or both of the canopy and the frame, at least one of the plurality of anchors being engageable with a corner of the canopy, wherein, in the supporting configuration, the canopy is supported by the frame and the plurality of anchors and is at least partially supportable by wind for providing shade onto the surface.
1 . A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
a canopy defining a length extending between a first lateral side and a second lateral side and defining a width extending between a first end and an opposing second end;
an air pocket formed as a channel having a closed side extending along an entirety of the first end of the canopy from the first lateral side to the second lateral side to support the canopy in a supporting configuration such that the air pocket extends along the length of the canopy;
one or more anchors engageable with one or both of the canopy and the air pocket,
wherein, in the supporting configuration, the canopy is supported by the air pocket and is at least partially supportable by wind for providing shade onto the surface, and
wherein the canopy comprises an air pocket integrated with the canopy and extending from the first end to the second end, the air pocket being wind driven.
2 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising a container for housing and transporting at least one of the components of the system.
3 . The system of claim 2 , wherein the container, in one configuration, houses and transports the system and, in another configuration, houses weight and acts as at least one of the one or more anchors.
4 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising one or more cords, the cord being engageable between one or both of the canopy and the air pocket, and the anchor.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the anchor comprises a weight, a corkscrew, a stake, a bungee cord, a tie-down, a magnetic fastener, or any combination thereof.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the corners of the canopy is elastic.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the anchor is engageable with a corner of the canopy defined at the intersection of the first or second ends with the first or second lateral sides.
8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the one or more anchor comprises two anchors, the first anchor being arrangeable in the supporting configuration at a first corner of the canopy defined at the intersection of the second end with the first lateral side and a second anchor being arrangeable in the supporting configuration at a second corner of the canopy defined at the intersection of the second end with the second lateral side.
9 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the air pocket is formed as a single channel extending along the entirety of the first end of the canopy from the first lateral side to the second lateral side.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the channel defines an axially extending opening that extends from a first opening proximate the first lateral side to a second opening proximate the second lateral side.
11 . A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
at least one frame that includes a plurality of sections configured for engagement in an end-to-end alignment to provide the frame in a supporting configuration with a first end that is engageable with the surface;
a canopy defining a length extending between a first lateral side and a second lateral side and defining a width extending between a first end and an opposing second end;
an air pocket being wind driven to support the canopy in a supporting configuration and formed as at least three channels extending along an entirety of the width of the canopy from the first end to the second end of the canopy and along an entirety of the length of the canopy from the first lateral side to the second lateral side of the canopy and separated from one another by canopy material such that air flow between the at least three channels is not comingled,
wherein, in the supporting configuration, the canopy is supported by the air pocket and is at least partially supportable by wind for providing shade onto the surface.
12 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising a container for housing and transporting at least one of the components of the system.
13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the container, in one configuration, houses and transports the system and, in another configuration, houses weight and acts as an anchor.
14 . The system of claim 11 , further comprising an anchor and one or more cords, the cord being engageable between one or more of the canopy, the frame, and the air pocket, and the anchor.
15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the anchor comprises a weight, a corkscrew, a stake, a bungee cord, a tie-down, a magnetic fastener, or any combination thereof.
16 . The system of claim 11 , wherein a shape of the canopy is substantially rectangular.
17 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the canopy material separating the channels is uninterrupted.
18 . A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
a canopy defining a length extending between a first lateral side and a second lateral side and defining a width extending between a first end and an opposing second end;
an air pocket formed as a channel having a closed side extending along an entirety of the first end of the canopy from the first lateral side to the second lateral side to support the canopy in a supporting configuration such that the air pocket extends along the length of the canopy;
one or more anchors engageable with one or both of the canopy and the air pocket,
wherein, in the supporting configuration, the canopy is supported by the air pocket and is at least partially supportable by wind for providing shade onto the surface, and
wherein the channel defines an axially extending opening that extends from a first opening proximate the first lateral side to a second opening proximate the second lateral side.
19 . The system of claim 18 , further comprising one or more cords, the cord being engageable between one or both of the canopy and the air pocket, and the anchor.
20 . The system of claim 18 , wherein the anchor is engageable with a corner of the canopy defined at the intersection of the first or second ends with the first or second lateral sides, and wherein the one or more anchor comprises two anchors, the first anchor being arrangeable in the supporting configuration at a first corner of the canopy defined at the intersection of the second end with the first lateral side and a second anchor being arrangeable in the supporting configuration at a second corner of the canopy defined at the intersection of the second end with the second lateral side.