Self-opening enclosure
View Patent ↗A shade includes a frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material and a membrane. The shade includes a strap coupled to two ends of the membrane.
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a first frame member;
a first membrane removably attachable to the first frame member;
a second membrane having a first end, a second end, and a perimeter;
a second frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, the second frame member coupled to the second membrane, the second frame member having a first shape being substantially curved when the second frame member is in a curved configuration and a second shape being substantially planar and defines an area less than an area of the first shape when the second frame member is in a collapsed configuration;
a tension member coupled to the second membrane, the tension member being dimensioned such that the second frame member is in the curved configuration; and
an extension member coupled to at least one of the tension member and the second membrane and configured to maintain an orientation of the second frame member, when the second frame member is in the curved configuration, the second frame and the second membrane together formable as an enclosure disposed over at least a portion of the first membrane.
2. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of coupling mechanisms including a first coupling mechanism and a second coupling mechanism, the tension member being configured to position the second frame member in the curved configuration when the first coupling mechanism is coupled to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms and the second coupling mechanism is coupled to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms, the second frame member being positioned in a substantially planar configuration and having an extended shape when the first coupling mechanism is not coupled to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms.
3. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising a pillow coupled to the tension member.
4. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising an inflatable pillow coupled to the tension member.
5. An apparatus, comprising:
a first frame member;
a first membrane removably attachable to the first frame member;
a second membrane having a first end, a second end, and a perimeter;
a second frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, the second frame member coupled to the second membrane along the membrane perimeter, the second frame member having a first shape being substantially curved when the second frame member is in a curved configuration and a second shape being substantially planar and having an area less than an area of the first shape when the second frame member is in a collapsed configuration;
a plurality of coupling mechanisms including a first coupling mechanism and a second coupling mechanism;
a tension member coupled proximate to the first end and the second end of the second membrane, the tension member being configured to position the second frame member in the curved configuration when the first coupling mechanism is coupled to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms and the second coupling mechanism is coupled to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms, the second frame member being positioned in a substantially planar configuration and having an extended shape when the first coupling mechanism is not coupled to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms; and
an extension member coupled to at least one of the tension member and the second membrane and configured to maintain an orientation of the apparatus, when the second frame member is in the curved configuration, the second frame member and the second membrane together formable as an enclosure disposed over at least a portion of the first membrane.
6. The apparatus of claim 5 , further comprising a pillow coupled to the tension member.
7. An apparatus, comprising:
a first frame member;
a first membrane removably attachable to the first frame member;
a second membrane having a first end, a second end, and a perimeter;
a second frame member being formed from a flexible twistable material, the second frame member coupled to the second membrane along the membrane perimeter, the second frame member having a first shape being substantially curved when the second frame member is in a curved configuration, and a second shape being substantially planar and having an area less than an area of the first shape when the second frame member is in a collapsed configuration;
a tension member coupled proximate to the first end and the second end of the second membrane such that the second frame member is maintained in the first shape;
a pillow coupled to the tension member; and
an extension member coupled to at least one of the tension member and the second membrane and configured to maintain an orientation of the apparatus when the second frame member is in the curved configuration, the second frame and the second membrane together formable as an enclosure disposed over at least a portion of the first membrane.
8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the tension member is configured to provide a tension coupling that defines the shape of the curved configuration of the second frame member.
9. The apparatus of claim 7 , further comprising a plurality of coupling mechanisms including a first coupling mechanism and a second coupling mechanism, the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism each being coupleable to remaining coupling mechanisms from the plurality of coupling mechanisms to change the distance between the second membrane first end and the second membrane second end.
10. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the tension member has a first side connected proximate to the second membrane first end and a second side connected proximate to the second membrane second end.
11. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the second frame member can be positioned in a first curved configuration with a first radius of curvature and a second curved configuration with a second radius of curvature, the first radius of curvature being different from the second radius of curvature.
12. A method, comprising:
opening a collapsible device into an extended configuration, the collapsible device including a first frame member and a first membrane attachable to the first frame member;
opening a sunshade into an extended configuration, the sunshade including a second membrane, a second frame member coupled to the second membrane, a tension member coupled to the second membrane, a plurality of coupling mechanisms including a first coupling mechanism and a second coupling mechanism;
coupling the first coupling mechanism to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms;
coupling the second coupling mechanism to a remaining coupling mechanism from the plurality of coupling mechanisms, the coupling of the first coupling mechanism and the second coupling mechanism to remaining coupling mechanisms urging the sunshade into a curved configuration; and
coupling an extension member to the tension member and the second membrane, the extension member configured to maintain an orientation of the sunshade above the collapsible device.
13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising inflating an inflatable pillow coupled to the tension member.