Canopy latch system
View Patent ↗The technology of the present application provides a collapsible canopy shelter having reinforced eaves for additional structural integrity, as well as at least one collapsible ventilation flap in the canopy cover that is capable of moving between a closed position and an open position to ventilate air from beneath the canopy cover as desired. Further, the collapsible canopy shelter comprises a canopy frame with a robust, spring-loaded pull latch, allowing the user to quickly and easily assemble and collapse the shelter without risking injury.
1. A collapsible canopy shelter, comprising:
a collapsible canopy frame to support a canopy cover, the collapsible canopy frame being configurable between an open state and a collapsed state, and comprising a plurality of upwardly extending poles, each of the upwardly extending poles comprising a fixed eave mount and a sliding eave mount coupled to at least one eave, the sliding eave mount comprising a latch having a spring loaded lever with a locking pin, the locking pin being configured to mate with a pin hole located at an assembled position in the upwardly extending pole, wherein the latch may be unlocked by pulling the spring loaded lever to disengage the locking pin from the pin hole, and wherein the latch may be locked by sliding the sliding eave mount into the assembled position such that the locking pin engages the pin hole; and
a canopy cover, the canopy cover comprising at least one collapsible flap adapted to move between an open position and a closed position while the collapsible canopy frame remains in the open state, wherein the collapsible flap ventilates air from the shelter when in the open position;
at least one cantilever operative to open and close the at least one collapsible flap, and pivotally coupled to the collapsible canopy frame with a fixed fastener and an adjustable fastener, wherein said cantilever pivots on said fixed fastener in a pivot plane, said fixed fastener intersecting the collapsible canopy frame along an axis perpendicular to the cantilever and said adjustable fastener intersecting the collapsible canopy frame along an axis parallel to said pivot plane; and
first and second flexible spacers, the first flexible spacer being fitted to the fixed fastener and abutting a bottom surface of the cantilever and the second flexible spacer being fitted to the adjustable fastener and abutting the bottom surface of the cantilever, such that rotating the adjustable fastener in a first direction pivots the cantilever between the closed position and the open position and rotating the adjustable fastener in a second direction pivots the cantilever between the open position and the closed position.
2. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , wherein the spring loaded lever is tensioned by a torsion spring.
3. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , wherein the at least one cantilever is attached to the at least one collapsible flap.
4. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , wherein the collapsible canopy frame further comprises a plurality of upwardly extending poles with an eave linking each pair of the plurality of upwardly extending poles, each eave comprising
a plurality of pivotally coupled scissor-jacks, each scissor-jack having a left cross member and a right cross member crossed and pivotally coupled at a cross point, wherein a first left cross member is slidably coupled to a first pole, a first right cross member is fixably coupled to the first pole, a final left cross member is fixably coupled to a second pole, and a final right cross member is slidably coupled to the second pole; and
two reinforcing cross members crossed and pivotally coupled to the left and right cross members.
5. A collapsible canopy shelter having a collapsible canopy frame to support a canopy cover, the collapsible canopy frame being configurable between an open state and a collapsed state, and comprising a plurality of upwardly extending poles, each of the upwardly extending poles comprising a fixed eave mount and a sliding eave mount coupled to at least one eave, the sliding eave mount comprising:
a sliding body; and
a latch pivotally coupled to the sliding body,
the sliding body comprising a pin hole;
the latch comprising a spring loaded lever and a locking pin, the locking pin being configured to mate with a pin hole located at an assembled position in the upwardly extending pole, wherein the latch may be unlocked by pulling the spring loaded lever to disengage the locking pin from the pin hole, and wherein the latch may be locked by sliding the sliding eave mount into the assembled position such that the locking pin engages the pin hole; and
a canopy cover, the canopy cover comprising at least one collapsible flap adapted to move between an open position and a closed position while the collapsible canopy frame remains in the open state, wherein the collapsible flap ventilates air from the shelter when in the open position, and wherein the collapsible canopy frame comprises at least one pivoting support to open and close the at least one collapsible flap, and pivotally coupled to the collapsible canopy frame with a fixed fastener and an adjustable fastener, each fastener intersecting the collapsible canopy frame along an axis perpendicular to the pivoting support; and
a first flexible spacer fitted to the fixed fastener and abutting a bottom surface of the pivoting support and a second flexible spacer fitted to the adjustable fastener and abutting the bottom surface of the pivoting support, such that rotating the adjustable fastener in a first direction pivots the pivoting support between the closed position and the open position and rotating the adjustable fastener in a second direction pivots the pivoting support between the open position and the closed position.
6. A collapsible canopy shelter, comprising:
a collapsible canopy frame to support a canopy cover, the collapsible canopy frame being configurable between an open state and a collapsed state, and comprising a plurality of upwardly extending poles, each of the upwardly extending poles comprising a fixed eave mount and a sliding eave mount coupled to at least one eave, the sliding eave mount comprising a latch having a spring loaded lever with a locking pin, the locking pin being configured to mate with a pin hole located at an assembled position in the upwardly extending pole, wherein the latch may be unlocked by pulling the spring loaded lever to disengage the locking pin from the pin hole, and wherein the latch may be locked by sliding the sliding eave mount into the assembled position such that the locking pin engages the pin hole;
a canopy cover, the canopy cover comprising at least one collapsible flap adapted to move between an open position and a closed position while the collapsible canopy frame remains in the open state, wherein the collapsible flap ventilates air from the shelter when in the open position;
at least one cantilever operative to open and close the at least one collapsible flap, and pivotally coupled to the collapsible canopy frame with a fixed fastener and an adjustable fastener, each fastener intersecting the collapsible canopy frame along an axis perpendicular to the cantilever; and
a first flexible spacer fitted to the fixed fastener and abutting a bottom surface of the cantilever and a second flexible spacer fitted to the adjustable fastener and abutting the bottom surface of the cantilever, such that rotating the adjustable fastener in a first direction pivots the cantilever between the closed position and the open position and rotating the adjustable fastener in a second direction pivots the cantilever between the open position and the closed position.