Canopy with reinforced eaves
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 canopy cover comprising at least one collapsible flap adapted to move between an open position and a closed position, the collapsible flap ventilating air from the shelter when in the open position; and
a canopy frame to support the canopy cover, the canopy frame comprising:
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; and
at least one cantilever to open and close the at least one collapsible flap, the cantilever including a free end and a pivot point, the pivot point being pivotally coupled to the canopy frame such that the cantilever pivots between a closed position and an open position, and a fulcrum that is slidably coupled to the canopy frame such that it restrains the free end of the cantilever when in the closed position and props the cantilever near the pivot point when in the open position.
2. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , wherein the fulcrum props the cantilever at an intermediate point when in an intermediate position.
3. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , wherein the fulcrum is slidably coupled to a cover support member of the canopy frame.
4. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , wherein the fulcrum comprises a roof support hole and a cantilever hole, wherein the roof support hole is sized to slidably engage with the canopy frame and the cantilever hole is sized to frictionally engage with the free end of the cantilever.
5. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 1 , further comprising a hard stop to prevent the cantilever from pivoting beyond the open position.
6. The collapsible canopy shelter of claim 5 , wherein the hard stop comprises a second end of the cantilever, wherein when the cantilever is in the open position, the second end abuts the canopy frame, thereby preventing further rotation of the cantilever.