Projector sunshade cover
View Patent ↗Disclosed herein is a projector sunshade for projecting an image of a logo onto a surface. The projector sunshade includes a UV-treated sheet, a first area on the UV-treated sheet including a shape of the logo, the first area being substantially transparent to light from an illumination source; and a second area surrounding the first area and including a lower transparency to the light relative to the first area.
1. A sunshade comprising:
a canopy comprising a flexible plastic sheet;
a first area on said plastic sheet comprising a printed shape of a logo, said first area comprising a material substantially transparent to impinging light and suitable to project an image of said logo onto a surface or object distantly located from said canopy; and
a second area on said plastic sheet surrounding said first area and comprising a material having a lower transparency to said light relative to said first area.
2. A sunshade according to claim 1 wherein said canopy is an umbrella canopy, an awning canopy, or a canopy on a structure.
3. A sunshade according to claim 1 wherein impinging light comprises electrical light or solar light.
4. A sunshade according to claim 1 wherein said first area and said second area are on an underside of said plastic sheet.
5. A sunshade according to claim 1 where said second area is translucent.
6. A sunshade according to claim 1 wherein said second area is opaque.
7. A sunshade according to claim 1 wherein said printed shape comprises a digitally printed shape, a flexographic printed shape, or a silk screen printed shape.
8. A method of forming a sunshade the method comprising:
on a flexible plastic sheet; creating a first area comprising a printed shape of a logo, said first area comprising a material substantially transparent to impinging light and suitable to project an image of said logo onto a surface or object distantly located from said plastic sheet;
on said plastic sheet, surrounding said first area with a second area comprising a material having a lower transparency to said light relative to said first area; and
forming a canopy from said flexible plastic sheet.
9. A method according to claim 8 wherein said canopy is an umbrella canopy, an awning canopy, or a canopy on a structure.
10. A method according to claim 8 wherein said impinging light comprises electrical light or solar light.
11. A method according to claim 8 wherein said first area and said second area are on an underside of said plastic sheet.
12. A method according to claim 8 where said second area is translucent.
13. A method according to claim 8 wherein said second area is opaque.
14. A method according to claim 8 wherein said printed shape comprises a digitally printed shape, a flexographic printed shape, or a silk screen printed shape.
15. A method of projecting an image of a logo on a sunshade, the method comprising:
on a canopy comprising a flexible plastic sheet, illuminating a first area on said plastic sheet comprising a printed shape of the logo, said first area comprising a material substantially transparent to impinging light and suitable to project an image of the logo onto a surface or object distantly located from said canopy, said first area surrounded by a second area comprising a material having a lower transparency to said light relative to said first area.
16. A method according to claim 15 wherein said canopy is an umbrella canopy, an awning canopy, or a canopy on a structure.
17. A method according to claim 15 wherein said impinging light comprises electrical light or solar light.
18. A method according to claim 15 wherein said first area and said second area are on an underside of the plastic sheet.
19. A method according to claim 15 where said second area is translucent.
20. A method according to claim 15 wherein said second area is opaque.