Patent ID: 11913224
Assignee: 10087122 CANADA LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  Y | IPC E

Claim 0:
1. A louvered pergola comprising:
a) a plurality of horizontally spaced apart posts;
b) an elevated frame supported by the posts, the frame including a pair of laterally spaced apart side sections extending along a frame axis between a first end and a second end of the frame, a first end section extending laterally between the side sections at the first end of the frame, a second end section extending laterally between the side sections at the second end of the frame, and a central frame opening defined by the side, first end, and second end sections; and
c) a plurality of louvers in the frame opening and supported by the frame, each of the louvers extending laterally across the frame opening along a louver axis perpendicular to the frame axis, the louver axes spaced apart from each other along the frame axis, and the plurality of louvers including a static first louver projecting into the central frame opening from the first end section of the frame, a static second louver projecting into the central frame opening from the second end section of the frame, and a plurality of pivotable louvers pivotably supported by the side sections between the first and second louvers, the pivotable louvers linked for pivoting in unison between a closed position and an open position,
d) wherein when the pivotable louvers are in the closed position, each pair of adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers partially overlap in an interlocking arrangement to close the frame opening including (i) the static first louver and an adjacent first pivotable louver of the plurality of pivotable louvers partially overlapping in the interlocking arrangement and (ii) the static second louver and an adjacent second pivotable louver of the plurality of pivotable louvers partially overlapping in the interlocking arrangement, and when the pivotable louvers are in the open position, a gap is provided between each pair of adjacent louvers of the plurality of louvers including between (i) the static first louver and the adjacent first pivotable louver and (ii) the static second louver and the adjacent second pivotable louver, and wherein the static first and second louvers remain stationary relative to the frame during movement of the pivotable louvers between the open and closed positions, and wherein at least one of the first louver and the second louver is selectively retractable and extendable along the frame axis for adjusting an axial extent of the at least one of the first louver and the second louver.