Patent ID: 9451830
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: A47C

Claim Text:
1. A retrofitting canopy assembly, comprising: a canopy sling rail housing defining: a plurality of washers; a canopy frame having a connection section and a shade canopy, the connection section defining at least one first orifice; a first canopy ratchet part having at least one projection that, when inserted into the at least one first orifice, rotationally fixes the first canopy ratchet part to the connection section of the canopy frame; a second canopy ratchet part having at least one projection that, when inserted into the at least one housing orifice, rotationally fixes the second canopy ratchet part to the canopy sling rail housing; a frame lock positioned within the interior of the canopy sling rail housing and movable to selectively press against the top portion of the sling-back-type chair frame when the canopy sling rail housing is installed thereon; and a fastener securing the connection section of the canopy frame to the first canopy ratchet part, the second canopy ratchet part, the canopy sling rail housing, the frame lock, and the plurality of washers such that, when the canopy sling rail housing is placed on the top portion of the sling-back-type chair frame, the first and second canopy ratchet parts remain rotationally fixed to one other to keep the shade canopy in a given position until a given force sufficient to overcome the ratchet is applied to at least one of the canopy frame and the shade canopy.