Patent ID: 9603423
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: A45B,A45F

Claim:
1. A netting apparatus configured to create an enclosure when mounted upon an opened canopy of an umbrella, the netting apparatus comprising: a length of netting having a top opening defined by a top edge and a bottom opening defined by a bottom edge, the length sufficient to extend from a portion of the opened canopy to substantially near the ground; the top edge including a drawstring to cinch the top edge thereby configuring the top opening to have a smaller diameter than the opened canopy; the bottom edge including a plurality of spaced parallel slits cut normal to the bottom edge to thereby create a plurality of adjacent tabs of netting, each respective tab of netting formable to create a pocket configured to removably receive a respective weight unit when the netting apparatus is mounted upon the opened canopy so as to place the bottom edge substantially near the ground and thereby create the enclosure, the netting apparatus configured to have the respective weight units removed from the netting apparatus when the netting apparatus is not mounted to the opened canopy of the umbrella.