Patent ID: 9574368
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: E04H,Y10T

Claim:
1. An erectable canopy framework, comprising: a base frame, including: a plurality of upright support members; a plurality of expansion and contraction assemblies, each interconnecting adjacent upright support members to permit the base frame to move between an expanded and a contracted state; and a plurality of mounts disposed on the upright support members operative to fasten the expansion and contraction assemblies thereto, wherein each mount includes a mount opening; and a roof frame removably mountable to the base frame, the roof frame including: a plurality of rafter fittings each comprising a male portion insertable into a corresponding mount opening and a socket pivotably attached to the male portion; a plurality of rafters each insertable into a corresponding socket; a ridge member configured to extend between distal ends of the rafter portions; and a pair of ridge fittings each operative to interconnect a pair of the rafters with opposite ends of the ridge member.