Patent ID: 6014980
Filing Date: 2000-01-18
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
A free arm-canopy including a mast (2, 2a) on which a jib (8, 8a) is guided for movement between extended and retracted positions and is supported by means of a connecting strut (16, 18, 16a, 18a) which is articulately secured to the mast (2, 2a) and to the jib (8, 8a), the jib being securable in the extended position by means of a first detent device (36, 100) and carrying an articulated folding canopy (10) at an end thereof facing away from the mast (2,2a), said canopy having a crown (46) with articulated canopy rods (48) on which supporting struts (52) are articulated, which supporting struts are articulated on a slider (54), the jib (8, 8a) being guided on the mast (2, 2a) and on the strut (16, 18, 16a, 18a) such that it may swivel about its own axis, and a securing device (26, 26a, 26b, 28, 82) for securing the jib in a swiveled position.