Patent ID: 7740022
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. An outdoor canopy for a vehicle, comprising: a canopy frame which comprises a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from said roof frame to form a canopy area within said roof frame and said legs frame for said vehicle parking within said canopy area, wherein said roof frame comprises a plurality of tubular supporting members and a plurality of connectors detachably connecting said supporting members end-to-end to form a roof supporting frame, a roof boundary frame for said leg frame downwardly extending therefrom, and a shelter supporting frame downward and inclinedly extended from said roof supporting frame to said roof boundary frame; a canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, detachably fastening at said canopy frame and defining a ceiling wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second sidewalls to enclose said canopy area therewithin for sheltering said vehicle, wherein said canopy shelter has a front entrance formed at said front wall for said vehicle entering into said canopy area, wherein said canopy frame further comprises a resilient mounting arrangement comprising a plurality of detachable mounting devices provided on said canopy frame, wherein each of the detachable mounting devices contains a plurality of mounting holes formed on each of said supporting members and said connectors, and comprises a V-shaped resilient element having at least a locking end arranged when said supporting member is connected to said connector to align said mounting hole at said supporting member with said mounting hole at said connector, said resilient element is disposed in said supporting member at a position that said locking end of said resilient element passes through said mounting holes of said supporting member and said connector to lock up said supporting member with said connector; a side entrance arrangement for a driver accessing said canopy area without having to pass through said front entrance, wherein said side entrance arrangement contains a first and second side entrance opening formed on said first and said second sidewall of said canopy shelter respectively for aligning with at least a vehicle door of said vehicle, and comprises, a plurality of hook fasteners, a plurality of loop fasteners, at least a fabric made first side door, a fabric made second side door, and a side entrance zipper, wherein said first side door is foldably mounted on said first sidewall to selectively enclose said first side entrance opening such that said side entrance arrangement is adapted to fold between an opened position and a closed position, wherein at said opened position, said first side door is folded to expose said first side entrance opening for said driver accessing said canopy area, and at said closed position, said first side door covers said first side entrance opening to form a side entrance of said canopy shelter, wherein said second side entrance opening is arranged to align with another vehicle door of said vehicle, wherein said fabric made second side door is foldably mounted on said second sidewall to selectively enclose said second side entrance opening such that when said second side door is folded to expose said second side entrance opening, said second side entrance opening forms another side entrance for a passenger accessing said canopy area without having to pass through said front entrance, wherein said hook fasteners are provided at surrounding edges of said first and second side entrance openings respectively, and said loop fasteners are provided at peripheral edges of said first and second side doors to detachably fasten with said hook fasteners respectively so as to selectively expose one of said first and second side entrance openings, wherein said side entrance zipper is transversely formed at each of said first and second side doors with respective to said corresponding side door to define two door panels at each of said first and second side doors, wherein each of said side entrance zippers has first and second zipper elements which are attached to two inner side edges of said two door panels respectively and are detachably fastened with each other to enclose said respective first and second side entrance openings; at least a side window, wherein said side window comprises a window screen formed at one of said sidewalls of said canopy shelter and a window blind overlappingly mounted on said respective sidewall in a foldable manner to selectively enclose said window screen, such that said window blind is folded to enclose said window screen for preventing dust and rain entering into said canopy area and is folded to expose said window screen for enhancing an air ventilation of said canopy shelter and for allowing said canopy area being seen through said window screen; and a plurality of ventilating skylights formed at said ceiling wall of said canopy shelter for enhancing air circulation within said canopy area, wherein each of said ventilating skylights has a skylight opening forming a roof window at said ceiling wall and comprises a fabric made skylight panel extended from said ceiling wall to foldably cover said roof window such that when said skylight panel is upwardly lifted to expose said roof window, said skylight panel is adapted for allowing air ventilating from said canopy area through said roof window and for preventing dust and rain from entering into said canopy area, wherein each of said ventilating skylights comprises a roof shelter comprising a first roof fabric panel as said skylight panel, and a second roof fabric panel attached on said roof frame, wherein said first roof fabric panel is attached on said roof shelter and downwardly extended therefrom to partially and overlappedly cover said second roof fabric panel, wherein said skylight opening is formed as an opening between said first and said second roof fabric panels for communicating said canopy area with an exterior thereof via said skylight opening.