Patent ID: 8978311
Filing Date: 2015-03-17
Classification: B60P,E04H

Abstract:
1. A mobile stage system for transitioning between a transport position and a deployed position, comprising: a support structure mounted on wheels; one or more deck panels fixed to the support structure; a first superstructure positioned at a first end of the mobile stage system and mounted to the support structure, said first superstructure including a fixed frame, a lower end pleat, an upper end pleat, a rear link, a front link, a roof support, a rear canopy arm, and a front canopy arm; a second superstructure positioned at a second end of the mobile stage system and mounted to the support structure, said second superstructure including a fixed frame, a lower end pleat, an upper end pleat, a rear link, a front link, a roof support, a rear canopy arm, and a front canopy arm; one or more roof panels secured to and supported by the roof supports of the first and second superstructures; and one or more canopy panels secured to and supported by the rear canopy arms and the front canopy arms of the first and second superstructures; wherein the first superstructure includes a rear actuator and a front actuator, such that, as the rear actuator is extended, the rear canopy arm rotates and transitions from the transport position to the deployed position, and as the front actuator is extended, the front canopy arm rotates and transitions from the transport position to the deployed position, and, as a result of the rotation of the rear canopy arm and the front canopy arm, the roof support moves upward relative to the fixed frame, and the lower end pleat and the upper end pleat collectively move from a collapsed position to an extended position; and wherein the second superstructure also includes a rear actuator and a front actuator, such that, as the rear actuator is extended, the rear canopy arm rotates and transitions from the transport position to the deployed position, and as the front actuator is extended, the front canopy arm rotates and transitions from the transport position to the deployed position, and, as a result of the rotation of the rear canopy arm and the front canopy arm, the roof support moves upward relative to the fixed frame, and the lower end pleat and the upper end pleat collectively move from a collapsed position to an extended position.