Patent ID: 6708706
Filing Date: 2004-03-23
Classification: E04H,Y10S

Abstract:
A retractable pool shade with support stand for protecting swimmers in a pool, having a pool edge, and a pool deck surrounding the pool edge, from the direct rays of the sun, comprising:a stand, having a pair of horizontal members which extend parallel to each other, each horizontal member having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal groove extending substantially between the proximal and distal ends, the stand further having legs for supporting the horizontal members, the legs each having a leg bottom and a wheel mounted to the leg bottom for allowing the stand to roll around the pool deck to reposition said stand, the stand also having at least one suction cup associated with each leg and movable with respect to that leg bottom, for selectively engaging the deck below the leg bottom to prevent the stand from rolling; and a shading assembly having a shading element made of a sheet-like flexible material, said shading element having a forward edge, a pair of parallel side edges, and a pair of runners which are each located in one of the longitudinal grooves of one of the horizontal members such that the forward edge is capable of being moved along the horizontal frame from the proximal end to the distal end.