Patent ID: 7685780
Filing Date: 2010-03-30
Classification: E04F,E04H

Abstract:
1. A canopy comprised of: a roof having a top surface, a bottom surface, a first edge, a second edge generally parallel to the first edge, a third edge and a fourth edge generally parallel to the third edge; a first sidewall having a bottom edge, a top edge, the top edge being non-parallel to the bottom edge, an inside surface and an outside surface, the top edge of the first sidewall being attached to the roof along the first edge of the roof; a mounting flange having an inside surface and an outside surface attached to one of the second edge of the roof and the third edge of the roof in a manner so that an angle between the inside surface of the mounting flange and the bottom surface of the roof enables the flange to be mounted flush against a substantially vertical surface; wherein the roof, first sidewall and mounting flange are integrally molded plastic and are configured to enable one canopy to be nested and stacked on the roof of another canopy and the outside surface of the mounting flange to be surface mounted onto a planar surface; and a socket molded into at least one of the bottom surface and the sidewall.