Patent ID: 7886755
Filing Date: 2011-02-15
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
1. A side-supporting sunshade comprising, in combination: a mast extending in a vertical direction and including an upper end; an adjusting sleeve slideably mounted on the mast between an upper position and a lower position in the vertical direction; a supporting arm including upper and lower ends and an intermediate portion between the upper and lower ends of the supporting arm, with the lower end of the supporting arm pivotably connected to the adjusting sleeve; a linking rod including a first end pivotably connected to the upper end of the mast, with the linking rod further including a second end pivotably connected to the intermediate portion of the supporting arm; a canopy support frame coupled to the upper end of the supporting arm, with a canopy supported by the canopy support frame; a reel device mounted to the adjusting sleeve and including an axle rotatably mounted in the adjusting sleeve, with the reel device further including a handle coupled to the axle to rotate therewith; and a cable including a first end fixed to the axle and a second end fixed to the canopy support frame, with the cable being movable in a winding direction to fold the canopy when the axle rotates in a direction, and with the cable being movable in a releasing direction to unfold the canopy when the axle rotates in a reverse direction, with the mast including first and second sides spaced in the first direction, with each of the first and second sides of the mast including a groove extending in the vertical direction and having a bottom wall, with the adjusting sleeve including first and second rollers rotatably received in the compartment and spaced in the first direction, with the first and second rollers sliding along the bottom walls of the grooves of the mast when the adjusting sleeve moves in the vertical direction.