Patent ID: 8997768
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: E04F,E04H

Abstract:
1. A retractable canopy assembly configured for temporarily expanding an area of a garage, said assembly comprising: a recoiling member having a first end, a second end and a cylindrical perimeter wall extending between said first and second ends, said recoiling member being elongated along a longitudinal axis extending from said first end to said second end, said perimeter wall having a canopy aperture extending therethrough, said recoiling member including a spindle rotatably mounted therein and a biasing member biasing a rotation of said spindle in a first direction; a mount being attached to a top surface of said recoiling member, said mount having a planar upper surface such that said mount is configured to engage a downwardly facing horizontal dwelling surface, said mount including a plate having a front surface and a back surface, said front surface being attached to said perimeter wall, said back surface having a plurality of fastener apertures extending therethrough; a canopy having an attached end, a free end, a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral edge and a second lateral edge, said attached end extending through said canopy aperture and being attached to said recoiling member, said free end being retractably extendable outwardly from said perimeter wall, said recoiling member retracting said canopy into said recoiling member when said spindle rotates in said first direction; said canopy having a vent aperture extending therethrough; a net being attached to said top wall and covering said vent aperture, said net comprising a mesh material; a flap being attached to said top wall and being positionable over said vent aperture and said net; a coupler being attached to said flap and said canopy for releasably retaining said flap in a closed position extending over said vent aperture; a pair of legs each being pivotally attached to said canopy adjacent to said free end, each of said legs being telescopic; a pair of side panels each having a fixable end and a hanging end, each of said first and second lateral edges having one of said fixable ends removably coupled thereto, each of said side panels extending from said free end to said recoiling member, each of said side panels having a viewing aperture positioned therein; a pair of flexible windows, each of said side panels having one of said flexible windows attached thereto, each of said viewing apertures being covered with one of said flexible windows; a front panel having a top end and a bottom end, said top end being removably attached to and coextensive with said front end, said front panel having an entrance aperture extending therethrough; a door being mounted within and entirely covering said entrance aperture, said door being positionable to allow a person to enter through said entrance aperture; and wherein said canopy is configured to be retractably extended outwardly from said recoiling member, whereupon said legs are telescopically extended downwardly into wells in a surface of a driveway.