Patent ID: 6305394
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: A45B,E04H

Abstract:
A portable sunshade comprising:a mast structure having a lower and an upper end, extending in a generally vertical direction;a support structure attached to the mast at the lower end to support the mast;a boom attachment collar slidably engaging the mast, the collar selectively positionable along a portion of the mast;a boom attached at a first end to the boom attachment collar;a hub assembly attached to a second end of said boom, the hub assembly comprising a pair of opposing plates spaced apart by a plurality of rotatable rib plugs, with bolts extending through said plates and said rib plugs, securing said rib plugs between said plates, and allowing the rib plugs to rotate about vertical axes;a plurality of elongated support ribs extending radially from said hub assembly, each of said support ribs having one end attached to one of said rib plugs;a canopy positioned over said plurality of elongated support ribs and fastened thereto, said canopy having an opening adjacent said boom; anda boom support strut pivotably attached at one end to the upper end of said mast structure, and at the other end to said boom through said opening in the canopy.