Patent ID: 6076309
Filing Date: 2000-06-20
Classification: E04B,H02G

Abstract:
A retractable weather shield for protecting an outdoor structure mounted on a support surface from the elements, comprising:a base panel having a top surface, and two side surfaces having bottom edges forming a guide and support surface at each edge thereof;a first telescoping panel having a top surface, and two side surfaces having bottom edges, said bottom edges of said telescoping panel being slidably mounted and supported on said base panel bottom edges, said first telescoping panel being stored substantially within said base panel when in a stored position and extending substantially outside said base panel when in a deployed position; andmounting means connected to said base panel for mounting said shield above said structure, said base panel and said telescoping panel being so shaped and sized that said shield extends over said structure in a substantially perpendicular direction from said support surface when said first telescoping panel is in said deployed position, so as to protect said structure from the elements.