Patent ID: 7275555
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: E04H

Abstract:
1. A canopy structure, comprising: a. a series of posts; b. a plurality of rafters extending upwardly above the posts, the rafters forming a generally A-shaped roof having an apex; c. a plurality of diagonal brace sets interconnected between the posts and rafters; d. each diagonal brace set including a pair of members interconnected between a pair of posts and a pair of rafters; e. the pair of members of each brace set crossing each other with each member of the pair extending underneath the apex defined by the rafters; f. a pliable cover for extending over at least a portion of the rafters; g. wherein each of the pair of members comprise a single structural member that extends uninterrupted between one post and one rafter, and wherein the pair of single structural members are spaced from each other such that they crisscross but not actually intercept; and h. wherein the area between the apex and where the structural members crisscross is open as there is no structural support provided between the apex and where the structural members crisscross.