Patent ID: 8104235

Claim:
A system for providing overhead cover from climate elements while deterring birds from perching, comprising: a frame comprising a plurality of rectangular frame members; a canopy resting on the frame and coupled to the frame, the canopy to cover an area, the canopy having a skirt that hangs on sides of the canopy; and a plurality of risers coupled to the frame, each riser configured to extend along three sides of the skirt, outside the skirt, under the skirt, and inside the skirt, each riser comprising: means for coupling to the frame inside the canopy, means for extending away from the coupling inside the canopy and under the skirt of the canopy, means for extending above the canopy outside the area covered by the canopy, and means for coupling to a nylon line above the canopy; wherein the means for coupling to the frame include a top sidewall with a lip portion to extend along a first side of one of the plurality of rectangular frame members, and a bottom sidewall opposite the top sidewall, with a set screw disposed through the bottom sidewall, the set screw to pinch the frame between the top sidewall and the set screw; and a nylon line coupled between at least two of the plurality of risers , the nylon line coupled above the canopy and extending along a perimeter of the area covered by the canopy.