Patent ID: 6845780

Claim:
A personal canopy apparatus for one or more individuals which is connectable to a separate structure, said canopy comprising: an elongated main spine connectable at a lower end thereof about a first pivotal axis in a generally upright orientation to the separate structure; an elongated top spine pivotally connected at a proximal end thereof about a second pivotal axis to an upper end of said main spine; a retractable canopy including two flexible covers each of which is supported along a proximal edge thereof by said top spine, a leading edge support arm and a plurality of battens each connected to a respective one of said covers, said support arms and battens of each said cover being pivotally connected at a proximal end thereof about one of two closely spaced third pivotal axes at a distal end of said top spine whereby, when each of said covers are open in a fan-like manner, said support arms extend laterally in opposite directions from the distal end of said top spine to form a leading edge of said canopy and said battens are arranged in a spaced apart array radiating from said third pivotal axis; said support arms, covers nd battens being positioned in closely aligned fashion along said top spine when said canopy is in a stored configuration.