Patent ID: 8186755

Claim:
A canopy for use with an article of furniture having, a seat portion and a back portion, said canopy comprising: (A) a mounting fitting securable to the back portion; (B) an arm structure including: (i) an upright member including a proximal end portion pivotably attached to said mounting fitting whereby said upright member is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a stowed state and a deployed state while said mounting fitting is secured to the back portion, a distal end portion, and a medial portion extending therebetween, wherein said mounting fitting includes a retainer having a pair of opposing tangs spaced and configured such that said upright member snaps into said retainer selectively retaining said upright member in the deployed state; (ii) a cantilever member pivotable about said distal end portion; (iii) a slide fitting translatable along said medial portion, wherein said slide fitting includes a detent operative to engage said medial portion at discrete locations to selectively retain said slide fitting at a desired position along said medial portion; and (iv) a brace pivotably attached to said cantilever member and pivotably attached to said slide fitting, thereby providing angle adjustment of said cantilever member relative to the seat portion; and (C) a flexible covering supported by said cantilever member.