Patent ID: 8651439

Claim:
A support structure comprising: a body, defining a connection point at an outside portion of the body, and defining a coupling at a center of the body; an arm, having a proximal end connected to the body at the connection point, and a distal end of the arm constructed and arranged to rest at an edge of a span; wherein the arm being capable of movement about the connection point; and a quick release device on the body, constructed and arranged to move the support structure from a support mode capable of supporting a cover, to a collapsed mode not capable of supporting the cover; wherein the body further comprises: a first piece and a second piece, the first piece and the second piece connected together by a hinge; and wherein the coupling comprises a first piece and a second piece, the first piece of the coupling defined by the first piece of the body, the second piece of the coupling defined by the second piece of the body.