Patent ID: 6866054

Claim:
A portable canopy for providing a cover for a table, comprising: a) a table having a table top to permit items to be placed thereon, said table top having a pair of exposed ends to permit the portable canopy to be attached thereto, said table top having a top, a bottom, and a pair of longer and shorter edges; b) a pair of base members, said base members being elongated having a first and second opposing end, a top and a bottom, said base member having a pair of slots therein, wherein one of each pair of slots is disposed adjacent each end of said base member, wherein one of each said base member is disposed adjacent to one of each said end of said table, wherein said base member is oriented to be substantially perpendicular to said longer edge of said table; c) means for connecting said pair of base members to said table top whereby the base members are removably secured to the table top; d) a plurality of receptacles disposed in a spaced apart manner on said top of each of said base members; wherein said receptacles are cylindrical, wherein a first said receptacle is substantially vertically disposed intermediate said base members, wherein a second said receptacle is angled away in the vertical plane from a first side of said first receptacle and a third said receptacle is angled away in the vertical plane from a second opposite side of said first receptacle in the vertical plane; e) a plurality of first poles, said first poles having first and second opposing ends wherein said first end of one of each of said poles is disposed in one of each said receptacles, wherein one each of said first poles corresponds to one each of said receptacles; f) a plurality of horizontal poles connecting each of said second ends of said first poles, said horizontal poles each having first and second opposing ends, wherein said first end of each of said horizontal poles connects to said second end of said first poles disposed on a first of said base members, and said second end of each of said horizontal poles connects to a corresponding said second end of said first poles disposed on a second of said base members to permit a canopy to be placed therein; g) a canopy disposed on said horizontal poles to permit the table to be covered; and, h) means for attaching said canopy to said horizontal poles whereby the canopy can be removably secured to the horizontal poles.