EP4139203A1 - Canopy for weather protection especially suitable for a boat or pleasure vessel - Google Patents
Canopy for weather protection especially suitable for a boat or pleasure vesselInfo
- Publication number
- EP4139203A1 EP4139203A1 EP21791774.9A EP21791774A EP4139203A1 EP 4139203 A1 EP4139203 A1 EP 4139203A1 EP 21791774 A EP21791774 A EP 21791774A EP 4139203 A1 EP4139203 A1 EP 4139203A1
- Authority
- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- canopy
- boat
- line
- anchoring
- plate
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B17/00—Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for
- B63B17/02—Awnings, including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E04—BUILDING
- E04H—BUILDINGS OR LIKE STRUCTURES FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSES; SWIMMING OR SPLASH BATHS OR POOLS; MASTS; FENCING; TENTS OR CANOPIES, IN GENERAL
- E04H15/00—Tents or canopies, in general
- E04H15/32—Parts, components, construction details, accessories, interior equipment, specially adapted for tents, e.g. guy-line equipment, skirts, thresholds
- E04H15/34—Supporting means, e.g. frames
- E04H15/36—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type
- E04H15/40—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type flexible
- E04H15/405—Supporting means, e.g. frames arch-shaped type flexible flexible and foldable
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B63—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; RELATED EQUIPMENT
- B63B—SHIPS OR OTHER WATERBORNE VESSELS; EQUIPMENT FOR SHIPPING
- B63B17/00—Vessels parts, details, or accessories, not otherwise provided for
- B63B17/02—Awnings, including rigid weather protection structures, e.g. sunroofs; Tarpaulins; Accessories for awnings or tarpaulins
- B63B2017/026—Rigid awnings, or sunroofs
Definitions
- the invention relates to a canopy for protection against the elements. It is especially relevant for a boat or a pleasure vessel but may also be used in places where protection from the sun is desirable, e.g. terraces.
- the first type can be termed as fixed installations. Metal rods are fixed to a boat's deck from which a canopy is supported, the rods holding up and ensuring that the textile in use is tensioned.
- the second type are flexible solutions intended for temporary use. These are canopies being stretched over a boom or other support and being supported and tensioned by a frame.
- the canvas is flexible and self-assembling. This is achieved by using a frame with spring structure.
- the canvas can be stored in a folded position but when releasing the spring the flexible frame bounce out and thereby stretched the canvas to its desired position.
- the canopy comprises a continuous resilient frame arranged in a channel around the circumference of the canopy and that the central anchoring point comprises a plate located in the canopy through which the central line is led and a splint that constitutes the anchoring point for the line.
- the resilient frame comprises a glass fibre rod. Using only one rod helps alleviated the problem of assembling several rods with bushings.
- the canopy is made of a polyester material.
- Another feature of the invention is that the side anchoring rope is led through holes in the circumferential area of the canopy and fastened directly to the frame.
- Fig. 1 shows the canopy in the mounted position on the boat
- Fig. 2 shows the canopy from above.
- FIG. 3 anchoring point with pocket and plate
- FIG. 4 shows detailed view of plate
- Fig. 5 shows cross-section of part of the canopy with anchoring plate and glass fibre rod
- Figs. 6 - 8 show the assembly of the canopy to its mounted position.
- Fig. 1 shows a canopy 10 according to the invention mounted above a deck on a boat 1.
- the canopy has a roughly oval circular shape.
- the canopy 10 is held in place using an overhead boom 12 with a line 14 that is fastened to the centre 20 of the canopy.
- the canopy is held in its preferred position by the line 14 anchored in the rig or boom 12 of the boat.
- the method of fastening will be described in more detail with respect to Figs. 3 to 5.
- the canopy preferably is also fastened to railings 4 with at least one side anchoring rope 16.
- the canopy is preferably made of a thick textile such as a waterproof polyester. A larger thickness confers more stability and avoids the canopy moving in the wind.
- the polyester textile can have a polyurethane coat on the bottom side that will protect the canopy from water ingress and an aluminium coating on the upper side for protection against UV rays.
- the centrally located anchoring point 11 has a pocket 17 into which is sown a plate 18 as shown in Fig. 3.
- the underside of the pocket is preferably made of a mesh material to facilitate ventilation to avoid collection of water and /or humidity.
- plate 18 is preferably made of a hard plastic to be strong but lightweight. Plate 18 has the same oval circular shape and orientation as the canopy 10.
- the line 14 is threaded through a hole 15 in the centre of the plate 18 and fastened below the canopy with a splint 19 that is crosswise positioned against the plate 18.
- the plate 18 has two main functions. Firstly, it is the anchoring point holding the canvas up. This keeps the canopy in tension and in the correct position. The plate also will stabilize the textile that makes up the canopy. It will also help to distribute the forces through the canopy.
- Fig. 5 shows how around the circumference of the canopy the textile is preferably doubled over, both for increased strength and to create a channel.
- this area 30 is about 10 cm wide. This extra thickness around the periphery also confers better stability.
- a rod 32 preferably made of a glass fibre material is inserted into the channel. The flexible rod is inserted into this channel and is pre-loaded during manufacture of the canopy.
- side anchoring ropes 16 are attached to rods 32 through a hole in the circumferential area 30. This enables a more secure fastening than if the ropes were attached to the textile.
- Figs. 6 - 8 show the sequence when unfolding the canopy. When not in use the canopy is folded and placed in a bag that can be stowed away. When taking the canopy out of the bag it will naturally unfold itself completely, due to the flexibility of the glass fibre rod.
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Architecture (AREA)
- Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
- Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
- Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
- Ocean & Marine Engineering (AREA)
- Civil Engineering (AREA)
- Structural Engineering (AREA)
- Tents Or Canopies (AREA)
- Compositions Of Macromolecular Compounds (AREA)
- Adhesives Or Adhesive Processes (AREA)
Abstract
Description
Claims
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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NO20200473A NO346646B1 (en) | 2020-04-20 | 2020-04-20 | Canopy for weather protection especially suitable for a boat or pleasure vessel |
PCT/NO2021/050104 WO2021215934A1 (en) | 2020-04-20 | 2021-04-19 | Canopy for weather protection especially suitable for a boat or pleasure vessel |
Publications (2)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
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EP4139203A1 true EP4139203A1 (en) | 2023-03-01 |
EP4139203A4 EP4139203A4 (en) | 2024-05-22 |
Family
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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EP21791774.9A Pending EP4139203A4 (en) | 2020-04-20 | 2021-04-19 | Canopy for weather protection especially suitable for a boat or pleasure vessel |
Country Status (6)
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US (1) | US20230166815A1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP4139203A4 (en) |
AU (1) | AU2021259055A1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA3180851A1 (en) |
NO (1) | NO346646B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2021215934A1 (en) |
Family Cites Families (9)
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JPH0683589U (en) * | 1993-05-17 | 1994-11-29 | 明 桑原 | Detachable awning for yachts |
US5769105A (en) * | 1997-10-06 | 1998-06-23 | Margol; Geoffrey | Stationary boat cover |
US7987807B2 (en) * | 2008-07-21 | 2011-08-02 | Cobe Mik, Inc., | Boat cover suspension device |
US8342226B2 (en) * | 2010-09-23 | 2013-01-01 | Patent Category Corp. | Collapsible sunshade |
US9908393B2 (en) * | 2013-08-19 | 2018-03-06 | Daniel Cornew | Vehicle covering apparatus |
WO2015183205A1 (en) * | 2014-05-26 | 2015-12-03 | Seaway Yachts, D.O.O. | Method for attaching of sun shade and its supporting structure over the front deck of a sail boat |
US20170073859A1 (en) * | 2015-09-16 | 2017-03-16 | International Textile Group, Inc. | Outdoor Cover Product with Stretch Properties |
US10450036B2 (en) * | 2016-08-24 | 2019-10-22 | Kevin Killian | Portable canopy cover for fishing boats |
CN206654162U (en) * | 2016-09-09 | 2017-11-21 | 春宇国际有限公司 | Ceiling peculiar to vessel |
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2020
- 2020-04-20 NO NO20200473A patent/NO346646B1/en unknown
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2021
- 2021-04-19 CA CA3180851A patent/CA3180851A1/en active Pending
- 2021-04-19 US US17/919,973 patent/US20230166815A1/en active Pending
- 2021-04-19 EP EP21791774.9A patent/EP4139203A4/en active Pending
- 2021-04-19 WO PCT/NO2021/050104 patent/WO2021215934A1/en unknown
- 2021-04-19 AU AU2021259055A patent/AU2021259055A1/en active Pending
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CA3180851A1 (en) | 2021-10-28 |
NO20200473A1 (en) | 2021-10-21 |
EP4139203A4 (en) | 2024-05-22 |
NO346646B1 (en) | 2022-11-14 |
AU2021259055A1 (en) | 2022-12-22 |
WO2021215934A1 (en) | 2021-10-28 |
US20230166815A1 (en) | 2023-06-01 |
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