US 12,227,948 B2
Louvered patio cover
Todd Raymond Jackson, San Diego, CA (US)
Assigned to JACKSON DESIGN & REMODELING, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed by JACKSON DESIGN & REMODELING, INC., San Diego, CA (US)
Filed on Jan. 29, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/426,239.
Application 18/426,239 is a continuation of application No. 17/721,245, filed on Apr. 14, 2022, granted, now 11,920,349.
Application 17/721,245 is a continuation of application No. 16/743,707, filed on Jan. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,326,349, issued on May 10, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0167282 A1, May 23, 2024
Int. Cl. E04H 4/00 (2006.01); E04B 7/16 (2006.01); E04D 13/03 (2006.01); E04D 13/035 (2006.01); E04D 13/064 (2006.01); E04F 10/08 (2006.01); E06B 7/08 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); E04D 13/17 (2006.01); E04H 4/08 (2006.01); F21W 121/00 (2006.01); F21W 131/10 (2006.01)
CPC E04D 13/0354 (2013.01) [E04B 7/163 (2013.01); E04D 13/0305 (2013.01); E04D 13/0325 (2013.01); E04D 13/064 (2013.01); F21V 33/006 (2013.01); E04D 13/17 (2013.01); E04H 4/082 (2013.01); F21W 2121/004 (2013.01); F21W 2131/10 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for assembling a louvered patio cover, the method comprising:
assembling a frame configured to be coupled to support posts, the support posts configured to be installed in or on a ground surface, the frame comprising support beams;
rotatably coupling louvered panels to the support beams;
attaching support beam couplers to the support posts, a support beam coupler of the support beam couplers comprising first and second receivers, the first receiver configured to receive an angled end of a first support beam of the support beams, and the second receiver configured to receive an angled end of a second support beam of the support beams, such that the angled ends of the first and second support beams face each other when received by the first and second receivers; and
providing cap connections configured to couple the support beam couplers to the support posts, a given cap connection of the cap connections comprising a planar surface configured to couple to an end of a corresponding support post between the support post and the support beam coupler.