US 11,970,876 B2
Shading system and method of use
Dane Brooks Barnes, Raleigh, NC (US); Alexander Griffith Slater, Raleigh, NC (US); and Scott Christian Barnes, Raleigh, NC (US)
Assigned to Shibumi Shade, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed by Shibumi Shade, Inc., Raleigh, NC (US)
Filed on Nov. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/072,143.
Application 18/072,143 is a continuation of application No. 17/471,658, filed on Sep. 10, 2021.
Application 17/471,658 is a continuation of application No. 17/343,114, filed on Jun. 9, 2021, granted, now 11,536,046.
Application 17/343,114 is a continuation of application No. 17/232,799, filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Application 17/471,658 is a continuation of application No. 17/232,799, filed on Apr. 16, 2021.
Application 17/232,799 is a continuation of application No. 16/987,886, filed on Aug. 7, 2020, granted, now 11,111,690, issued on Sep. 7, 2021.
Application 16/987,886 is a continuation of application No. 16/224,465, filed on Dec. 18, 2018, granted, now 10,753,117, issued on Aug. 25, 2020.
Application 16/224,465 is a continuation of application No. 15/675,715, filed on Aug. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,190,330, issued on Jan. 29, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/409,426, filed on Oct. 18, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0089529 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E04H 15/00 (2006.01); E04H 15/30 (2006.01); E04H 15/32 (2006.01); E04H 15/36 (2006.01); E04H 15/44 (2006.01)
CPC E04H 15/003 (2013.01) [E04H 15/30 (2013.01); E04H 15/32 (2013.01); E04H 15/36 (2013.01); E04H 15/44 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
13. A system for providing shade onto a surface, the system comprising:
a frame defined by a plurality of sections and comprising an aligning component extending through at least a portion of the sections, each of the plurality of sections having one or both of a male end and a female end making the plurality of sections thereby engageable with at least one adjacent section to define the frame in a supporting configuration and thereby disengageable to define the frame in a transport configuration; and
a canopy defining one or more sections extending between a first end forming a suspension end of the canopy and a second end forming an opposing trailing end of the canopy, the suspension end of the canopy including only a single fastener that engages the canopy with the frame and that secures the canopy in position relative to the frame, wherein the trailing end of the canopy is spaced apart from the frame in the supporting configuration such that the canopy is supportable by the frame and the trailing end is totally supported by wind in a first configuration for providing shade to the surface,
wherein the single fastener comprises a loop.