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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 01, 2017
Jon W. Devitt, Ida Grove, IA (US);
Jon W. Devitt, Ida Grove, IA (US);
MIDWEST INDUSTRIES, INC., Ida Grove, IA (US);
Abstract
A canopy including a flexible cover and a framework. The cover carries two rods, one secured to each of the opposite sides of the cover. Each of the rods has a gear attached to each of its ends. Brackets attached to the four corners of the framework each include a socket sized to receive the rod end, and, also, each bracket includes a pawl. When the rod is positioned in the socket, the gear on the rod is aligned with the pawl on the bracket to complete a ratchet tensioning mechanism that can be operated to progressively tighten the cover over the framework. To install the cover, the cover is rolled up on the rods and placed on the framework. The cover is then unrolled from the rods towards opposite sides of the framework where the rods are secured in the bracket sockets, tightened by the ratchet mechanisms, and secured by a locking pin. The operation is simply reversed when the cover is to be stored on top of the framework, or removed for storage elsewhere.