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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2017
Nuvue Products Ltd., Toronto, CA;
Edward James Kish, Toronto, CA;
Douglas K. Ward, Toronto, CA;
Mirek Kacprzak, Ontario, CA;
Ken Miller, Ontario, CA;
NuVue Products Ltd., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
A plant cover transformable between collapsed and expanded states and including: a frame including a plurality of rods; a foldable canopy secured to the rods; and a pivoting support assembly operatively coupled to the frame. The pivoting support assembly includes: a brace having a central base and a plurality of projections extending radially outwardly from the central base and defining a longitudinally extending socket, a pivot support defining a pivot axis, and a latch receiver; and a plurality of rod supports pivotally coupled to a respective projection of the plurality of projections of the brace. Each rod support including a split hearing collar at one end pivotally mounted to the pivot support of a corresponding projection and a latch member at the opposite end, the latch member engaging the latch receiver to secure the corresponding rod support in the open position.