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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2018
Protomet Corporation, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Dale Lee Lambert, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Michael Shane Garner, Philadelphia, PA (US);
William Matthew Reid, Knoxville, TN (US);
Other;
Abstract
A folding bimini top frame includes: first frame associated with a second frame portion with a first latching hinge, the first latching hinge movable between a folded position and a deployed and locked position, the first latching hinge including a release lever for releasing the first frame from the deployed and locked position; a second latching hinge located between the second frame member and a base of the folding bimini top frame, the second latching hinge pivotable between a folded position and a deployed and locked position, the second latching hinge including a releasable latch for securing the second latching hinge in the deployed position; and a latch release mechanism in communication with the first latching hinge and the releasable latch of the second latching hinge, wherein the releasable latch of the second latching hinge is released by the latch release mechanism when the first frame portion is released from the deployed and locked position.