Portable sunshade device having holder for shaded viewing of portable media devices

摘要

A sun shading device having a shading canopy, a back shading panel, attached to legs. The legs and canopies are collapsible. The underside of the shading canopy includes a viewable electronic device holder for holding devices such as touch screen tablet computers or other device having a view screen. The shading canopy and the back shading panel of the sun shading device provide a shaded alcove in which a user can lie on his or her back to view an electronic device screen secured to the underside of the shading canopy.

主权项

1. A user shading device comprising:
a front leg set; a rear leg set pivotably joined to said front leg set such that said front leg set and said rear leg set may be positioned in a collapsed position and unfolded into a shading position, wherein said rear leg set has a feet location for contact with a horizontal surface and an upper canopy mounting location; a shading canopy comprising a canopy shell connected to an inner ring, said canopy shell and said inner ring securing a shading fabric, said shading canopy pivotably attached at a shading canopy midsection mount of said inner ring to said rear leg set at said upper canopy mounting location, said shading canopy defining a shading alcove;and
a viewable device holder secured into said shading canopy, such that when a viewable device is secured into said viewable device holder and said rear leg set and said front leg set are unfolded into said shading position, said shading canopy providing a shaded view space for said viewable device,
wherein said viewable device holder includes a biasing member positioned to allow said viewable device holder to hold a variety of thicknesses of viewable devices, said biasing member biasing said viewable devices against holder edge retainers.