Outdoor canopy

Abstract

An outdoor canopy includes a canopy frame, a canopy shelter and a side entrance arrangement. The canopy frame includes a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from the roof frame to form a canopy area. The canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, is detachably fastening at the canopy frame to define a ceiling wall, a front wall, a rear wall and two sidewalls for enclosing the canopy area therewithin. The side entrance arrangement is formed on one of the sidewalls of the canopy shelter for a user to gain entry to and exit the canopy area without having to pass through the front entrance, wherein the side entrance arrangement contains a side entrance opening formed on the corresponding sidewall of the canopy shelter, and comprise at least one entrance fabric operatively mounted on the corresponding sidewall.

1 . An outdoor canopy for a vehicle, comprising:
 a canopy frame which comprises a shelter supporting frame, wherein said shelter supporting frame comprises a roof frame and a legs frame downwardly extended from said roof frame to form a canopy area within said roof frame and said legs frame for said vehicle parking within said canopy area, wherein said roof frame comprises a plurality of tubular supporting members and a plurality of connectors detachably connecting said supporting members end-to-end to form a roof supporting frame, a roof boundary frame for said leg frame downwardly extending therefrom, and a shelter supporting frame downward and inclinedly extended from said roof supporting frame to said roof boundary frame;   a plurality of detachable mounting devices provided on said canopy frame to releasably lock up said supporting members with said connectors respectively;   a canopy shelter, which is made of waterproof fabric, being supported by said shelter supporting frame of said canopy frame and defining a ceiling wall, a front wall, a rear wall, and first and second sidewalls to enclose said canopy area therewithin for sheltering said vehicle, wherein said canopy shelter has a front entrance formed at said front wall for said vehicle entering into said canopy area; and   a side entrance arrangement for a driver accessing said canopy area without having to pass through said front entrance when said vehicle is parked within said canopy area.   
     
     
         2 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said canopy frame further comprises a door frame which is pivotally extended from said shelter supporting frame and is coupled with said side entrance arrangement to adjustably move said side entrance arrangement between a closed position and an opened position for accessing said canopy area. 
     
     
         3 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 2 , wherein said side entrance arrangement has at least a side entrance opening provided at said sidewall of said canopy shelter and at least a side door overlapping with said side entrance opening and movably coupling with said door frame to adjustably move between said closed position for closing up said side entrance opening and said opened position for accessing said canopy area, wherein said side door has a top edge extended from said canopy shelter such that said side door is pivotally and upwardly folded from said sidewall of said canopy shelter to open up said side entrance opening and to form an awning of said canopy shelter 
     
     
         4 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 3 , wherein said door frame comprises two pivot arms pivotally coupling with said shelter supporting frame at a position that said side door is supported by said pivot arms such that when said pivot arms are pivotally and upwardly folded, said side door is correspondingly folded upward to open up said side entrance opening. 
     
     
         5 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 4 , wherein each of said pivot arms is pivotally coupled with said shelter supporting frame via an adjustable pivot joint which comprises an arc-shaped pivot member, having a plurality of angle adjustment holes, pivotally coupling with said shelter supporting frame at a pivot point and a detachable fastener detachably and selectively coupling one of said angle adjustment holes of said pivot member with said shelter supporting frame to selectively adjust a pivot angle of said pivot arm with respect to said shelter supporting frame. 
     
     
         6 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising means for selectively adjusting a length of said canopy frame. 
     
     
         7 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 5 , further comprising means for selectively adjusting a length of said canopy frame. 
     
     
         8 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein each of said detachable mounting devices contains a plurality of mounting holes formed on each of said supporting members and said connectors, and comprises a resilient element having at least a locking end arranged when said supporting member is connected to said connector to align said mounting hole at said supporting member with said mounting hole at said connector, said resilient element is disposed in said supporting member at a position that said locking end of said resilient element passes through said mounting holes of said supporting member and said connector to lock up said supporting member with said connector. 
     
     
         9 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 7 , wherein each of said detachable mounting devices contains a plurality of mounting holes formed on each of said supporting members and said connectors, and comprises a resilient element having at least a locking end arranged when said supporting member is connected to said connector to align said mounting hole at said supporting member with said mounting hole at said connector, said resilient element is disposed in said supporting member at a position that said locking end of said resilient element passes through said mounting holes of said supporting member and said connector to lock up said supporting member with said connector. 
     
     
         10 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said resilient element has a V-shape configuration to define said locking end at one of free ends of said resilient element. 
     
     
         11 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 8 , wherein said resilient element has a V-shape configuration to define said locking end at one of free ends of said resilient element. 
     
     
         12 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 10 , wherein each of said detachable mounting devices further comprises an actuator provided at said locker end of each of said resilient element and protruded out of said respective supporting member through said respective mounting hole for releasing said supporting member from said connector when said actuator is pressed inwardly. 
     
     
         13 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 11 , wherein each of said detachable mounting devices further comprises an actuator provided at said locker end of each of said resilient element and protruded out of said respective supporting member through said respective mounting hole for releasing said supporting member from said connector when said actuator is pressed inwardly. 
     
     
         14 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 1 , further comprising a plurality of detachable fastening arrangements provided at said canopy shelter to detachably attach said canopy shelter to said canopy frame in a tension manner. 
     
     
         15 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of detachable fastening arrangements provided at said canopy shelter to detachably attach said canopy shelter to said canopy frame in a tension manner. 
     
     
         16 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 14 , wherein each of said detachable fastening arrangement contains a fastening hole formed on said ceiling wall and comprises a resilient fastening member passing through said fastening hole to form a fastening loop to tighten at said ceiling wall so as to detachably attach said canopy shelter to said canopy frame in a tension manner. 
     
     
         17 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 15 , wherein each of said detachable fastening arrangement contains a fastening hole formed on said ceiling wall and comprises a resilient fastening member passing through said fastening hole to form a fastening loop to tighten at said ceiling wall so as to detachably attach said canopy shelter to said canopy frame in a tension manner. 
     
     
         18 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 1 , wherein said legs frame comprises a plurality of length-adjustable supporting legs spacedly and downwardly extended from said roof frame to self-adjust a height of said roof frame with respect to an uneven ground surface. 
     
     
         19 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 17 , wherein said legs frame comprises a plurality of length-adjustable supporting legs spacedly and downwardly extended from said roof frame to self-adjust a height of said roof frame with respect to an uneven ground surface. 
     
     
         20 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 18 , wherein said legs frame further comprises a plurality of adjustable fasteners fastening to said supporting legs, wherein each of said supporting legs has a plurality of adjustment holes spacedly formed thereon, wherein each of said adjustable fasteners, having a hooking end, extended from said roof shelter to detachably fasten said roof shelter on said roof frame at a position that said hooking end of each of said adjustable fasteners is selectively engaged with one of said adjustment holes at said respective supporting leg so as to retain said roof shelter on said roof frame in a tension manner. 
     
     
         21 . The outdoor canopy, as recited in  claim 19 , wherein said legs frame further comprises a plurality of adjustable fasteners fastening to said supporting legs, wherein each of said supporting legs has a plurality of adjustment holes spacedly formed thereon, wherein each of said adjustable fasteners, having a hooking end, extended from said roof shelter to detachably fasten said roof shelter on said roof frame at a position that said hooking end of each of said adjustable fasteners is selectively engaged with one of said adjustment holes at said respective supporting leg so as to retain said roof shelter on said roof frame in a tension manner.