Portable sunbathing enclosure

Abstract

A portable sunbathing enclosure that includes an enclosure body having a plurality of slender frame members coupled together and operably configured to form a statically fixed upright structure having a fabric material coupled to the plurality of slender frame members to define multiple walls around the enclosure and a bottom wall, wherein inner surfaces of said walls are light reflective and enclose and define a sunbathing cavity for a user. The enclosure defines an upper opening disposed to provide ambient access to the sunbathing cavity and may include a cover selectively removably coupled to the enclosure body, configured to cover the upper opening, and of a transparent material to permit the entry of ultraviolet light.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A portable sunbathing enclosure comprising:
 an enclosure body:
 having a plurality of slender frame members coupled together and operably configured to form a statically fixed upright structure defining a right side, defining a left side opposing the left side, defining a rear end, and defining a front end opposing the rear end; and 
 having a fabric material coupled to the plurality of slender frame members to define a right wall at the right side and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the right wall, a left wall at the left side and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the left wall, a rear wall at the rear end and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the rear wall, a front wall at the front end and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the front wall, a bottom wall interposed between the right wall and left wall, interposed between the rear wall and the front wall, and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the bottom wall, wherein the inner surfaces of the right wall, left wall, rear wall, front wall, and bottom wall are light reflective and enclose and define a sunbathing cavity; 
 defining an upper opening disposed to provide ambient access to the sunbathing cavity; and 
   a cover selectively removably coupled to the enclosure body, configured to cover the upper opening, and of a transparent material.   
     
     
         2 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of slender frame members are made of a flexible material operably configured to be placed in a bent and overlapping configuration. 
     
     
         3 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the statically fixed upright structure includes the right wall and the left wall in a substantially parallel configuration with one another and the rear wall and the front wall disposed in a substantially parallel configuration with one another. 
     
     
         4 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the cover is operably configured to selectively removably couple to the fabric material around a perimeter of the upper opening with an upper zipper assembly. 
     
     
         5 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 4 , further comprising:
 a first coupling strip coupled to the fabric material proximal to the upper opening; and   a second coupling strip coupled to the cover and configured to couple with the first coupling strip in a hook-and-loop configuration.   
     
     
         6 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 5 , wherein the cover is of a UPF 50 material. 
     
     
         7 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 5 , wherein the cover is of clear material and further comprising:
 a secondary cover selectively removably couplable to the enclosure body, configured to cover the upper opening, of a tinted material, having a coupling strip coupled thereto and configured to couple with the first coupling strip in the hook-and-loop configuration, and operably configured to selectively removably couple to the fabric material around a perimeter of the upper opening with an upper zipper assembly.   
     
     
         8 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure body further comprises:
 a plurality of loops coupled to and extending outwardly away from the enclosure body and disposed proximal to the bottom wall.   
     
     
         9 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a selectively removable portion of the right wall operably configured to define a right wall opening disposed to provide ambient access to the sunbathing cavity;   a selectively removable portion of the left wall operably configured to define a left wall opening disposed to provide ambient access to the sunbathing cavity; and   a selectively removable portion of the front wall operably configured to define a front wall opening disposed to provide ambient access to the sunbathing cavity.   
     
     
         10 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 9 , wherein the selectively removable portions of the right wall, left wall, and front wall are each operably configured to selectively removably couple to the fabric material around a perimeter of the respective right wall opening, the left wall opening, and the front wall opening with a right zipper assembly, a left zipper assembly, and a front zipper assembly, respectively. 
     
     
         11 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure body further comprises:
 at least one cover retaining loop coupled to the inside surface of at least one of the right wall, the left wall, the rear wall, and the front wall and disposed proximal to the upper opening.   
     
     
         12 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , wherein the enclosure body further comprises:
 at least one pocket coupled to the inside surface of at least one of the right wall, the left wall, the rear wall, and the front wall.   
     
     
         13 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an enclosure body length separating the rear and front walls and an enclosure body width separating the right and left walls;   at least one right slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to the right side, and substantially spanning the enclosure body length;   at least one left slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to the left side, and substantially spanning the enclosure body length;   at least one rear slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to the rear side, and substantially spanning the enclosure body width; and   at least one front slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to the front side, and substantially spanning the enclosure body width, wherein the at least one rear and front enclosing frame members interpose and directly couple with the at least one right and left slender enclosing frame members.   
     
     
         14 . A portable sunbathing enclosure further comprising:
 an enclosure body operably configured to form a statically fixed upright structure:
 having at least one right slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to a right side of the enclosure body, and substantially spanning the enclosure body length; 
 having at least one left slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to a left side of the enclosure body opposing the right side of the enclosure body; 
 having at least one rear slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to a rear side of the enclosure body; 
 having at least one front slender enclosing frame member enclosing an open area, disposed proximal to a front side of the enclosure body opposing the rear side of the enclosure body, and substantially spanning the enclosure body width, wherein the at least one rear and front enclosing frame members interpose and directly couple with the at least one right and left slender enclosing frame members; 
 having a fabric material coupled to the at least one right, left, rear, and front enclosing frame members to define:
 a right wall at the right side and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the right wall; 
 a left wall at the left side and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the left wall; 
 a rear wall at the rear end and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the rear wall; 
 a front wall at the front end and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the front wall; and 
 a bottom wall interposed between the right wall and left wall, interposed between the rear wall and front wall, and with an inner surface and an outer surface opposing the inner surface of the bottom wall, wherein the inner surfaces of the right wall, left wall, rear wall, front wall, and bottom wall are opaque, light reflective, and enclose and define a sunbathing cavity; and 
 
 defining an upper opening disposed to provide ambient access to the sunbathing cavity. 
   
     
     
         15 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 14 , wherein the enclosure body further defines an enclosure body length separating the rear and front walls and an enclosure body width separating the right and left walls, the at least one right slender enclosing frame member substantially spanning the enclosure body length, the at least one left slender enclosing frame member substantially spanning the enclosure body length, the at least one rear slender enclosing frame member substantially spanning the enclosure body width, and the at least one front slender enclosing frame member substantially spanning the enclosure body width. 
     
     
         16 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 14 , further comprising:
 a cover selectively removably coupled to the enclosure body, configured to cover the upper opening, and of a transparent material.   
     
     
         17 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 16 , wherein the cover is operably configured to selectively removably couple to the fabric material around a perimeter of the upper opening with an upper zipper assembly. 
     
     
         18 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 17 , further comprising:
 a first coupling strip coupled to the fabric material proximal to the upper opening; and   a second coupling strip coupled to the cover and configured to couple with the first coupling strip in a hook-and-loop configuration.   
     
     
         19 . The portable sunbathing enclosure according to  claim 14 , wherein the at least one right, left, rear, and front enclosing frame members are made of a flexible material operably configured to be placed in a bent and overlapping configuration.