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A shading device is disclosed for a canopied stroller. The shading device includes a top panel, two side flaps, and a front flap, all of which are made of heavy cotton or cotton blend fabric. The shading device includes front and rear canopy straps to secure the shading device to the stroller canopy

A shading device is disclosed for a canopied stroller. The shading device includes a top panel, two side flaps, and a front flap, all of which are made of heavy cotton or cotton blend fabric. The shading device includes front and rear canopy straps to secure the shading device to the stroller canopy. The canopy straps and the side and front flaps may be secured by hook and loop fastener in a variety of configurations to protect a child in the stroller from the sun. A pair of side straps may be included to secure the side flaps to the stroller or to each other.

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[ I claim:] [1.] A shading device for a stroller, the stroller having ground contacting wheels and a canopy, the canopy having a length and a width, the shading device comprising:(a) a top panel, the top panel being composed of fabric, the top panel being generally rectangular and having an interior

[ I claim:] [1.] A shading device for a stroller, the stroller having ground contacting wheels and a canopy, the canopy having a length and a width, the shading device comprising:(a) a top panel, the top panel being composed of fabric, the top panel being generally rectangular and having an interior surface, an opposing exterior surface, a front end, a rear end, a length from the front end to the rear end, a first side edge, a second side edge, a width from the first side edge to the second side edge, and at least two top fasteners, the length and width of the top panel approximately corresponding to the length and width of the canopy, the top panel being supported by the canopy, the interior surface of the top panel being located adjacent to the canopy, each top fastener being composed of a portion of hook and loop fastener, each top fastener being attached to the exterior surface of the top panel;(b) at least four canopy straps, the canopy straps being adapted to releasably attach the shading device to the stroller, each canopy strap having an attached end, a free end, and a length from the attached end to the free end, the attached end of each canopy strap being attached proximate to the top panel, the free end of each canopy strap having a canopy strap fastener, each canopy strap fastener being composed of a portion of hook and loop fastener;(c) a first side flap and a second side flap, each side flap being composed of fabric and having a top end, a bottom end, a length from the top end to the bottom end, a width, a front edge, a lowered position, at least one raised position, and at least one side fastener, the width of each side flap approximately corresponding to the length of the top panel, the top end of the first side flap being integrally attached to the first side edge of the top panel, the top end of the second side flap being integrally attached to the second side edge of the top panel, each side fastener being composed of a portion of hook and loop fastener, the bottom end of each side flap being located proximate to the top panel in each raised position, each side fastener being adapted to releasably secure at least one of the side flaps in at least one of the raised positions, each of the side flaps extending downward from the top panel in the lowered position;(d) a front flap, the front flap being composed of fabric and having a top end, a bottom end, a length from the top end to the bottom end, a first side edge, a second side edge, a width from the first side edge to the second side edge, a lowered position, at least one raised position, and at least one front fastener, the width of the front flap approximately corresponding to the width of the top panel, the top end of the front flap being integrally attached to the front end of the top panel, each front fastener being composed of a portion of hook and loop fastener, at least one front fastener being located proximate to the bottom end of the front flap, the bottom end of the front flap being located proximate to the top panel in each raised position, each front fastener being adapted to releasably secure the front flap in at least one of the raised positions, the front flap extending downward from the top panel in the lowered position, the front edge of the first side flap in the lowered position being located proximate to the first side edge of the front flap, the front edge of the second side flap in the lowered position being located proximate to the second side edge of the front flap, the lengths of the front flap and the side flaps each being sufficiently long in the lowered position to protect approximately an entire body of a child seated in the stroller from solar radiation and sufficiently short in the lowered position to avoid interference with the wheels of the stroller.