An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a frame which attaches to outdoor furniture, in particular to a chair, and a canopy. Embodiments can be moved from an overhead position to a behind the chair position. The frames can be moved from a collapsed to a fully extended pos
An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes a frame which attaches to outdoor furniture, in particular to a chair, and a canopy. Embodiments can be moved from an overhead position to a behind the chair position. The frames can be moved from a collapsed to a fully extended position. In embodiments the canopy can be positioned to contain the collapsed frame and chair in the carrying position.
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1. An apparatus, comprising: a chair; anda canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame including: a first elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the first elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chai
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An apparatus, comprising: a chair; anda canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame including: a first elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the first elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair such that at least a portion of the first elongate member can pivot within a first plane with respect to the chair;a second elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the second elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair such that at least a portion of the second elongate member can pivot within a second plane with respect to the chair, the second plane being disposed between the chair and the first plane; anda third elongate member pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the first elongate member, the third elongate member being pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the second elongate member. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first elongate member is configured to pivot such that the portion of the first elongate member pivots within the first plane and the portion of the second elongate member pivots within the second plane independently. 3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first elongate member or the second elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair by a bracket. 4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair by a bracket configured to space the first elongate member apart from the chair by a distance greater than at least one of a diameter of the second elongate member or a width of the second elongate member. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair at a first location, the second elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair at a second location spaced apart from the first location. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the first elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair at a first location of a vertical support of the chair, the second elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair at a second location of the vertical support of the chair, the second location different from the first location. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein: the first elongate member is pivotally movable within a range of motion with respect to the chair,the second elongate member is pivotally movable within a range of motion with respect to the chair, andat least a portion of the first end portion of the second elongate member is disposed between the chair and at least a portion of the first end portion of the first elongate member for at least one location within the range of motion of the first elongate member and at least one location within the range of motion of the second elongate member. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the canopy frame has a first configuration and a second configuration different from the first configuration, the first elongate member is pivotally movable within a range of motion with respect to a vertical support of the chair,the second elongate member is pivotally movable within a range of motion with respect to the vertical support of the chair,the canopy frame being in its first configuration when the first end portion of the second elongate member is not disposed between the vertical support of the chair and the first end portion of the first elongate member for any location within the range of motion of the first elongate member and within the range of motion of the second elongate member,the canopy frame being in its second configuration when at least a portion of the second elongate member is disposed between the vertical support of the chair and at least a portion of the first elongate member for at least one location within the range of motion of the first elongate member and within the range of motion of the second elongate member. 9. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the second plane is substantially parallel to the first plane. 10. An apparatus, comprising: a chair; anda canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame including: a first elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the first elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair at a first pivot connection, the first elongate member having a range of motion about the first pivot connection; anda second elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the second elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair at a second pivot connection different than the first pivot connection, the second elongate member having a range of motion about the second pivot connection, at least a portion of the second elongate member being disposed between the chair and at least a portion of the first elongate member for at least one location within the range of motion of the first elongate member and at least one location within the range of motion of the second elongate member. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, the canopy frame further comprising: a third elongate member pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the first elongate member, the third elongate member being pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the second elongate member. 12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein at least one of the first elongate member or the second elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair by a bracket. 13. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first elongate member is pivotally movable about the first pivot connection within a first plane, the second elongate member is pivotally movable about the second pivot connection within a second plane different than the first plane, the second plane being substantially parallel to the first plane. 14. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first pivot connection is configured to space the first end portion of the first elongate member apart from the chair by a distance greater than a collective width of the first end portion of the second elongate member and the second pivot connection. 15. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second elongate member is configured to pivot about the second pivot connection without contacting the first elongate member. 16. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair at a first location, the second elongate member is pivotally coupled to the chair at a second location spaced apart from the first location. 17. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the first end portion of the first elongate member and the first end portion of the second elongate member are separated by a fixed distance during the range of motion of the first elongate member and the range of motion of the second elongate member between an open configuration of the canopy frame and a closed configuration of the canopy frame. 18. An apparatus, comprising: a chair having a collapsed configuration, a first expanded configuration, and a second expanded configuration different from the first expanded configuration;a canopy frame coupled to the chair, the canopy frame including: a first elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the first elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair;a second elongate member having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion, the first end portion of the second elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair such that the first end portion of the second elongate member is laterally offset from the first end portion of the first elongate member; anda third elongate member pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the first elongate member, the third elongate member being pivotally coupled to the second end portion of the second elongate member; anda canopy membrane coupled to the third elongate member of the canopy frame, the canopy membrane having an overhead position when the chair is in its first expanded configuration or its second expanded configuration, the canopy membrane having a behind-the-chair position when the chair is in its collapsed configuration, its first expanded configuration, or its second configuration. 19. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the canopy frame includes a bracket coupled to the chair, at least one of the first elongate member and the second elongate member being pivotally coupled to the chair via the bracket. 20. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein each of the first end portion of the first elongate member and the first end portion of the second elongate member are pivotally coupled to the chair via a bracket. 21. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the chair includes a back frame member and a seat frame member, the back frame member defining an axis, the seat frame member defining an axis, the axis defined by the back frame member and the axis defined by the seat frame member being substantially parallel when the chair is in its collapsed configuration,the axis defined by the back frame member and the axis defined by the seat frame member are non-parallel and collectively form a first angle when the chair is in its first expanded configuration,the axis defined by the back frame member and the axis defined by the seat frame member are non-parallel and collectively form a second angle different than the first angle when the chair is in its second expanded configuration. 22. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first end portion of the first elongate member is configured to pivotally move with respect to the chair without physical obstruction from the first end portion of the second elongate member. 23. The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the first end portion of the second elongate member is disposed between the first end portion of the first elongate member and the chair when the canopy frame is in the overhead position.
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