Cabana structure

Abstract

A portable and collapsible cabana structure is provided to enable ease of carrying to the beach or pool site, ease of assembly and ease of collapse, after use, to again enable ease of portability. The main body of the cabana structure is provided by three rectangular panels, the first of which is generally vertical, downwardly from approximately half to two-thirds of the height of the assembled cabana, to the ground, at the rear thereof; the second rectangular panel slopes upwardly and forwardly of the cabana from the first panel toward the front of the cabana; and, the third rectangular panel extends generally horizontally from the front of the second panel toward the front of the cabana. Viewing the structure from the front of the cabana, the left and right sides thereof are each made up of three triangular panels, the middle panel of which enables the admission to the cabana of air and light. To provide structural efficacy to each of the above-mentioned panels, a plurality of critical stiffening poles fit securely in channels and pockets provided by the panels, which are usually made of sheet plastic or synthetic material.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A portable and collapsible cabana structure intended for carrying, when collapsed, in a carrying bag, comprising top and back panels and sides, defining a front opening, said panels and sides each being formed by skin; said skin defining channels, through which stiffening poles are placed to provide structural stability, one of said channels formed with said skin in each of said sides, through which a critical stiffening pole is placed; each of said sides forming with said skin a separated pair of pockets, into each of which a critical stiffening pole end is placed for purposes of tautness and stability for the entire structure.  
     
     
         2 . A cabana structure according to  claim 1 , wherein said top and back panels are generally rectangular in shape and said sides are comprised of triangular panels.  
     
     
         3 . A cabana structure according to  claim 2 , wherein said rectangular panels define sewn channels along one of their long sides through each of which channels is placed, when said structure is fully assembled, one of said stiffening poles, in two parts, each part being fixed in line with the other part, for each stiffening pole.  
     
     
         4 . A cabana structure according to  claim 3 , wherein at the ends of each of such stiffening poles is a right angle double receptor, said receptor having two legs arranged at right angles to each other, with one of said legs in line with said parts and the other leg being in line with stiffening poles between said triangular panels and at the edges of said sides, and affixed thereto.  
     
     
         5 . A cabana structure according to  claim 3 , wherein said top and back stiffening poles have said two parts fixed and separable at approximately the midpoint of the long sides of said rectangles.  
     
     
         6 . A cabana structure according to  claim 4 , wherein said legs which are in line with said stiffener poles of said sides, are separable from said stiffener poles of said sides.