US Patent 11001326 Canopy apparatus and bicycle formed therewith

A canopy apparatus includes a support assembly extending from an attached bracket configured to be fixed to a bicycle to an attached canopy extending outwardly from the support assembly over the bracket for providing shade or shelter from the Sun and weather conditions, and a caution flag, or increasing the visibility of the canopy apparatus, depending downwardly from the canopy to an intermediate position of the support assembly between the bracket and the canopy. The support assembly includes a plurality of segments releasably secured with lock pins and compression couplings.