GLOSSARY OF TERMS                                            

CANOPY-  WHEN WE USE THE TERM CANOPY, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE COMPLETE FRAME AND TARP WITH AN “A” FRAME STYLE, WITH A PEAK

 TARP – WHEN WE USE THE TERM TARP, WE ARE TALKING ABOUT JUST THE SOFT COVER ITSELF- THE POLYETHYLENE COVER

 COMPLETE CANOPY PACKAGES- INCLUDES THE STANDARD TARP, FITTINGS, BUNGEES, AND PIPE-  DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ANCHORS 

COMPLETE VALANCE TARP PACKAGES- INCLUDES THE VALANCE TARP, FITTINGS, BUNGEES, AND PIPE-   DOES NOT INCLUDE THE ANCHORS 

TOTALLY ENCLOSED CANOPY PACKAGES- INCLUDES THE VALANCE TARP, LONG  SOLID WALL SIDES, PEAKED  SOLID WALL ENDS, BUNGEES, FITTINGS, AND PIPE   - DOES NOT INCLUDE ANCHORS 

MOTOR HOME CANOPIES - INCLUDES STANDARD TARP, FITTINGS, BUNGEES, PIPE (9’9” 14 GAUGE LEGS AND 18  GAUGE FRAME) - AND CLAMPS FOR THE WRAP- DOES NOT INCLUDE ANCHORS 

WRAP- IS WHEN A CANOPY HAS EXTRA SIDE RAILS GOING HORIZONTALLY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE FRAME THAT ATTACH WITH END AND BLVD CLAMPS- IT USES A WIDER TARP  SO THAT THERE IS A “WRAPOVER” OF THE TARP ON ONE OR BOTH SIDES OF  THE UNIT. 

CANOPY PACKAGES W/O  PIPE- INCLUDES TARP, FITTINGS AND BUNGEES- DOES NOT INCLUDE ANCHORS. THIS PACKAGE IS FOR THE CUSTOMERS WHO WISH TO PURCHASE THEIR PIPE LOCALLY AND SAVE ON SHIPPING CHARGES. 

INDIVIDUAL TARPS- THIS IS A LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TARPS- IF THE SIZE YOU NEED IS NOT ON THIS LIST IT IS LIKELY THAT WE WILL NOT CARRY IT – ALL OF OUR TARPS ARE HEAVY DUTY, A MINIMUM OF 10 MILLS THICK WITH A 14X14 NYLON WEAVE AND A LONGEVITY OF 1 - 2 YEARS (VARIOUS LOCATIONS AND SITUATIONS WILL ALTER LONGEVITY OF TARP) – WE CANNOT EXCHANGE OR REFUND OPENED TARPS- ALWAYS MEASURE BEFORE YOU BUY

STANDARD TARPS- THESE TARPS ARE HEAVY DUTY POLYETHYLENE – THEY ARE REFERRED TO AS STANDARD BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE EXTRA “FLAP” SEWN AROUND THE PERIMETER  LIKE THE VALANCE TARPS- WE CARRY SILVER AND WHITE IN MOST SIZES -   * IN  10X12,12X20,20X20,20X30,20X40 WE  ALSO OFFER:

GREEN, RED, ORANGE, YELLOW, SILVER AND WHITE AT THE SAME PRICE

VALANCE TARPS- THESE TARPS ARE HEAVY DUTY- THEY HAVE A 12” FLAP SEWN ALL THE WAY AROUND THE PERIMETER – THE PURPOSE OF THESE TARPS IS TO DRESS UP THE CANOPY, ALSO THE FLAP COMES OVER THE BUNGEES AND THE PURLINS AND RAFTERS TO KEEP THE RAIN FROM COMING IN THROUGH THOSE GAPS WHERE THE BUNGEES ATTACH, ALSO IF YOU EVER DECIDED TO ENCLOSE YOUR CANOPY THE VALANCE COVERS MOST GAPS THAT THE STANDARD WOULD NOT.- VALANCE TARPS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE IN SILVER OR WHITE AND ONLY IN THESE SIZES: 10X12, 12X20, 20X20, 20X30, 20X40 

FIRE RETARDANT TARPS- THESE TARPS HAVE A SEAL SEWN INTO THE TARP STATING THEY HAVE BEEN PROVEN TO BE FIRE RETARDANT BY FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS 

SIDE TARPS- LISTED UNDER INDIVIDUAL TARPS- TO DETERMINE CORRECT SIZE SIDE TARP FIRST MEASURE HEIGHT OF CANOPY LEGS(FROM SIDE FITTING TO GROUND)- THEN MEASURE LENGTH- EXAMPLE: A 6’ LEG ON A CANOPY THAT IS 20’ LONG WOULD TAKE A 6X20 TARP- SIDE TARPS AVAILABLE IN SILVER OR WHITE- NOTE* IN  40’ LONG CANOPIES WE DO NOT CARRY A TARP THAT IS ONE PIECE- YOU MUST USE TWO 20’ LONG TARPS FOR ONE SIDE OR ONE 10’ LONG AND A 30’ LONG*ALSO WE DO NOT CARRY A SIDE FOR A 9’ LEG MUST USE A 10’ AND CUT THE EXTRA FOOT OFF 

SHADE CLOTH TARPS- THESE ARE MADE OF A BLACK MESH MATERIAL WITH GROMMETS ALL THE WAY AROUND—WE OFFER THESE TARPS IN 6X10, 6X20, 10X12, AND 12X20 

CLEAR TARPS- THESE TARPS ARE MADE OF A CLEAR MATERIAL WITH GROMMETS ALL THE WAY AROUND- WE OFFER THESE TARPS IN 6X10 AND 6X20 ONLY 

END TARPS- THESE ARE TARPS MADE FOR THE PEAKED ENDS OF THE CANOPY- THEY ARE CUT TO FIT INSIDE THE GABLED END AND GO FROM THE PEAK TO THE GROUND- THEY ARE ONLY MADE FOR THE 10’ WIDE AND 18’ WIDE STANDARD PITCH CANOPIES WITH THE STANDARD 6’ LEG- THEY ARE SOLID WALLS AND ONLY COME IN SILVER OR WHITE

PIPE- WE OFFER OUR CANOPIES IN TWO DIAMETERS OF PIPE AND IN TWO GAUGES- 1 3/8” FOR STANDARD LIGHT DUTY APPLICATIONS- AND 1 5/8” FOR COMMERCIAL DUTY APPLICATIONS- BOTH SIZES HAVE A STANDARD GAUGE AND A HEAVY GAUGE- HEAVY GAUGE IS ONLY ON THE LEGS OF THE CANOPY, THE UPPER FRAME IS IN THE STANDARD GAUGE- THE REASONING FOR THIS IS THE HEAVY GAUGE IS TOO MUCH WEIGHT FOR THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF THE CANOPY 

GA. (GAUGE) - GAUGE IS THE WALL THICKNESS OF THE PIPE- IN 1 3/8” WE OFFER 20G. WHICH IS STANDARD AND 14G. THIS IS HEAVIER- IN 1 5/8” WE OFFER 18G. WHICH IS STANDARD AND 14G. WHICH IS HEAVIER 

SW.(SWEDGE)- A SWEDGE PIPE IS A NORMAL PIECE OF PIPE WITH ONE END HAVING A  3” BOTTLE-NECK- THIS IS SO ONE PIECE OF SWEDGE PIPE AND A NORMAL PIECE OF PIPE CAN FIT INTO EACH OTHER TO MAKE ONE LONG PIECE OF PIPE- WE USE THESE SWEDGE PIPE  TO MAKE OUR LONG PIPE WHEN WE SEND A CANOPY THROUGH U.P.S.- EX.:A 52” SWEDGE COMBINED WITH A 5’8” WILL MAKE A 9’9”- A 49” SWEDGE COMBINED WITH A 5’8” WILL MAKE A  9’6”

 BALL BUNGEES- THESE ARE USED TO ATTACH A TARP TO A CANOPY FRAME- THEY COME IN 6” OR  9”- AND WE CARRY BLACK IN BOTH SIZES AND WHITE ONLY IN 9”- THE STANDARD BUNGEES THAT COME WITH ANY OF OUR CANOPIES ARE THE  9” – WITH THE STANDARD CANOPY THE BUNGEES HAVE A LONGEVITY OF 6MOS. – 1YEAR. WITH A VALANCE CANOPY THE BUNGEES HAVE LONGEVITY OF 1 – 2 YEARS.  

GROMMET KIT- THIS IS A DO-IT-YOURSELF REPAIR KIT FOR MISSING GROMMETS OR INSTALLING GROMMETS ON A TARP 

TECH SCREWS- THESE ARE SELF- TAPPING SCREWS THAT ARE USED ON THE FITTINGS OF THE CANOPY TO MAKE IT PERMANENT- NO PRE-DRILLING IS NEEDED

 6” SPRING CLAMP- A 6” SPRING CLAMP USED TO CLAMP TARPS UP

 4” SPRING CLAMP- A 4” SPRING CLAMP USED TO CLAMP TARPS UP

 2” SPRING CLAMP- A 2” SPRING CLAMP USED FOR MULTIPLE PURPOSES

 STAKES- FOR ANCHORING

 M.H. ANCHORS 18”- AN ANCHOR WITH A “CORK SCREW” SHAPE ON THE BOTTOM END LEADING TO A STRAIGHT PIECE WITH A LOOP AT THE TOP WHERE THE ROPE OR CABLE WILL ATTACH

 M.H. ANCHORS 30”- THESE ARE MOBILE HOME ANCHORS WITH THE SAME CONCEPT AS ABOVE EXCEPT THESE ARE LONGER AND HEAVY DUTY- RECOMMENDED FOR ALL CANOPIES 

18” REBAR (RINGSTAKE) - AN ANCHOR THAT IS A STRAIGHT PIECE WITH A SMALL RING ATTACHED TO THE SIDE – RECOMMENDED FOR TEMPORARY ANCHORS

 30” REBAR 5/8”- AN ANCHOR THAT IS MADE OF 5/8” REBAR 30” LONG WITH A WASHER WELDED TO THE SIDE

 20” REBAR 5/8”- SAME AS ABOVE ONLY 20” LONG                                              

30” MUSHROOM  5/8”- AN ANCHOR THAT IS TO BE USED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE STAKE FOOT- IT IS MADE OF 5/8” REBAR WITH A WASHER WELDED TO THE TOP – WHEN USED WITH THE STAKE FOOT  THE MUSHROOM REBAR  IS FLUSH WITH THE GROUND – AND USES NO ROPES OR GUIDE WIRES

20”MUSHROOM 5/8”- SAME AS ABOVE ONLY 20” LONG

 DOGGIE STAKES- USE FOR TEMPORARY ANCHORING ONLY

  FITTINGS- CONNECTORS, JOINTS, CORNER FITTINGS, ETC.

 3-WAY- THESE ARE THE STANDARD PITCH FITTINGS- THEY GO ON THE “ENDS” OF THE CANOPY- THERE ARE ALWAYS 6 3WAYS TO ALL CANOPIES

 4WAY- THESE ARE THE STANDARD PITCH FITTINGS- THESE 4WAYS GO ON THE “MIDDLES” OF THE CANOPIES- AMOUNT VARIES WITH EACH CANOPY

 3-WAY LOW- THESE ARE LOW PITCH FITTINGS- THEY WILL DROP THE PEAK OF THE CANOPY BY ABOUT A FOOT AND ALSO WIDEN THE CANOPY BY ABOUT 1 FOOT ON EACH SIDE- THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES TO LOW PITCH FITTINGS- THE FITTINGS THAT GO DOWN THE MIDDLE ARE WIDER THAN THE FITTINGS THAT GO DOWN THE SIDES

4-WAY LOW- THESE ARE LOW PITCH FITTINGS- THEY WILL DROP THE PEAK OF THE CANOPY BY ABOUT A FOOT AND ALSO WIDEN THE CANOPY BY ABOUT 1 FOOT ON EACH SIDE- THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES TO LOW PITCH FITTINGS- THE FITTINGS THAT GO DOWN THE MIDDLE ARE WIDER THAN THE FITTINGS THAT GO DOWN THE SIDES 

3WAY C LEG- THESE ARE MADE AT THE STANDARD PITCH- THEY ARE THE SAME AS 3WAYS AND 4WAYS EXCEPT THAT THEY HAVE AN EXTRA STUB WELDED ON SO THAT A CENTER LEG CAN BE INSTALLED  

4WAY C LEG- THESE ARE MADE AT THE STANDARD PITCH- THEY ARE THE SAME AS 3WAYS AND 4WAYS EXCEPT THAT THEY HAVE AN EXTRA STUB WELDED ON SO THAT A CENTER LEG CAN BE INSTALLED 

3-WAY AWN- THESE ARE FITTINGS USED ON OUR FREE STANDING AWNINGS- THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES TO AWNING FITTINGS- THE WIDER FITTINGS GO ON THE “BOTTOM” AND THE SHALLOWER FITTINGS GO ON THE “TOP” 

4WAY AWN- ARE FITTINGS USED ON OUR  FREE STANDING AWNINGS- THERE ARE TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES TO AWNING FITTINGS-THE WIDER FITTINGS GO ON THE “BOTTOM” AND THE SHALLOWER FITTINGS GO ON THE “TOP” 

90* BEND- THIS IS JUST THE BEND OF A FITTING- WE CARRY THE BENDS AND WELDED 90* IN BOTH SIZES 

5” TEE- THIS IS A “T” SHAPED PIECE THAT IS HOLLOW THROUGH THE TOP WITH A 5” OR 7” STUB WELDED ON- USED IN OUR FREE STANDING AWNING TO INSTALL THE RAFTERS 

5” CROSS- THIS IS A “FLAT 4WAY”- HAS MULTIPLE PURPOSES

 15” SLEEVE- THIS IS A “SLEEVE” THAT SLIDES OVER STANDARD PIPE- CAN BE USED WHEN JOINING TWO PIECES OF PIPES WITHOUT A SWEDGE- OR USED WHEN INSTALLING CANOPY INTO CEMENT

 30” SLEEVE- THIS IS A “SLEEVE” THAT SLIDES OVER STANDARD PIPE- CAN BE USED WHEN JOINING TWO PIECES OF PIPES WITHOUT A SWEDGE- OR USED WHEN INSTALLING CANOPY INTO CEMENT

 END CLAMP- THESE CLAMPS ARE USED WHEN CONNECTING SIDERAILS ONTO THE CANOPY- THE END CLAMPS ARE USED ON THE ENDS OF THE CANOPY

 BLVD CLAMP- THESE CLAMPS ARE USED WHEN CONNECTING SIDERAILS TO A CANOPY- THE BOULEVARD CLAMPS ARE USED ON THE MIDDLE LEGS WHERE YOU WOULD CONNECT TWO PIECES OF PIPE

 WALL MOUNT- THESE ARE END CLAMPS WELDED TO A STEEL PLATE THAT HAS TWO HOLES IN THE PLATE TO BE USED TO MOUNT AN AWNING OR CANOPY TO A WALL           

CONCRETE FEET- THESE ARE ANCHORS THAT HAVE A ROUND BASE PLATE WITH THREE HOLES IN THE PLATE – THERE IS A 6” STUB WELDED TO THE PLATE THAT HAS A SCREW BOLT ON ONE SIDE – THESE ARE PERFECT FOR CANOPIES INSTALLED ON EXISTING CONCRETE OR WOODEN DECKS- THE THREE HOLES ARE THERE FOR CONCRETE REDHEADS OR BOLTS TO BE INSTALLED AND THE SCREWBOLT ALLOWS YOU TO TAKE THE CANOPY DOWN WITHOUT REMOVING THE ANCHORS

STAKE FEET- THESE ARE ANCHORS THAT HAVE A RECTANGULAR BASE PLATE WITH ONE HOLE FOR THE MUSHROOM REBAR TO GO THROUGH- THERE IS A 5” STUB WELDED TO THE PLATE FOR THE LEG TO SLIDE INTO- PERFECT FOR CANOPIES INSTALLED IN DIRT

 WEIGHT LIFT FEET- THESE ARE ANCHORS THAT ARE PERFECT FOR MARKET VENDORS OR RACERS WHOM CANNOT PUT ANY ANCHORS INTO THE GROUND. TEMPORARY USES ONLY.  HAS A 5” STUB FOR THE LEG TO SLIDE INTO WITH A WASHER WELDED TO ONE SIDE TO TIE A ROPE FROM THE WASHER TO THE FITTING, THEN THAT STUB HAS A 10” STUB WELDED TO IT THAT LAYS PARALLEL TO THE GROUND. THAT STUB THEN HAS ANOTHER 5” STUB WELDED TO IT IN A “T” SHAPE. FROM THAT “T” THERE IS A 5” PIECE OF REBAR WELDED ON GOING VERTICAL WHERE YOU CAN PUT A 10LB WEIGHT ON. 

 ADJUSTABLE STAKE FEET- THESE ARE THE SAME AS STAKE FEET EXCEPT THE STUB IS 15” LONG FOR MORE STRENGTH AND SUPPORT- PERFECT IF YOU WANT TO ADJUST THE HEIGHT OF THE LEGS BY USING BOLTS OR PINS- OR IF YOU WANT TO POUT CEMENT AROUND THE LEGS 

FREE STANDING AWNING- THE SAME CONCEPT AS A WINDOW AWNING, BUT WITH FRONT AND BACK LEGS. OUR AWNINGS ARE SET AT A 2 IN 12 PITCH FOR MAXIMUM WATER DRAINAGE. LEG HEIGHT IS ADJUSTABLE, AS LONG AS THE PITCH STAYS AT 2 IN 12.  THIS IS LIKE A LEAN-TO THAT YOU WOULD USE AGAINST YOUR BUILDING WITH ONLY ONE PITCH. 

LEGS- THE VERTICAL PIPE THAT GOES FROM THE GROUND TO THE SIDE OF THE CANOPY 

RAFTERS- THE PIPE THAT MAKES THE WIDTH OF THE CANOPY- THE PIPE THAT IS “DIAGNOL” 

PURLINS- THE PIPE THAT MAKES THE LENGTH OF THE CANOPY – THE HORIZONTAL PIPE 

PEAK- THE TALLEST POINT OF THE CANOPY
 

WIDTH- THE WIDTH OF A CANOPY IS DETERMINED BY MEASURING FROM LEG TO LEG ON THE PEAKED ENDS- ALSO* THE PITCH OF THE CANOPY PLAYS AN IMPORTANT FACTOR IN THE WIDTH, IF YOUR CANOPY HAS A LOW PITCH  THIS WILL ADD ABOUT ONE – TWO FEET TO THE WIDTH AND DROP THE PEAK A FOOT- TO FIND THE SIZE TARP NEEDED ADD TWO FEET TO THE WIDTH OF ANY STANDARD PITCHED CANOPY, AS IT TAKES TWO FEET TO GET OVER THE PEAK OF THE CANOPY- CHANGING THE PITCH WILL NOT AFFECT THE SIZE OF THE TARP- ONLY CHANGING THE RAFTERS WILL AFFECT THE TARP 

LENGTH- THE LENGTH OF THE CANOPY IS DETERMINED BY MEASURING DOWN THE ENTIRE LONG SIDE OF THE CANOPY- THE PITCH WILL NOT CHANGE THE LENGTH OF THE CANOPY