ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,473,744, issued on Nov. 18.
"Portable and retractable roof apparatus" was invented by Andrew Jackson (Coxs Mills, W.va.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable and retractable roof having a rotatably retractable cover housed inside a case and attached to a spindle rotatably housed inside the case. The case is removably affixed to a tree trunk by a tree mount disposed as a frame attached to the case and attached to the trunk by a strap. The cover, when extended, is attached to and supported by a frame assembly attached to both the cover and to either the case or the tree mount. A skirt portion removably affixed to the frame assembly is ...