Umbrella frame
First Claim
1. An umbrella frame comprisinga post having a top and bottom, said post consist of a plurality of adjacent and parallel post rods spaced from each other by a plurality of post spacers, said plurality of post spacers distributed along the length of said post, and said plurality of said post rods and said post spacers fixedly bound together and defining an empty space between said rods;
- a plurality of arms each having an inside end and an outside end, each arm rotatably connected at the inside end to said post proximately the top of said post;
a lift ring mounted circumferentially to said post and moveable up and down the post; and
a plurality of connectors equal in number to the number of arms, said connectors having two ends, one end of each connector rotatably connected to a respective arm at a fixed intermediate location along each of said respective arm and the other end of each of said connectors rotatably connected to the lift ring at a location corresponding to the orientation of each respective arm.
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Abstract
An umbrella assembly is provided that includes a frame, a canopy, an extension and a base. The frame includes a post and top piece, a number of arms, a number of connectors, a lift ring and a locking pin. The post includes a number of rod members attached together in adjacent parallel space orientation with a top piece which rotatably attaches to each of a number of arms each arm having a number of arm rod members attached together in adjacent parallel space orientation. Each arm is rotatably attached to one end of a connector. The other end of each connector is rotatably attached to the lift ring. Raising and lowering the lift ring opens and closes the umbrella arms. The locking pin holds the lift ring in an upper position.
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Citations
10 Claims
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1. An umbrella frame comprising
a post having a top and bottom, said post consist of a plurality of adjacent and parallel post rods spaced from each other by a plurality of post spacers, said plurality of post spacers distributed along the length of said post, and said plurality of said post rods and said post spacers fixedly bound together and defining an empty space between said rods; -
a plurality of arms each having an inside end and an outside end, each arm rotatably connected at the inside end to said post proximately the top of said post; a lift ring mounted circumferentially to said post and moveable up and down the post; and a plurality of connectors equal in number to the number of arms, said connectors having two ends, one end of each connector rotatably connected to a respective arm at a fixed intermediate location along each of said respective arm and the other end of each of said connectors rotatably connected to the lift ring at a location corresponding to the orientation of each respective arm. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. An umbrella frame comprising:
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a post having a top and a bottom; a plurality of arms each having an inside end and an outside end, each arm consist of a plurality of adjacent and parallel arm rods, said arm rods of each arm spaced from each other by a plurality of respective fixed position arm spacers, said fixed position arm spacers of each arm distributed along the length of each of said arms, and each the plurality of arm rods and fixed position arm spacers of each arm fixedly bound together and defining an empty space between said arm rods of each arm, and wherein the parallel arm rods remain parallel to one another as the umbrella frame is spread open or retracted; a lift ring mounted circumferentially to said post and moveable up and down the post; and a plurality of connectors equal in number to the number of arms, said connectors having two ends, one end of each connector rotatably connected to a respective arm at a fixed intermediate location along each of said respective arm and the other end of each of said connectors rotatably connected to the lift ring at a location corresponding to the orientation of each respective arm. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An umbrella frame comprising:
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a post having a top and bottom, said post consist of a plurality of adjacent and parallel post rods spaced from each other by a plurality of post spacers, said plurality of post spacers distributed along the length of said post, and said plurality of said post rods and said post spacers fixedly bound together and defining an empty space between said rods; a plurality of arms each having an inside end and an outside end, each arm consist of a plurality of adjacent and parallel arm rods, said arm rods of each arm spaced from each other by a plurality of respective arm spacers, said arm spacers of each arm distributed along the length of each of said arms, and each the plurality of arm rods and arm spacers of each arm fixedly bound together and defining an empty space between said arm rods of each arm; a lift ring mounted circumferentially to said post and moveable up and down the post, said lift ring including a plurality of rings fixedly connected by a plurality of vertical ring spacers the number of vertical arm spacers being at least the number of arms, said vertical arm spacers being distributed around the rings; and a plurality of connectors equal in number to the number of arms, said connectors having two ends, one end of each connector rotatably connected to a respective arm at a fixed intermediate location along each of said respective arm and the other end of each of said connectors rotatably connected to respective vertical ring spacers of the lift ring said vertical ring spacer having a location corresponding to the orientation of each respective arm. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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Specification