Fashion umbrella

• US 20040007259A1
• Filed: 07/11/2002
• Published: 01/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 07/11/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pete Manolis
• Original Assignee: Pete Manolis
• Inventors: Manolis, Pete
• Application Number:
  US10/192,798
• Publication Number:
  US 20040007259A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/02 with illuminating devices

Abstract

A fashion umbrella comprises: an umbrella shank, a ring around the shank, numerous umbrella ribs connected at the upper end of the shank and extend outwardly to tips, numerous spreaders connected to said ring and extend outwardly in radius configuration and connected to said umbrella ribs. A hollow umbrella handle attached at the lower end of said shank. A battery is housed into hollow handle. Electric wires are housed into the said hollow shank and extend to the tips of said umbrella ribs. Numerous light bulbs are mounted on the tips of said ribs, said light bulbs are connected to said battery through said electric wires, an electric switch is provided to turn said light bulbs ON and OFF. A fiber optic system is mounted on said shank under the canopy of the umbrella; a single cable often contains many separate fiber optic filaments, allowing multiple light signals to be transmitted to tips of said ribs of the fashion umbrella.

Claims

1. A fashion umbrella comprising:

(i) a hollow shank;

(ii) a ring around said shank;

(iii) numerous umbrella ribs;

(iv) numerous spreaders;

(v) a canopy;

(vi) an umbrella hallow handle;

(viii) a battery;

(ix) numerous electric wires; and

(x) a fiber optic system.

2. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said numerous light bulbs are mounted on the tips of said umbrella ribs.

3. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said umbrella hollow handle houses said battery.

4. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said numerous electric wires are housed into said hollow shank and therethrough over said umbrella ribs are connected to said light bulbs.

5. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said electric wires extend out of said hollow shank and into said umbrella'"'"'s hollow handle where they are connected to said battery.

6. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said fiber optic system is mounted on said shank under said canopy;

a single cable often contains many separate fiber optic filaments, allowing multiple light signals to be transmitted to the tips of said umbrella ribs.

7. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said umbrella canopy is made of silk.

8. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said umbrella canopy is made of plastic.

9. A fashion umbrella according to claim 1, wherein said umbrella canopy is made of textile.