Positioning structure of a beach umbrella

• US 20050186023A1
• Filed: 02/19/2004
• Published: 08/25/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/19/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Youth Lee
• Original Assignee: Youth Lee
• Inventors: Lee, Youth
• Granted Patent: US 7,097,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 403/109.300
• CPC Class Codes: F16B 7/105 locking in discrete positions, e.g. in extreme extended position
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32475 having detent
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32483 Spring biased
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/32508 having transverse pin
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 403/7079 Transverse pin

Abstract

The invention relates to a positioning structure of a beach umbrella, which provides a positioning apparatus to connect with a lower tube of the umbrella. The apparatus has a flat plate for forcing the lower tube being inserted into ground easily. A handle has a rod to engage with aperture on the tubes of the shaft that can adjust the height of the beach umbrella as desired for increasing utility.

Claims

1. A positioning structure of a beach umbrella having a shaft including an upper tube and a lower tube, both with several interval positioned aperture thereon, a positioning apparatus being provided to connect the two tubes together, which has a flat plate, a joint with a spring on one side to connect with a handle and to provide elastic force for pushing a rod on top of the handle into central hole of the apparatus, and the upper tube and the lower tube being then received in the central hole of the positioning apparatus, the rod penetrating one aperture and a relating aperture of both tubes being positioned at the certain position in secure.

2. A positioning structure of a beach umbrella as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rod on the handle can select different aperture on the tube of the shaft to determine the height of the umbrella.

3. A positioning structure of a beach umbrella as claimed in claim 1, wherein the lower tube of the shaft can be inserted into ground by foot force acting on the flat plate firmly.

4. A positioning structure of a beach umbrella as claimed in claim 1, wherein the positioning apparatus including any structure of spring and engagement to connect the upper tube and the lower tube together.