Umbrella Apparatus
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1. An umbrella apparatus, comprising:
- a pole portion;
a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts; and
at least one lamp module mounted to the canopy portion, each lamp module having a plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode being aimed in a selected fixed direction, at least one of the light emitting diodes being aimed in a direction that is not normal to the support rib to which the lamp module is mounted.
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Abstract
An umbrella apparatus includes a pole portion, a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts, and at least one lamp module mounted to the canopy portion, each lamp module having a plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode being aimed in a selected fixed direction, at least one of the light emitting diodes being aimed in a direction that is not normal to the support rib to which the lamp module is mounted.
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20 Claims
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1. An umbrella apparatus, comprising:
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a pole portion; a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts; and at least one lamp module mounted to the canopy portion, each lamp module having a plurality of light emitting diodes, each light emitting diode being aimed in a selected fixed direction, at least one of the light emitting diodes being aimed in a direction that is not normal to the support rib to which the lamp module is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An umbrella apparatus, comprising:
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a pole portion; a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts; and a battery module installed around the pole portion, the battery module having multiple batteries arranged in an array about the pole portion; wherein the battery module includes an upper plate and a lower plate that cooperate to retain the batteries in the battery module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An umbrella apparatus, comprising:
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a pole portion; a canopy portion hingedly coupled to the pole portion, the canopy portion having a plurality of support ribs and a plurality of support struts; and a crank case for use in opening and closing the canopy portion, the crank case having an upper portion and a lower portion; a battery module coupled to the upper portion of the crank case, the battery module being disposed about the pole portion, the battery module having multiple batteries arranged in an array about the pole portion; a first set of light emitting diodes disposed on the lower portion of the crank case; and a first translucent lens member releasably coupled to the crank case for enclosing the first set of light emitting diodes. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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