Umbrella frame having folding ear structures
First Claim
1. A collapsible umbrella frame comprising:
- a shaft with a handle portion on one end thereof;
a crown disposed distal said handle portion;
a plurality of ribs radially spaced about said crown and extending from said crown, said ribs defining an outer contour of the umbrella;
a runner axially movable on said shaft;
a plurality of struts radially spaced about said runner and corresponding in number to said plurality of ribs, said struts connected on one end to said runner and connected on another end to a corresponding rib; and
a loop-shaped frame defining a collapsible projection extending outwardly beyond said ribs, said loop-shaped frame connected and anchored on one end to a strut of said plurality of struts;
whereby as said struts are extended by upward movement of said runner, said loop-shaped frame bows to form a loop-shaped projection.
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Abstract
An umbrella frame having two collapsibly protractable structures defining ear-like projections. The umbrella frame has a plurality of ribs and associated pivotally attached struts extendable to define a characteristic dome shaped umbrella. The struts are further attached to a runner axially slidable on a central shaft of the umbrella that causes the outward extension of the struts to push the ribs outwardly when the runner is upwardly moved. In addition, two pairs of braces are respectively pivotally attached on one end to opposing struts either at the same point or at separate locations thereon, and extend through respective guide brackets fixedly attached to respective outer ribs. The other ends of the braces extend beyond the outer dome of the umbrella and are pivotally attached to a swivel coupling that causes loop shaped bending of the braces to define outwardly projecting ears from the characteristic dome shaped umbrella when the struts are extended by upwardly moving the runner.
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30 Claims
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1. A collapsible umbrella frame comprising:
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a shaft with a handle portion on one end thereof; a crown disposed distal said handle portion; a plurality of ribs radially spaced about said crown and extending from said crown, said ribs defining an outer contour of the umbrella; a runner axially movable on said shaft; a plurality of struts radially spaced about said runner and corresponding in number to said plurality of ribs, said struts connected on one end to said runner and connected on another end to a corresponding rib; and a loop-shaped frame defining a collapsible projection extending outwardly beyond said ribs, said loop-shaped frame connected and anchored on one end to a strut of said plurality of struts; whereby as said struts are extended by upward movement of said runner, said loop-shaped frame bows to form a loop-shaped projection. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A collapsible umbrella frame comprising:
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a shaft with a handle portion on one end thereof; a crown disposed distal said handle portion; a plurality of ribs radially spaced about said crown and pivotally extending from said crown, said ribs defining an outer contour of the umbrella; a runner axially movable on said shaft; a plurality of struts radially spaced about said runner and corresponding in number to said plurality of ribs, said struts connected on one end to said runner and connected on another end to a corresponding rib; and a loop-shaped frame defining a collapsible projection extending outwardly beyond said ribs, said loop-shaped frame connected and anchored on one end to a strut, said loop-shaped frame comprising two segments being connected and forming a continuous loop; whereby as said struts are extended by upward movement of said runner, said loop-shaped frame bows to form a loop-shaped projection. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A collapsible umbrella frame comprising:
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a shaft with a handle portion on one end thereof; a crown disposed distal said handle portion; a plurality of ribs radially spaced about said crown and pivotally extending from said crown, said ribs defining an outer contour of the umbrella; a runner axially movable on said shaft; a plurality of struts radially spaced about said runner and corresponding in number to said plurality of ribs, said struts connected on one end to said runner and connected on another end to a corresponding rib; two loop-shaped frames each defining a collapsible ear-like projection extending outwardly beyond said ribs, each said loop frame connected on one end to a respective strut of said plurality of struts; and a pair of spaced apart guides for each loop-shaped frame, each said pair of guides attached to an associated rib to guide said frames during expansion and contraction of the umbrella; whereby as said respective struts are extended by upward movement of said runner, said frames bow to form loop-shaped projections. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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