Air cooled umbrella
First Claim
1. An air cooled umbrella comprising a rod having opposite top and bottom ends, a handle with a hand grip on the bottom end of the rod, a runner mounted on the rod, a collapsible canopy mounted on the rod adjacent the top end thereof and incorporating a plurality of elongate flat ribs, a plurality of stretchers extending between the canopy and flat ribs, each of the flat ribs being formed along its length with a plurality of holes extending through the canopy for venting hot air from under the canopy, through the canopy, when opened.
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Abstract
An air cooled umbrella is provided having a rod, a handle with a handgrip, a top spring, a runner, a plurality of stretchers, and a collapsible canopy. A plurality of flat ribs are under the canopy. Each flat rib has a plurality of holes therethrough for venting hot air from under the canopy when opened. An electric fan is built into the rod directly under the canopy, so as to speed up the venting of the hot air and to supply cool air to a person under the canopy. The fan may be supplied power from a solar cell panel mounted on the canopy of the umbrella or alternatively from a separate rechargeable handle battery pack. The separate rechargeable handle battery pack may be charged by either the solar cell panel or a separate house current wall socket charger assembly.
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- 1. An air cooled umbrella comprising a rod having opposite top and bottom ends, a handle with a hand grip on the bottom end of the rod, a runner mounted on the rod, a collapsible canopy mounted on the rod adjacent the top end thereof and incorporating a plurality of elongate flat ribs, a plurality of stretchers extending between the canopy and flat ribs, each of the flat ribs being formed along its length with a plurality of holes extending through the canopy for venting hot air from under the canopy, through the canopy, when opened.
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7. An air cooled umbrella comprising a rod having opposite top and bottom ends, a runner mounted on the rod, a collapsible canopy mounted on the rod adjacent the top end thereof, and a plurality of stretchers extending between the canopy and the runner, the canopy incorporating a plurality of flat ribs, each being formed with at least one hole extending through the canopy for venting hot air from under the canopy, through the canopy, when opened.
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