Umbrella having detachable illuminative grip

• US 6,126,291 A
• Filed: 03/16/1998
• Issued: 10/03/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 03/16/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fu Tai Umbrella Works, Ltd. (Taiwan)
• Original Assignee: Fu Tai Umbrella Works, Ltd. (Taiwan)
• Inventors: Chung-Kuang, Lin, Chang, Jung-Jen
• Primary Examiner(s): Sember, Thomas M.
• Application Number:
  US09/040,374
• Time in Patent Office: 932 Days
• Field of Search: 362/102, 362/190, 362/191, 362/253, 362/208, 362/431, 362/158, 135/16, 135/910
• US Class Current: 362/102
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 3/04 electrical
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 135/91 Illuminated cane or umbrella

Abstract

An umbrella includes: an illuminative grip detachably coupled to an inner grip portion formed on a bottom end of a central shaft of the umbrella. The illuminative grip has at least a battery detachably mounted in a cartridge of the grip, a lamp mounted in a cover detachably securable to the cartridge, and plural packing rings provided for sealing the connecting parts of the illuminative grip for water proof purpose. Upon detachment of the grip from the shaft of the umbrella, the grip having a lamp fixed thereon will serve as a portable independent flashlight for convenient illumination uses.

Claims

1. An umbrella comprising:

a central shaft having an inner grip portion formed on a bottom end portion of the central shaft and having a fastener formed on said inner grip portion adapted for fastening and coupling an illuminative grip with said inner grip portion on said central shaft;

said illuminative grip detachably coupled to said central shaft of said umbrella and including;

a cartridge having a sleeve portion formed in a central portion of an upper end plate closing an upper portion of the cartridge for detachably coupling the inner grip portion of the central shaft of the umbrella and having an annular groove annularly defined between the sleeve portion and an outer periphery disposed about an upper edge portion of the cartridge for receiving a plurality of tips each formed on an end portion of each rib of the umbrella when folding and closing the umbrella, a battery chamber formed in an interior of the cartridge for storing a power source including at least a battery in the battery chamber, a lamp means secured in a cover which is detachably connected to a lower portion of the cartridge opposite to the upper end plate, and electrically connected to the power source through a switch means mounted on the cartridge to be powered by the power source for illuminating the lamp means which is switched on or off by the switch means;

whereby upon detachment of said illuminative grip from said umbrella, said grip is separable from said umbrella for a convenient illumination by switching on said lamp means on said grip.