Sunshade with a tiltable canopy

• US 6,152,156 A
• Filed: 01/04/1999
• Issued: 11/28/2000
• Est. Priority Date: 01/04/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Karen Umbrella Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tung, Pai
• Inventors: Tung, Pai
• Primary Examiner(s): Stephan, Beth A.
• Application Number:
  US09/224,967
• Time in Patent Office: 694 Days
• Field of Search: 135/15.1, 135/21, 135/29, 135/31-32, 135/38-39, 135/98, 135/20.1, 135/20.3
• US Class Current: 135/21
• CPC Class Codes: A45B 17/00 Tiltable umbrellas

Abstract

A sunshade includes a supporting rod, a canopy support frame, and a canopy. An adjusting sleeve is slidably mounted around the supporting rod. A holding sleeve is pivotally connected to an upper end of the supporting rod. An arcuate tube is slidably extended through the holding sleeve. An elbow is mounted to a first end of the arcuate tube and a reel is mounted to a second end of the arcuate tube. A connecting rod is connected between the second end of the arcuate tube and the adjusting sleeve. An anchor is provided to be releasably engaged in an anchor room in the elbow to reliably retain the canopy support frame in a desired tilting angle relative to the supporting rod.

Claims

1. A sunshade comprising:

a supporting rod having a lower end and an upper end,

an adjusting sleeve slidably mounted around the supporting rod,

a holding sleeve pivotally connected to the upper end of the supporting rod,

an arcuate tube slidably extended through the holding sleeve and including a first end and a second end,

an elbow connected to the first end of the arcuate tube and including an anchor room,

an anchor releasably engaged in the anchor room,

a canopy support frame for supporting a canopy and including a suspension member connected to the elbow, an upper support base having a plurality of ribs attached thereto for supporting a canopy, and a lower support base having a plurality of stretchers attached thereto for supporting the ribs, the lower support base being connected to the anchor,

a reel mounted to the second end of the arcuate tube and including a handle,

a cable having a first end connected to the handle and a second end connected to the anchor, the cable being movable in a retracting direction and a releasing direction,

a connecting rod connected between the second end of the arcuate tube and the adjusting sleeve,

wherein when the handle is operated to release the cable in the releasing direction, the anchor is disengaged from the anchor room of the elbow while the canopy is folded, and when the handle is operated to retract the cable in the retracting direction, the anchor is moved into the anchor room and thus engages the suspension member with the elbow when the canopy is in a fully opened status, and

wherein the adjusting sleeve is slidable along the supporting rod while the arcuate tube is slidable along the holding sleeve to adjust a tilting angle of the canopy relative to the supporting rod.

2. The sunshade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the arcuate tube includes a stop to restrain sliding movement of the arcuate tube relative to the holding sleeve.

3. The sunshade as claimed in claim 2, wherein the stop bears against the holding sleeve when the canopy is in an upright position.

4. The sunshade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the adjusting sleeve includes an extension extended outwardly and upwardly and having a groove defined therein, the connecting rod includes a first end pivotally connected to the extension and a second end pivotally connected to the second end of the arcuate tube, a portion of the connecting rod being releasably received in the groove, and a positioning sleeve being slidably mounted to the connecting rod and movable between a first position covering the groove of the extension to retain the connecting rod in place and a second position disengaged from the extension to allow pivotal movement of the connecting rod relative to the extension.

5. The sunshade as claimed in claim 1, wherein the suspension member includes a transverse hole defined in a periphery thereof, and the upper support base includes a tube having a button mounted to an upper end thereof and biased outwardly by an elastic member, the button being releasably extended through the transverse hole of the suspension member to releasably connect the suspension member with the upper support base.