Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Umbrella – Runners and notches
Reexamination Certificate
2009-09-04
2011-11-22
Yip, Winnie (Department: 3636)
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Umbrella
Runners and notches
C135S029000, C135S031000, C135S098000, C403S171000, C403S217000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08061375
ABSTRACT:
The present inventions relate generally to connectors for interconnecting members of shade structures (e.g. umbrellas and pavilions), such as support ribs and hubs. The connectors can be incorporated or attached to support ribs of shade structures to enable the support ribs to extend from the hubs at various angles to accommodate different shaped canopies. The connectors include an adjustable portion that enables the support ribs to extend to desired points on the periphery of the canopy at an angle that deviates from the angle of the hub channels, which are disposed around the periphery of the hubs.
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Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
Ma Oliver Joen-an
Yip Winnie
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