Folding umbrella

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1980-09-24

1982-09-21

Bell, J. Karl

Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane

Umbrella

Cover or lining feature

135 34, A45B 2518, A45B 2524

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043501753

ABSTRACT:
Folding umbrellas which close into a compact condition, for convenience in storage and portability are, of course, well known. To such umbrella, having the characterizing closing mode in which lower rib portions fold bodily against upper rib portions, there are provided, in one embodiment, cooperating closure panels which move towards each other from opposite sides against the bodily folded ribs and are joined to each other, by snaps, zipper, or the like, so as to effectively serve as an integral cover for the umbrella and, in another embodiment, a sock-like tube which is pulled over the folded-closed umbrella thereby serving as a closure for same.

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patent: 1310399 (1919-07-01), Levin
patent: 1781479 (1930-11-01), Schwartz
patent: 1937363 (1933-11-01), Seraphim
patent: 2545022 (1951-03-01), Crewdson
patent: 2742913 (1956-04-01), Weisblatt
patent: 3379201 (1968-04-01), Lynch
patent: 3874397 (1975-04-01), Oberhaus
patent: 4007753 (1977-02-01), DeMarco

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