Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Umbrella – Runners and notches
Reexamination Certificate
2008-01-15
2008-01-15
Yip, Winnie (Department: 3636)
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Umbrella
Runners and notches
C135S025330, C135S020300
Reexamination Certificate
active
07318443
ABSTRACT:
A pagoda-shaped umbrella includes a center post, a crown fixed to an upper end of the center post, a runner movable along the center post, a plurality of ribs each coupled to the runner by a stretcher, and a canopy supported by the ribs. A canopy retainer is mounted to the canopy to move to the topmost position when the canopy is open. A collar movably fits over the center post between the runner and the crown and a pair of slide bars extending from the collar, along opposite sides of the center post and movably through openings defined in the crown. Upper ends of the bars are fixed to the canopy retainer. When the runner is moved upward to drive the stretchers and the ribs for opening the canopy, the runner gets into contact with and thus drives the collar upward, which in turn causes upward movement of the retainer to the topmost position thereby shaping the canopy as a pagoda.
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Rosenberg , Klein & Lee
Yip Winnie
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