Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Umbrella – Collapsible in length
Patent
1999-06-09
2000-04-25
Friedman, Carl D.
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Umbrella
Collapsible in length
135 27, 135 29, 135 31, 135 32, A45B 1906
Patent
active
060531886
ABSTRACT:
An umbrella comprising a central shaft having an upper end and a lower end with the lower end including a handle incorporates a plurality of pivotable members each having a first end pivotally coupled to an upper end of the shaft and being circumferentially spaced about the shaft and oriented generally parallel thereto when the umbrella is in a collapsed condition. A plurality of flexible members are operatively associated with corresponding ones of the pivotable members. The flexible members are each expandable into a generally hoop-shaped configuration adjacent another end of the pivotable members when the pivotable members are pivoted from a collapsed condition to an operative position. The open umbrella appears as a canopy stretched over a plurality of circumferentially spaced ribs with each rib terminating in a hoop-shaped member.
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Beusse James H.
Friedman Carl D.
Yip Winnie
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