Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Umbrella – Collapsible in length
Patent
1979-01-09
1980-03-18
Bell, J. Karl
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Umbrella
Collapsible in length
A45B 1900
Patent
active
041934156
ABSTRACT:
Umbrella construction comprising first and second hub members in combination with a canopy frame member and a staff member, the hub members being spaced-apart from each other on opposite sides of the staff member, independent of each other, and provided with a plurality of holes, the staff member including two series of links forming a lazy-tong device adapted to fold together into closed condition and to unfold into opened condition, the two series of links each having an upper link unit pivotally connected to the upper link unit of the other at the upper ends thereof when the staff means is in opened condition, one of the hub members being secured to the upper link unit of one of the series of links adjacent the upper end thereof, the other of the hub members being secured to the upper link unit of the other of the series of links adjacent the upper end thereof and on a side of the staff member opposite from the one of the hub members. The canopy frame member includes a circumferentially extending series of pairs of ribs, each rib of the pairs being pivotally connected to the other at a point intermediate the opposite ends thereof. A plurality of spokes each have a radially inner end extending in a separate one of the holes of the hub members and a radially outer end pivotally secured to a separate pair of the ribs at the intermediate point thereof.
REFERENCES:
patent: 341192 (1886-05-01), Webster
patent: 1699717 (1929-01-01), Rinne
patent: 1890440 (1932-12-01), Monz et al.
patent: 2143978 (1939-01-01), Eeles
patent: 2264881 (1941-12-01), Herbin
Bell J. Karl
Flocks Karl W.
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