Supports – Staff type – Bracket
Reexamination Certificate
1999-12-17
2001-06-12
Braun, Leslie A. (Department: 3632)
Supports
Staff type
Bracket
C248S214000, C248S539000, C248S535000, C248S298100, C248S230800, C248S408000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06244557
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to umbrella holding brackets and more particularly pertains to a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller for protecting the user of a stroller from harsh weather.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of umbrella holding brackets is known in the prior art. More specifically, umbrella holding brackets heretofore devised and utilized are known to consist basically of familiar, expected and obvious structural configurations, notwithstanding the myriad of designs encompassed by the crowded prior art which have been developed for the fulfillment of countless objectives and requirements.
Known prior art includes U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,041; U.S. Pat. No. 4,871,141; U.S. Pat. No. 3,848,838; U.S. Pat. No. 2,093,951; U.S. Pat. No. Des. 352,390; and U.S. Pat. No. 4,919,379.
While these devices fulfill their respective, particular objectives and requirements, the aforementioned patents do not disclose a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller. The inventive device includes a bridging assembly adapted for bridging between the spaced handle bars of a stroller. The bridging assembly comprises a pair of side members each adapted for engaging one of the spaced handle bars of the stroller. A holding assembly adapted for engaging a handle of the umbrella. A support member for releasably engaging said holding assembly to said bridging assembly. A plurality of band clamps for securing said holding assembly to the handle of the umbrella and said side members to the handles of the stroller.
In these respects, the umbrella mounting device for a stroller according to the present invention substantially departs from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing provides an apparatus primarily developed for the purpose of protecting the user of a stroller from harsh weather.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of umbrella holding brackets now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller construction wherein the same can be utilized for protecting the user of a stroller from harsh weather.
The general purpose of the present invention, which will be described subsequently in greater detail, is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the umbrella holding brackets mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art umbrella holding brackets, either alone or in any combination thereof.
To attain this, the present invention generally comprises a bridging assembly adapted for bridging between the spaced handle bars of a stroller. The bridging assembly comprises a pair of side members each adapted for engaging one of the spaced handle bars of the stroller. A holding assembly adapted for engaging a handle of the umbrella. A support member for releasably engaging said holding assembly to said bridging assembly. A plurality of band clamps for securing said holding assembly to the handle of the umbrella and said side members to the handles of the stroller.
There has thus been outlined, rather broadly, the more important features of the invention in order that the detailed description thereof that follows may be better understood, and in order that the present contribution to the art may be better appreciated. There are additional features of the invention that will be described hereinafter and which will form the subject matter of the claims appended hereto.
In this respect, before explaining at least one embodiment of the invention in detail, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited in its application to the details of construction and to the arrangements of the components set forth in the following description or illustrated in the drawings. The invention is capable of other embodiments and of being practiced and carried out in various ways. Also, it is to be understood that the phraseology and terminology employed herein are for the purpose of description and should not be regarded as limiting.
As such, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the conception, upon which this disclosure is based, may readily be utilized as a basis for the designing of other structures, methods and systems for carrying out the several purposes of the present invention. It is important, therefore, that the claims be regarded as including such equivalent constructions insofar as they do not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Further, the purpose of the foregoing abstract is to enable the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the public generally, and especially the scientists, engineers and practitioners in the art who are not familiar with patent or legal terms or phraseology, to determine quickly from a cursory inspection the nature and essence of the technical disclosure of the application. The abstract is neither intended to define the invention of the application, which is measured by the claims, nor is it intended to be limiting as to the scope of the invention in any way.
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller apparatus and method which has many of the advantages of the umbrella holding brackets mentioned heretofore and many novel features that result in a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which is not anticipated, rendered obvious, suggested, or even implied by any of the prior art umbrella holding brackets, either alone or in any combination thereof.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which may be easily and efficiently manufactured and marketed.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which is of a durable and reliable construction.
An even further object of the present invention is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which is susceptible of a low cost of manufacture with regard to both materials and labor, and which accordingly is then susceptible of low prices of sale to the consuming public, thereby making such umbrella mounting device for a stroller economically available to the buying public.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which provides in the apparatuses and methods of the prior art some of the advantages thereof, while simultaneously overcoming some of the disadvantages normally associated therewith.
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller for protecting the user of a stroller from harsh weather.
Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller which includes a bridging assembly adapted for bridging between the spaced handle bars of a stroller. The bridging assembly comprises a pair of side members each adapted for engaging one of the spaced handle bars of the stroller. A holding assembly adapted for engaging a handle of the umbrella. A support member for releasably engaging said holding assembly to said bridging assembly. A plurality of band clamps for securing said holding assembly to the handle of the umbrella and said side members to the handles of the stroller.
Still yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller that provides shade to a person who is pushing a stroller in bright and clear weather.
Even still another object of the present invention is to provide a new umbrella mounting device for a stroller that provides protection from the rain for a person pushing a stroller.
REFERENCES:
patent: 336363 (1886-02-01), Ward
patent: D. 352390 (1994-11-01), Shrum
patent: 635612 (1899-10-01), Tardel
patent: 2093951 (1937-09-01), Bosket
patent
Braun Leslie A.
Wujciak A. Joseph
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