Tent – canopy – umbrella – or cane – Umbrella – Combined
Reexamination Certificate
2001-08-21
2004-03-16
Canfield, Robert (Department: 3635)
Tent, canopy, umbrella, or cane
Umbrella
Combined
C108S050120, C040S317000, C040S320000, C297S219100, C297S440110, CD06S611000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06705334
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates generally to outdoor furniture and more specifically to scriptured outdoor furniture. The scriptured outdoor furniture is comprised of an umbrella, swivel clamp, foldable table and foldable chair. The umbrella is of a size forming a canopy over the table and chair. The purpose of said umbrella is to serve as a sun block for an individual seated in said chair and for the surface of said table. The umbrella has a fastening member fixed to the distal end of the central shaft spaced away from the canopy whereby the umbrella can be releasably attached to the table. The fastener is comprised of a swivel clamp having a stationary jaw and a movable jaw. Said movable jaw is comprised of a threaded shaft having a handle for advancing/retracting said movable jaw toward said stationary jaw. The umbrella-engaging element is comprised of a tube having an aperture for inserting the handle of the umbrella. The tube terminates in a swivel hinge whereby the umbrella can be extended from a stored table parallel position to a table perpendicular position during use. The umbrella does not have to be removed from the clamping mechanism. The table and umbrella form an easy to carry, set up and store unit.
The umbrella has a scenic design portrayed on the external surface with a biblical scriptural passage imprinted thereon. The foldable chair also has a scenic design and biblical scriptural passage imprinted on the exterior of the chair back support.
The scenic design and scriptural passage enhances human communication between persons of like mind. It further unobtrusively encourages communication of religious beliefs using the visual arts and conveys a common ground whereby other scriptural practitioners are provided a comfortable atmosphere encouraging communication and affords individuals a medium to display their faith.
In additional elements the umbrella and chair have exchangeable elements having biblical scriptural passage imprinted thereon whereby the umbrella and chair can be arrayed with sentiment targeting religious holidays or other special events.
The umbrella has an attachable detachable skirt having mating fasteners positioned on the skirt and interior edge of the umbrella. The chair has an attachable detachable chair backing. The chair backing has mating fasteners that are engaged after wrapping around the chair structural members.
Furthermore, the table has foldable extension elements forming additional support for the over hanging canopy.
2. Description of the Prior Art
There are other furniture designs for outdoor furniture. Typical of these is U.S. Pat. No. 4,542,757 issued to Phillips on Sep. 24, 1985. Another patent was issued to Levin on Jul. 22, 1986 as U.S. Pat. No. 4,601,120. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,939 was issued to Okuda on Jan. 3, 1989 and still yet another was issued on May 23, 1989 to Levesque as U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,163.
Another patent was issued to Sklar on Jul. 13, 1993 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,227,215. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,954 was issued to Rogers on Oct. 26, 1993 and still yet another was issued on May 23, 1995 to Credle, Sr. as U.S. Pat. No. 5,417,166.
Another patent was issued to Suarez on Aug. 8, 1995 as U.S. Pat. No. 5,438,779. Yet another U.S. Pat. No. 5,449,012 was issued to Friedman on Sep. 12, 1995 and still yet another was issued on Dec. 26, 1995 to Mayne as U.S. Pat. No. 5,478,041 and still yet another was issued on Nov. 17, 1998 to Davis as U.S. Pat. No. 5,836,327.
Another was issued to Steel on Apr. 11, 1930 as United Kingdom patent No. 327,749
U.S. Pat. No. 4,542,757
Inventor: Bradford E. Phillips
Issued: Sep. 24, 1995
An umbrella having a flexible cover that is usable in either a rib supported cover open position or a rib collapsed cover folded position. An advertising flag is attached to the umbrella cover, the advertising flag extending upwardly beyond the exterior surface of the cover when the umbrella is in the open position so as to display the advertising message thereon. Preferably the advertising flag is sized and positioned so that the flag is at least partially concealed between the folds of the umbrella cover when the cover is folded about the centerpost in the storage position.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,601,120
Inventor: William J. Levin
Issued: Jul. 22, 1986
An illuminated sign is formed on a flexible substrate and installable onto a garment or an umbrella having a deployable frame with a web member extending thereover. The illuminated sign is provided with a plurality of lamps, which may be light-emitting diodes, arranged to correspond with the shape of the symbols on the illuminated sign. The electrically interconnected lamps are electrically connectable to a battery via a switch which controls conduction of electrical energy to the lamps. Additionally, a flasher circuit may be provided for causing the lamps to flash on and off periodically. When installed on an umbrella, the switch may be located at a distance from the illuminated sign, such as on the handle thereof.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,794,939
Inventor: Toshio Okuda
Issued: Jan. 3, 1989
An umbrella in which at least a portion of the cover's peripheral edge is shirred. This shirred edge portion is stretched to a greater length when the umbrella is open and contracted to a lesser length when the umbrella is collapsed, thereby providing a taut appearance to the cover when the umbrella is open in the dome-shaped configuration. This invention is particularly useful when the cover is fabricated from a single piece of material, i.e., when the cover is not comprised of separate gores stitched together.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,832,163
Inventor: Kathleen L. Levesque
Issued: May 23, 1989
A portable table preferably composed of a pair of containers which cooperate in face to face relationship to form a composite table surface and further servers as a support to the pole portion of a beach umbrella
U.S. Pat. No. 5,227,215
Inventor: Rissa Sklar
Issued: Jul. 13, 1993
A religious article that first functions as a canopy or chuppah for a wedding ceremony and then when cut into pieces serves as individual prayer shawls ortallitot for the couple. The religious article has two rows of heavy stitching, each adjacent to a longitudinal or latitudinal axis and perpendicular to the weftor warp of the material. The religious article also contains four reinforced corners and four additional reinforced areas each having holes provided therein. When the religious article is cut along the axis, forming two prayer shawls, each shawl has reinforced corners with holes through which are attached braided religious fringes or tzitziyot.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,255,954
Inventor: Bill L. Rogers
Issued: Oct. 26, 1993
A chair back connected umbrella support is formed by an open frame, vertically supporting an elongated sleeve slidably receiving the shank of an umbrella. The frame is removably supported by an inclined chair back by J-shaped hooks connected therewith and the umbrella shank receiving sleeve is disposed substantially vertically by a pair of tubes projecting laterally of the frame and nested by sockets connected with the chair back below the J-shaped hooks. A cam lever engaging the umbrella shank vertically adjustably supports the umbrella relative to the chair and the occupant therein.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,417,166
Inventor: Michael T. Credel, Sr.
Issued: May 23, 1995
A portable umbrella table is easily assembled and is affixed to the ground by a central hollow stake. The umbrella includes a shaft which is joined to a post which slides through the hollow stake into the ground to provide additional security and stability to table during wind gusts. Adjustable straps are provided on the bottom surface of the table top to laterally contain the umbrella against the table top for transportation and storage and a table top handle allows one person to easily transport the umbrella table before and after use.
U.S. Pat. No. 5,438,779
Inventor: Mercedes Suarez
Issued: Aug. 8, 1995
Advertising display comprising a body forming a display screen which is fix
Canfield Robert
Kroll Michael I.
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