Umbrella with deployable curtain
OwnerMudassar Khaninventor
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Abstract
A device for extending the zone of protection of an umbrella. The device includes a curtain that can extend from a peripheral edge of an umbrella canopy. The curtain extends away from the canopy to envelope a user of the umbrella when the umbrella is in a deployed position. The curtain is selectively movable between a deployed position and a retracted position by a plurality of cords affixed to the curtain. In the retracted position, the curtain is compressed against the peripheral edge of the canopy. The plurality of cords passes through a cord lock, wherein the cord lock can prevent further movement of the curtain. The cord lock is operably connected to a switch disposed on a handle of the umbrella.
Claims12
An umbrella, comprising:
- a shaft having a top end opposed to a bottom end;
- a canopy supported by a plurality of ribs radially affixed to the shaft at the top end of the shaft;
- a plurality of crossbars configured to support the plurality of ribs, wherein each crossbar of the plurality of crossbars is affixed on a first end to the shaft and on a second end to a rib of the plurality of ribs;
- a curtain having a distal end opposed to a proximal end, wherein the proximal end is fastened to an outermost edge of the canopy;
- a plurality of cords operably connected to the curtain, wherein the plurality of cords is configured to selectively raise the curtain into a retracted position, such that the curtain is compressed against the peripheral edge of the canopy, and a deployed position, such that the curtain extends away from the peripheral edge of the canopy;
- wherein each cord of the plurality of cords passes through a support ring, wherein the support ring is directly secured to a crossbar of the plurality of crossbars between a pair of opposing ends of the crossbar;
- a cord lock disposed on the shaft, wherein the cord lock receives the plurality of cords therethrough and is biased into a closed position, such the plurality of cords is prevented from passing through the cord lock when in the closed position;
- the cord lock configured to allow the plurality of cords to pass through when in an open position.
An umbrella, comprising:
- a shaft having a top end opposed to a bottom end;
- a canopy supported by a plurality of ribs radially affixed to the shaft at the top end of the shaft;
- a plurality of crossbars configured to support the plurality of ribs, wherein each crossbar of the plurality of crossbars is affixed on a first end to the shaft and on a second end to a rib of the plurality of ribs;
- a curtain having a distal end opposed to a proximal end fastened to a peripheral edge of the canopy;
- a plurality of cords operably connected to the curtain, wherein the plurality of cords is configured to selectively raise the curtain into a retracted position, wherein the curtain is compressed against the peripheral edge of the canopy, from a deployed position, wherein the curtain is not compressed against the peripheral edge of the canopy and extends downward therefrom;
- wherein each cord of the plurality of cords passes through a support ring, wherein the support ring is directly secured to a crossbar of the plurality of crossbars between a pair of opposing ends of the crossbar;
- a spool, wherein the plurality of cords is fastened to the spool;
- a motor operably connected to a power source and a switch, whereby the motor is configured to selectively rotate the spool and is controlled by the switch.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.