US 10,292,468 B2Granted

Automatic opening or closing umbrella

OwnerChing-Chuan Youinventor

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Abstract

An automatic non-collapsible umbrella includes a handle, a control mechanism, a center post, a detent mechanism, a runner assembly, and a skeleton. A cylindrical main seat of the control mechanism includes a spring biased open button for opening the umbrella, and a spring biased collapse button adjacent to the collapse button for closing the umbrella.

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An automatic non-collapsible umbrella comprising a center post (30), a runner assembly (50) mounted on the center post (30) and including a lower sleeve seat (51), a slotted intermediate ring (52), and a top grommet (53), and a skeleton (60) mounted on the runner assembly (50), wherein

the center post (30) includes a support tube (31) with a control mechanism (20) mounted thereon, the control mechanism (20) including a cylindrical main seat (21) and a cylindrical control seat (22), the support tube (31) further with a detent mechanism (40) mounted thereon, the detent mechanism (40) including a rod member (41) and a collapse biasing member (42);
the runner assembly (50) further includes a stretch biasing member (55) biased between the lower sleeve seat (51) and the slotted intermediate ring (52);
the cylindrical control seat (22) includes a front opening (224) on a circumferential surface, and a rear opening (225) disposed on the circumferential surface with a mount member (25) disposed thereon;
the cylindrical main seat (21) includes a window (215) on a circumferential surface and corresponding to the front opening (224), an open button (23) in the window (215) for opening the automatic non-collapsible umbrella, and a collapse button (24) in the window (215) for closing the automatic non-collapsible umbrella;
the mount member (25) includes a recess (251) on an inner surface, and a receptacle (252) in the recess (251) with a biasing member (29) mounted therein wherein a lower resistance member (27) is disposed in the cylindrical control seat (22) to push the biasing member (29) rearward to urge against the receptacle (252), and the collapse button (24) is disposed on the lower resistance member (27);
the center post (30) further includes a rod (34) in the support tube (31);
the rod member (41) passes through an enhancement tube (33) to fasten at a top end of the enhancement tube (33);
a bottom end (412) of the rod member (41) passes through the lower resistance member (27) to dispose in the rod (34);
the collapse biasing member (42) has a top urging against a bottom of the enhancement tube (33) and a bottom urging against a top of the rod (34) so that the collapse biasing member (42) is biased between the enhancement tube (33) and the rod (34);
and
in an open state of the automatic non-collapsible umbrella in response to pressing the collapse button (24) to push the lower resistance member (27) inward to cause the lower resistance member (27) to unblock the rod member (41), the stored elastic force of the collapse biasing member (42) is released to urge its top against and push up the enhancement tube (33), and the top grommet (53) moves upward, thereby closing the skeleton (60).

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the center post (30) includes a support tube (31) with a control mechanism (20) mounted thereon, the control mechanism (20) including a cylindrical main seat (21) and a cylindrical control seat (22);
the runner assembly (50) further includes a stretch biasing member (55) biased between the lower sleeve seat (51) and the slotted intermediate ring (52);
the cylindrical control seat (22) includes a front opening (224) on a circumferential surface, and a rear opening (225) disposed on the circumferential surface with a mount member (25) disposed thereon;
the cylindrical main seat (21) includes a window (215) on a circumferential surface and corresponding to the front opening (224), an open button (23) in the window (215) for opening the automatic non-collapsible umbrella;
the cylindrical control seat (22) further includes the front opening (224) on a circumferential surface, a biasing element (28) having one end anchored in a receptacle (281) on an inner surface of the cylindrical control seat (22), and the other end urging against an upper resistance member (26);
the lower sleeve seat (51) includes an annular flange (514) on a bottom, the annular flange (514) being stopped by the upper resistance member (26);
and
the open button (23) is secured to the upper resistance member (26);
in a closed state of the automatic non-collapsible umbrella in response to pressing the open button (23) to push the upper resistance member (26) inward to cause the upper resistance member (26) to unblock the annular flange (514), the stored elastic force of the stretch biasing member (55) is released to push the top grommet (53) and the slotted intermediate ring (52) further apart, thereby opening the skeleton (60).

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the center post (30) includes a support tube (31) with a control mechanism (20) mounted thereon, the control mechanism (20) including a cylindrical main seat (21), a cylindrical control seat (22), an open button (23) for opening the automatic non-collapsible umbrella, a collapse button (24) closing the automatic non-collapsible umbrella, an upper resistance member (26) secured to the open button (23), and a lower resistance member (27) secured to the collapse button (24);
the support tube (31) is further provided with a detent mechanism (40) mounted thereon;
the detent mechanism (40) includes a rod member (41) and a collapse biasing member (42), the rod member (41) disposed through the support tube (31) and the collapse biasing member (42) and further through the lower resistance member (27) with the collapse biasing member (42) biased in the support tuber (31);
the runner assembly (50) further includes a stretch biasing member (55) biased between the lower sleeve seat (51) and the slotted intermediate ring (52), and an annular flange (514) on a bottom, the annular flange (514) being fastened in the upper resistance member (26);
in a closed state of the automatic non-collapsible umbrella in response to pressing the open button (23) to push the upper resistance member (26) inward to unblock the lower sleeve seat (51), the stored elastic force of the stretch biasing member (55) is released to push the lower sleeve seat (51) further away from the slotted intermediate ring (52), thereby opening the skeleton (60);
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in an open state of the automatic non-collapsible umbrella in response to pressing the collapse button (24) to push the lower resistance member (27) inward to cause the lower resistance member (27) to unblock the rod member (41), the stored elastic force of the collapse biasing member (42) is released to urge its top against and pushes up an enhancement tube (33), and the top grommet (53) moves upward, thereby closing the skeleton (60).

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the center post (30) includes a support tube (31) with a control mechanism (20) mounted thereon, the control mechanism (20) including a cylindrical main seat (21) and a cylindrical control seat (22), the support tube (31) further with a detent mechanism (40) mounted thereon, the detent mechanism (40) including a rod member (41) and a collapse biasing member (42);
the runner assembly (50) further includes a stretch biasing member (55) biased between the lower sleeve seat (51) and the slotted intermediate ring (52);
the cylindrical control seat (22) includes a front opening (224) on a circumferential surface, and a rear opening (225) disposed on the circumferential surface with a mount member (25) disposed thereon;
the cylindrical main seat (21) includes a window (215) on a circumferential surface and corresponding to the front opening (224), an open button (23) in the window (215) for opening the automatic non-collapsible umbrella, and a collapse button (24) in the window (215) for closing the automatic non-collapsible umbrella;
the mount member (25) includes a recess (251) on an inner surface, and a receptacle (252) in the recess (251) with a biasing member (29) mounted therein wherein a lower resistance member (27) is disposed in the cylindrical control seat (22) to push the biasing member (29) rearward to urge against the receptacle (252), and the collapse button (24) is disposed on the lower resistance member (27);
the center post (30) further includes a rod (34) in the support tube (31);
the rod member (41) passes through an enhancement tube (33) to fasten at a top end of the enhancement tube (33);
a bottom end (412) of the rod member (41) passes through the lower resistance member (27) to dispose in the rod (34);
the collapse biasing member (42) has a top urging against a bottom of the enhancement tube (33) and a bottom urging against a top of the rod (34) so that the collapse biasing member (42) is biased between the enhancement tube (33) and the rod (34);
and
in an open state of the automatic non-collapsible umbrella in response to pressing the collapse button (24) to push the lower resistance member (27) inward to cause the lower resistance member (27) to unblock the rod member (41), the stored elastic force of the collapse biasing member (42) is released to urge its top against and push up the enhancement tube (33), and the top grommet (53) moves upward, thereby closing the skeleton (60).

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