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US 11,896,094 B2Granted
Wearable multipurpose umbrella
OwnerCasey P. Coeinventor
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Abstract
Systems and methods for transitioning a portable weather canopy between at least two states are described, where a first state provides flexible shaft portions that can be worn on a user's body or wrapped about an object and a second state reversibly couples the flexible shaft portions to provide a rigid shaft to support the canopy. In an aspect, a collapsible, portable weather canopy includes, but is not limited to, a foldable canopy; and a collapsible shaft coupled to the foldable canopy.
Claims20
A collapsible, portable weather canopy, comprising:
- a foldable canopy;
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- a collapsible shaft coupled to the foldable canopy, the collapsible shaft including
- a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to couple to the foldable canopy, the second end including a mounting site,
- a first flexible shaft body extension coupled to the mounting site, the first flexible shaft body extension including a first plurality of links extending from the mounting site,
- a second flexible shaft body extension coupled to the mounting site, the second flexible shaft body extension including a second plurality of links extending from the mounting site, the second plurality of links configured to releasably couple with the first plurality of links between at least a first shaft configuration and a second shaft configuration, wherein in the first shaft configuration, the first plurality of links and the second plurality of links are coupled together and with the shaft to form a rigid shaft, and in the second shaft configuration, at least a portion of the first plurality of links is separated from the second plurality of links to provide flexible extension portions configured to wrap about a portion of a body of a user or an environmental object to stabilize the foldable canopy relative to the body of the user or the environmental object, and
- a handle slidably coupled to each of the first flexible shaft body extension and the second flexible shaft body extension, the handle configured to slide toward the shaft to separate the first plurality of links from the second plurality of links and to slide away from the shaft to couple the first plurality of links with the second plurality of links.
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A collapsible shaft for a tool, comprising:
- a shaft having a first end and a second end, the first end configured to couple to an implement of the tool, the second end including a mounting site;
- a first flexible shaft body extension coupled to the mounting site, the first flexible shaft body extension including a first plurality of links extending from the mounting site;
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- a second flexible shaft body extension coupled to the mounting site, the second flexible shaft body extension including a second plurality of links extending from the mounting site, the second plurality of links configured to releasably couple with the first plurality of links between at least a first shaft configuration and a second shaft configuration, wherein in the first shaft configuration, the first plurality of links and the second plurality of links are coupled together and with the shaft to form a rigid shaft, and in the second shaft configuration, at least a portion of the first plurality of links is separated from the second plurality of links to provide flexible extension portions configured to wrap about a portion of a body of a user or an environmental object to stabilize the first end of the shaft relative to the body of the user or the environmental object.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.