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US 2003/0205264 A1Published application
Anti-windforce rib assembly of multiple-fold umbrella
AssigneeFu Tai Umbrella Works, Ltd.
InventorsChung-Kuang Lin, Jung-Jen Chang
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Abstract
An anit-windforce rib assembly of multiple-fold umbrella includes: a spring rib connected between an inner rib and an outer rib of the rib assembly, a buffer device formed on the spring rib and connected to the inner rib, whereby upon blowing of a strong wind to the rib assembly, the force of the strong wind will be dampened, weakened or released by the buffer device on the spring rib to minimize the wind force acting upon the rib assembly to prevent from bending, deformation, breakage or damage of the umbrella rib assembly.
Claims12
A rib assembly of multiple-fold umbrella comprising:
- an inner rib pivotally secured to and adjacent to a central shaft, an outer rib distal from said central shaft and opposite to said inner rib, an intermediate rib and a spring rib respectively connected between said inner rib and said outer rib, with said spring rib juxtapositionally coupled to said intermediate rib;
- the improvement which comprises:
- said spring rib including a buffer device formed on said spring rib and secured to said inner rib for dampening a wind or external force acting upon the rib assembly for preventing from damage to the rib assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.