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US 2012/0222713 A1Published application
Foldable pocket umbrella
AssigneeBRAIN Promotion GmbH & Co. KG
InventorsThomas Herriger, David Haythornthwaite
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Abstract
A foldable pocket umbrella is proposed that includes a handle cover and a support element of a truncated cone-shaped tripod element having air ducts for ventilation of the interior of a handle cover. The support and a three point bearing achieves optimal conditions conferring minimal frictional losses between support element and inner wall of the handle cover and resilient stability to the umbrella.
Claims10
A compact pocket umbrella comprising:
- a handle cover connected to an umbrella top,
- a base point bearing attached to one end of the handle cover,
- a handle attached to the umbrella top, and
- a cylindrical multi-function support element for movement within the handle cover along a main rod for resiliently stabilizing the umbrella, wherein the main rod comprises a plurality of tube sections telescoped one in the other with the multi-function support connected to one of the tube sections for movement via a tube accommodation, wherein the multi-function support element is constructed as a one-piece truncated cone-shape dome open towards a base cover followed by a truncated dome-shaped accommodation element open in direction opposite the base cover, whose outermost journal transfers into a multi-part, multi-function angle-dependent edge expanded horizontally in a circular manner and divided into a plurality of zones comprising support zones and adjacent spring guide zones, followed by a ventilation zone by means of an axial undercut.
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