Umbrella with sliding mast and related methods
AssigneeAtleisure LLC
InventorWilliam Martin Browne
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Abstract
An umbrella includes a canopy configured to switch between an open position and a closed position, and a mast coupled to the canopy and having an upper portion with an upper tubular housing, and a track carried on an outer surface of the upper tubular housing and extending longitudinally. The track includes interweaved recesses and ridges. The mast also includes a lower portion slidingly receiving the upper portion and having a lower tubular housing, and a locking device carried on an outer surface of the lower tubular housing and extending through the lower tubular housing to interface with the track of the upper portion to lock the lower portion and the upper portion together.
Claims20
An umbrella comprising:
- a canopy configured to switch between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a mast coupled to the canopy and comprising
- an upper portion comprising
- an upper tubular housing, and
- a track carried on an outer surface of the upper tubular housing and extending longitudinally, the track comprising interweaved recesses and ridges, and
- a lower portion slidingly receiving the upper portion and comprising
- a lower tubular housing, and a
- locking device carried on an outer surface of the lower tubular housing and extending through the lower tubular housing to interface with the track of the upper portion to lock the lower portion and the upper portion together.
An umbrella comprising:
- a canopy configured to switch between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- a mast coupled to the canopy and comprising
- an upper portion comprising
- an upper tubular housing,
- a track carried on an outer surface of the upper tubular housing and extending longitudinally, the track comprising interweaved recesses and ridges, and
- a winding device coupled to the upper tubular housing and configured cause the canopy to switch from the closed position to the open position, and
- a lower portion slidingly receiving the upper portion and comprising
- a lower tubular housing, and
- a locking device comprising
- a sleeve carried on an outer surface of the lower tubular housing, a mount extending outward from the sleeve, the mount having an outer threaded surface and defining a passageway aligned with the track, and
- a pin received by the passageway and extending through the lower tubular housing to interface with the track of the upper portion to lock the lower portion and the upper portion together with the track.
A method of making an umbrella comprising:
- providing a canopy configured to switch between an open position and a closed position;
- and
- coupling a mast to the canopy, the mast comprising
- an upper portion comprising
- an upper tubular housing, and
- a track carried on an outer surface of the upper tubular housing and extending longitudinally, the track comprising interweaved recesses and ridges, and
- a lower portion slidingly receiving the upper portion and comprising
- a lower tubular housing, and a
- locking device carried on an outer surface of the lower tubular housing and extending through the lower tubular housing to interface with the track of the upper portion to lock the lower portion and the upper portion together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.