Umbrella cover
OwnerEmanuel Dubinskyinventor
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Abstract
An umbrella cover (10) is provided in which a sleeve (10) contains a substantially rigid telescoping support rod (20) which enables the cover (10) to be readily mounted on an umbrella canopy (12) while facilitating compact storage of the cover (10). The lower end of the sleeve (10) includes a flap portion (16) which is folded back to form a cuff (24) prior to lifting the cover (10) over the umbrella (12). A stiffening strip (30) is provided along the lower edge of the cuff (24) to facilitate placement of the cover (10) over the umbrella (12). The flap portion (16) is temporarily held in the cuff configuration (24), which is preferably tricorner, by Velcro fasteners (26) which facilitate the fastening and unfastening of the flap portion (16).
Claims12
An umbrella cover comprising a sleeve of substantially pliable material having an upper end and a lower end, said lower end being open for receiving the canopy of an umbrella into said sleeve, said open lower end comprising a flap portion having an upper edge and a lower edge, said flap portion lower edge defining the bottom of said sleeve;
- an inner circumferential stiffening member within said sleeve interior, said stiffening member being disposed adjacent said flap portion upper edge and extending about the longitudinal axis of said sleeve;
- and a substantially rigid telescoping support rod member retainable within said sleeve and partially extending along said sleeve in the direction of said sleeve longitudinal axis;
- whereby said cover may be readily mounted upon said umbrella canopy with said support rod telescopically extended and coverage of said canopy completed by telescopic closure of said support rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.