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US 4,474,201 AGranted
Umbrella with oval canopy
OwnerNobutoshi Kidainventor
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Abstract
An umbrella with an oval or substantially oval canopy comprising a center pole (1), a plurality of short conventional main ribs (3), and a plurality of long main ribs (18). Each long main rib (18) consists of a proximal main rib (20), a distal main rib (22) slidably fitted to the proximal main rib (20) through a slide member (30), and upper and lower stops (31)(32) fixed thereon. When opened, the canopy automatically assumes an oval form or substantially oval form, and when closed, the distal ends of the main ribs automatically lie on the same plane.
Claims14
An umbrella with an oval canopy, comprising:
- (A) a center pole having an upper hub fixed thereto, and intermediate and lower hubs slidably mounted thereon;
- (B) a plurality of short main ribs which are pivotally connected at their proximal ends to said upper hub and to which are pivotally connected at their middle regions the distal ends of support ribs whose proximal ends are pivotally connected to said lower hub;
- (C) and a plurality of long main ribs each consisting of:
- (a) a proximal main rib pivotally connected at its proximal end to said upper hub;
- (b) a distal main rib slidably fitted to the distal end of said proximal main rib through a slide member, said slide member having pivotally connected thereto the distal end of a long support rib to which is pivotally connected at its middle region the distal end of a stay rib pivotally connected at its proximal end to said intermediate hub and whose proximal end is pivotally connected to said lower hub;
- (c) and upper and lower stops fixed on said long main rib.
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