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US 5,289,839 AGranted
Wind-resistant umbrella
OwnerJohn L. Lombardoinventor
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Abstract
A wind-resistant umbrella to prevent air gusts from turning the fabric body of the umbrella inside out. The umbrella includes a central air vent formed at the upper end of the central rod of the umbrella that vents air downwardly and laterally adjacent to the top of the fabric body. The umbrella further includes a plurality of body air vents in the fabric body of the umbrella.
Claims10
A wind-resistant umbrella comprising
- a selectively collapsible fabric body;
- a central rod attached to a central portion of said fabric body;
- a handle attached to a lower end of said central rod;
- and
- central air venting means comprising a rigid cup member attached to an upper end of said central rod, said air venting means including substantially vertically oriented air channeling means to upwardly vertically direct wind gusts from an interior of the fabric body downwardly and laterally adjacent an exterior of the fabric body.
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A wind-resistant umbrella comprising
- a selectively collapsible fabric body;
- a central rod attached to a central portion of said fabric body;
- a handle attached to a lower end of said central rod;
- central air venting means attached to an upper end of said central rod, said central air venting means comprising
- a substantially vertically oriented opening;
- a central core member fixedly attached to an upper end of the central rod, said central core member having at least one central core channel extending from a lower portion of said central core member to a side portion of said central core member;
- a central core member cap fixedly attached to an upper end of the central core member, said cap extending laterally beyond an outer periphery of said central core member;
- a first air baffle fixedly attached to the side portion of said central core member adjacent to the central core channel and disposed in displaced relationship from said central core member, said first air baffle being fixedly attached along a lower end thereof to a top portion of the fabric body and an upper end of the first air baffle being disposed in displaced
- relationship from said central core member cap;
- and
- a second air baffle having an upper portion thereof fixedly attached to said central core member cap and a lower end thereof disposed in displaced relationship from the top portion of said fabric body, said second air baffle being disposed in displaced relationship from said first air baffle;
- and
- at least one constantly open body air venting means disposed in said fabric body, said body air venting means venting air outward from said interior comprising a snap-fit assembly-including
- (a) a first assembly portion fixedly attached to the fabric body and including a first central aperture;
- and
- (b) a second assembly portion selectively attachable to said first assembly portion in snap-fitting engagement, said second assembly portion including a flap cover disposable adjacent to the first assembly portion and a lengthy of flexible tubing fixedly attached to and extending outwardly from said second assembly portion, said second assembly portion having a second central aperture formed therein selectively alignable with the first central aperture.
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A wind-resistant umbrella comprising
- a selectively collapsible fabric body;
- a central rod attached to a central portion of said fabric body;
- a handle attached to a lower end of said central rod;
- central air venting means attached to an upper end of said central rod, said central air venting means comprising
- a hollow rod extension co-extensive with an upper end of the central rod, said rod extension having an outwardly flared rod body formed at a lower portion of said rod extension, at least one downwardly facing aperture being formed at a lower end of said body, the top end of said rod being open, and a hollow housing member fixedly attached to and disposed over the top end of the rod extension in displaced relationship, a lower end of said housing member being disposed in displaced relationship from a top portion of the fabric body;
- and
- at least one constantly open body air venting means disposed in said fabric body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.