Umbrella tear prevention and repair device
OwnerDavid M. Scacciainventor
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a device for securing umbrella material to an umbrella rib end. The device includes a cap member having an external wall and an internal wall, the internal wall defining an internal bore having an opening at a distal of the internal wall; a pair of cooperating jaw members pivotally attached to one another, the jaw members have opposing gripping portions, the jaw members movable between an open position in which the gripping portions are spaced from one another and a closed position in which the gripping portions are approximated; and a flexible cord slidably secured through the cap member, the cap member connected at one end to one of the jaw members and at the other end to the other jaw member.
Claims16
A device for securing umbrella material to an umbrella rib end, which comprises:
- a) a cap member having an external wall and an internal wall, the internal wall defining an internal bore having an opening at a distal end of the internal wall;
- b) attachment means for releasably securing the device to the umbrella material;
- c) at least one cord connected to the cap member and the attachment means for securing the cap member to the attachment means;
- d) wherein the at least one cord has a minimum length at a resting position and a maximum length at an extended position, the at least one cord moveable between the resting position and the extended position, the at least one cord biased towards the resting position.
A device for securing umbrella material to an umbrella rib end, which comprises:
- a) a cap member having an external wall and an internal wall, the internal wall defining an internal bore having an opening at a distal end of the internal wall;
- b) at least one jaw assembly;
- c) at least one cord connected to the cap member and the at least one jaw assembly;
- d) wherein the at least one cord has a minimum length at a resting position and a maximum length at an extended position, the at least one cord moveable between the resting position and the extended position, the at least one cord biased towards the resting position.
A device for securing umbrella material to an umbrella rib end, which comprises:
- a) a cap member having an external wall and an internal wall, the internal wall defining an internal bore having an opening at a distal end of the internal wall;
- b) a pair of cooperating jaw members pivotally attached to one another, the jaw members have opposing gripping portions, the jaw members movable between an open position in which the gripping portions are spaced from one another and a closed position in which the gripping portions are approximated;
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- c) a flexible cord slidably secured through the cap member, the flexible cord connected at one end to one of the jaw members and at the other end to the other jaw member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.