Windproof umbrella having compact folded structure
AssigneeFu Tai Umbrella Works, Ltd.
InventorsChung-Kuang Lin, Jung-Jen Chang
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Abstract
A windproof umbrella includes: a central shaft, a rib assembly having at least a top rib and a stretcher rib pivotally secured to the central shaft for securing an umbrella cloth thereon, a pulling rod secured on the stretcher rib and a pulling rope connected between the pulling rod and the top rib (or an outer rib portion of the rib assembly), with the pulling rope and pulling rod fastening the top rib (or the outer rib portion of the rib assembly) towards the central shaft for preventing inversion of the umbrella cloth and the rib assembly when opening the umbrella, whereby upon folding of the umbrella, the pulling rod and pulling rope will be tensely folded within the rib assembly without loosening for forming a compact folded umbrella.
Claims15
A windproof umbrella comprising:
- a central shaft having an upper notch formed on said shaft and at least a runner slidably held on said shaft;
- a rib assembly consisting of a plurality of umbrella ribs pivotally connected with one another and pivotally secured to said upper notch and said runner, having at least an umbrella cloth secured on said rib assembly;
- a pulling rod secured to a rib portion of said rib assembly adjacent to said central shaft;
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- a pulling rope inwardly linked to said pulling rod and outwardly secured to an outer rib portion of said rib assembly;
- said pulling rope linked with said pulling rod centripetally fastening said rib assembly and the umbrella cloth secured thereon towards said central shaft for preventing inversion of said umbrella cloth when the umbrella is opened;
- whereby upon folding of the umbrella, said pulling rod and said pulling rope will be tensely folded among the umbrella ribs of said rib assembly, without sagging and loosening, for forming a compact slim folded umbrella.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.