Foldable sunshade with a tiltable canopy
OwnerPai Tunginventor
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Abstract
A sunshade includes a supporting rod, a canopy support frame, and a canopy. An adjusting sleeve is slidably mounted around the supporting rod. A holding sleeve is pivotally connected to an upper end of the supporting rod. An arcuate tube is slidably extended through the holding sleeve. An elbow is mounted to a first end of the arcuate tube and a reel is mounted to a second end of the arcuate tube. A connecting rod is connected between the second end of the arcuate tube and the adjusting sleeve. An anchor is provided to be releasably engaged in an anchor room in the elbow to reliably retain the canopy support frame in a desired tilting angle relative to the supporting rod. The arcuate tube and the supporting rod can be folded to further reduce the overall volume of the sunshade.
Claims20
A sunshade comprising:
- a supporting rod having a lower end and an upper end;
- an adjusting sleeve slidably mounted around the supporting rod;
- a holding sleeve pivotally connected to the upper end of the supporting rod;
- an arcuate tube slidably extended through the holding sleeve and including a first end and a second end;
- an elbow connected to the first end of the arcuate tube and including an anchor room;
- an anchor releasably engaged in the anchor room;
- a canopy support frame for supporting a canopy and including a suspension member connected to the elbow, an upper support base having a plurality of ribs attached thereto for supporting a canopy, and a lower support base having a plurality of stretchers attached thereto for supporting the ribs, the lower support base being connected to the anchor;
- a reel mounted to the second end of the arcuate tube and including a handle;
- a cable having a first end connected to the handle and a second end connected to the anchor, the cable being movable in a retracting direction and a releasing direction;
- a connecting rod connected between the second end of the arcuate tube and the adjusting sleeve;
- wherein when the handle is operated to release the cable in the releasing direction, the anchor is disengaged from the anchor room of the elbow while the canopy is folded, and when the handle is operated to retract the cable in the retracting direction, the anchor is moved into the anchor room and thus engages the suspension member with the elbow when the canopy is in a fully opened status;
- wherein the adjusting sleeve is slidable along the supporting rod while the arcuate tube is slidable along the holding sleeve to adjust a tilting angle of the canopy relative to the supporting rod;
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- wherein the arcuate tube includes at least two telescopic tube sections to allow adjustment of an overall length of the arcuate tube.
A sunshade comprising:
- a supporting rod having a lower end and an upper end;
- an adjusting sleeve slidably mounted around the supporting rod;
- a holding sleeve pivotally connected to the upper end of the supporting rod;
- an arcuate tube slidably extended through the holding sleeve and including a first end and a second end;
- an elbow connected to the first end of the arcuate tube and including an anchor room;
- an anchor releasably engaged in the anchor room;
- a canopy support frame for supporting a canopy and including a suspension member connected to the elbow, an upper support base having a plurality of ribs attached thereto for supporting a canopy, and a lower support base having a plurality of stretchers attached thereto for supporting the ribs, the lower support base being connected to the anchor;
- a reel mounted to the second end of the arcuate tube and including a handle;
- a cable having a first end connected to the handle and a second end connected to the anchor, the cable being movable in a retracting direction and a releasing direction;
- a connecting rod connected between the second end of the arcuate tube and the adjusting sleeve;
- wherein when the handle is operated to release the cable in the releasing direction, the anchor is disengaged from the anchor room of the elbow while the canopy is folded, and when the handle is operated to retract the cable in the retracting direction, the anchor is moved into the anchor room and thus engages the suspension member with the elbow when the canopy is in a fully opened status;
- wherein the adjusting sleeve is slidable along the supporting rod while the arcuate tube is slidable along the holding sleeve to adjust a tilting angle of the canopy relative to the supporting rod;
- wherein the supporting rod includes:
- a lower tube section to which the adjusting sleeve is mounted, the lower tube section including a transverse hole;
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- an upper tube section having a lower end telescopically received in the lower tube section and a second end to which the holding sleeve is attached;
- a control sleeve mounted to the upper end of the lower tube section, the control sleeve including a hole aligned with the transverse hole of the lower tube section;
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- an elastic element having a first end securely attached to an inner periphery of the upper tube section and a second end to which a push button is attached;
- wherein when the supporting rod is in an extended status, the push button is extended through the transverse hole of the lower tube section and the hole of the control sleeve;
- wherein when the push button is pushed inward and a longitudinal force is applied to the upper tube section in a retracting direction, the upper tube section is retracted into the lower tube section;
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- wherein the lower and upper tube sections allow adjustment of an overall length of the support rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.