Rugged assemable, disassemable and storable umbrella
OwnerJames Woodwardinventor
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Abstract
An umbrella frame includes a hub, a center pole coupled to the hub for supporting the hub, and a plurality of ribs disposable into the hub. The ribs serve to extend, stretch or support the cover. The hub has a corresponding plurality of pairs of bores defined therein. One of the bores of each pair is used for deploying the ribs in a configuration to support the cover and the other for storing the ribs. One of the bores of the pair is inclined relative to a horizontal plane defined by the hub, and the other is vertical to a horizontal plane. Each rib has an end disposable into the hub and a spring lock to selectively lock into the hub. The pair of bores coact with the spring lock to selectively lock the rib in the bores in both the deployment and storage configurations.
Claims20
An umbrella frame for supporting a cover comprising:
- a hub;
- a center pole coupled to said hub for supporting said hub in a vertical position;
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- a plurality of ribs disposable into said hub, wherein said ribs extend said cover, and where said hub has a corresponding plurality of bores defined therein to receive said ribs, said bores being paired with each other as corresponding first and second sets, said first set of said bores for deploying said ribs in a configuration to support said cover, and said second set of said bores for providing a storage configuration of said ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.