Umbrella, and a tip element for an umbrella frame
OwnerHubert Samuel Frost, Paul W. Dorsettinventors
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Abstract
A tip element, for mounting on to a rib of an umbrella frame, comprises a pair of wings, and optionally a mounting portion for mounting onto the umbrella rib. The wings at least defining an outer edge for a canopy mounted on the umbrella frame, wherein one wing may be mounted for pivotal movement relative to the umbrella rib. The wings, or at least one of the wings, can be pivotally mounted to the mounting portion by living or other hinges. Alternatively, the wings can be pivot directly about the umbrella rib.
Claims21
A tip element, for mounting to an end of a single rib of an umbrella frame, without connection to any other element of the umbrella frame, the tip element comprising a mounting portion for mounting onto a rib of an umbrella and a pair of wings, the wings having an outer edge for defining part of an edge of a canopy mounted on the umbrella frame, wherein at least one wing is mounted for pivotal movement about an axis parallel to an axis of the umbrella rib, and relative to the other wing, and wherein the tip element is integrally molded from a plastic material and said one wing is pivotally connected to the mounting portion by a living hinge.
A tip element for mounting to an end of a single rib of an umbrella frame, without connection to any other element of the umbrella frame, the tip element being integrally molded in a plastic material and comprising a mounting portion for mounting onto a rib of an umbrella, a pair of wings extending from the mounting portion, wherein both wings are pivotally connected to the mounting portion by living hinges, for pivotal movement around about an axis parallel to an axis of the umbrella rib, the wings being symmetrical about the mounting portion.
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