CA1269018A - Sport's cap umbrella - Google Patents
Sport's cap umbrellaInfo
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- CA1269018A CA1269018A CA000526433A CA526433A CA1269018A CA 1269018 A CA1269018 A CA 1269018A CA 000526433 A CA000526433 A CA 000526433A CA 526433 A CA526433 A CA 526433A CA 1269018 A CA1269018 A CA 1269018A
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- Canada
- Prior art keywords
- canopy
- brim
- support
- ribs
- sleeve
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An umbrella having a support shaft, a handle on the shaft and a canopy defined by a plurality of canopy support ribs and a rib deployment mechanism which includes a sleeve slidably mounted on the support shaft with the canopy support ribs being attached to the sleeve, a water repellent material secured to and over said canopy support ribs, a brim canopy extends around a portiono f the perimeter of the canopy and comprises a number of brim ribs with separate material covering the same and is attached to the perimeter portion of the canopy, fittings are attached at one end thereof to one end of each brim rib and at a midportion thereof to one end of a canopy support rib, a ring is slidably mounted on said support shaft and a plurality of brim canopy support arms each attached at one end thereof to a rib connector second end and at another end thereof to said ring, said sleeve moving said support arms on said shaft to operate said canopy and said brim canopy.
An umbrella having a support shaft, a handle on the shaft and a canopy defined by a plurality of canopy support ribs and a rib deployment mechanism which includes a sleeve slidably mounted on the support shaft with the canopy support ribs being attached to the sleeve, a water repellent material secured to and over said canopy support ribs, a brim canopy extends around a portiono f the perimeter of the canopy and comprises a number of brim ribs with separate material covering the same and is attached to the perimeter portion of the canopy, fittings are attached at one end thereof to one end of each brim rib and at a midportion thereof to one end of a canopy support rib, a ring is slidably mounted on said support shaft and a plurality of brim canopy support arms each attached at one end thereof to a rib connector second end and at another end thereof to said ring, said sleeve moving said support arms on said shaft to operate said canopy and said brim canopy.
Description
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Back~round o~ the Invention Technical Field:
This invention relates to umbrellas and parasols that have a center support sha~t ~rom which extends a plurality of ribs secured to the top o~ the sha~t. A pluralty o~ deploy-ment ribs are secured to the ribs and slide up and down the fihait extending the ribs whlch are covered by a water-repellent material.
Description o~ the Prior Art:
Prior art devices o~ this type have been well developed over the years with the basic structural con~iguration o~ the umbella well-deiined and well understood by those skilled in the art.
; ~ummary Or the Inventisn ~n umbrella that is ¢on~igured in the shape o~ a sport's related headgear when opened, having a conventional umbrella canopy with the additisn o~ a brim canopy ex~ending outwardly i'rom a portion oi the lower perimeter o~ the canopy. Specialized support ribs deiine the brim canopy without inter~ering with the working of the conventional portion oi the umbrella ,~ ~
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Description o~ the Drawings Figure 1 is a side plan view of a single support rib æystem and deployment mechanism in open position;
Figure 2 is a side plan view o~ a single support rib system and deployment mechanism in closed position;
Figure 3 is an enlarged view ot a portion o~ the support rib ~ystem;
Figure 4 is a perspective view o~ the umbrella rully deplvyed; and FiKure 5 is a top plan view of the umbrella showing the support rib system.
Description of the Pre~erred Embodiment Referring to Figure 4 of the drawings, a æport's cap umbella 10 can be seen having a ~ha~t 11 with a crown 13 on one end and a handle grip 14 on the other end. ~n umbrella canopy 15 extends irom the crown on a generally arcuate coniiguration downwardly around the shaft 11 being spaced in rclation thereto at the canopy's perimeter 16. A brim canopy 15A extends outwardly i'rom a portion oi' the canopy's perimeter
Back~round o~ the Invention Technical Field:
This invention relates to umbrellas and parasols that have a center support sha~t ~rom which extends a plurality of ribs secured to the top o~ the sha~t. A pluralty o~ deploy-ment ribs are secured to the ribs and slide up and down the fihait extending the ribs whlch are covered by a water-repellent material.
Description o~ the Prior Art:
Prior art devices o~ this type have been well developed over the years with the basic structural con~iguration o~ the umbella well-deiined and well understood by those skilled in the art.
; ~ummary Or the Inventisn ~n umbrella that is ¢on~igured in the shape o~ a sport's related headgear when opened, having a conventional umbrella canopy with the additisn o~ a brim canopy ex~ending outwardly i'rom a portion oi the lower perimeter o~ the canopy. Specialized support ribs deiine the brim canopy without inter~ering with the working of the conventional portion oi the umbrella ,~ ~
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Description o~ the Drawings Figure 1 is a side plan view of a single support rib æystem and deployment mechanism in open position;
Figure 2 is a side plan view o~ a single support rib system and deployment mechanism in closed position;
Figure 3 is an enlarged view ot a portion o~ the support rib ~ystem;
Figure 4 is a perspective view o~ the umbrella rully deplvyed; and FiKure 5 is a top plan view of the umbrella showing the support rib system.
Description of the Pre~erred Embodiment Referring to Figure 4 of the drawings, a æport's cap umbella 10 can be seen having a ~ha~t 11 with a crown 13 on one end and a handle grip 14 on the other end. ~n umbrella canopy 15 extends irom the crown on a generally arcuate coniiguration downwardly around the shaft 11 being spaced in rclation thereto at the canopy's perimeter 16. A brim canopy 15A extends outwardly i'rom a portion oi' the canopy's perimeter
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Referring now to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, a portiorl o~ the sha~t 11 can be seen with the crown 13 having a plurality of canopy support ribs 17 pivotally secured there-from in spaced radial pattern. Each o~ the ribs are cross ~ectlonally U-shaped ~or strength and ~lexibllity which is common in the umbrella support technology. A plurality o~
deployment arms 18 are pivotally extended from a spool-type sleeve 19 movably positioned on the shait 11. Each o~ the deployment arms 1~ are pivotally secured at their i'ree end to a respective canopy support rib 17 at a point dei'ined by approximately one-third their overall length from said crown 13.
A spring urged lock arm 20 is located in the spool sleeve 19 and i8 designed to engage an aperture in the sha~t 11 adjacent the crown 13 so as to lock the spool sleeve to the sha~t at :~ the desired position extending the canopy support ribs 17 into an open position as seen in Figure 1 oi' the drawings.
~ It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that ;~ 20 the structure thus described is that oi a conventional umbrella ::
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Referring now to Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, a portiorl o~ the sha~t 11 can be seen with the crown 13 having a plurality of canopy support ribs 17 pivotally secured there-from in spaced radial pattern. Each o~ the ribs are cross ~ectlonally U-shaped ~or strength and ~lexibllity which is common in the umbrella support technology. A plurality o~
deployment arms 18 are pivotally extended from a spool-type sleeve 19 movably positioned on the shait 11. Each o~ the deployment arms 1~ are pivotally secured at their i'ree end to a respective canopy support rib 17 at a point dei'ined by approximately one-third their overall length from said crown 13.
A spring urged lock arm 20 is located in the spool sleeve 19 and i8 designed to engage an aperture in the sha~t 11 adjacent the crown 13 so as to lock the spool sleeve to the sha~t at :~ the desired position extending the canopy support ribs 17 into an open position as seen in Figure 1 oi' the drawings.
~ It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that ;~ 20 the structure thus described is that oi a conventional umbrella ::
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An annular ring 21 is movably positioned on the shaft 11 between the spool-type sleeve 19 and the crown 13. A
plurality oi brim canopy deployment support arms 22 are pivotally ~ecured to and extend ~rom said annular ring 21. A rib conneator iitting 23 best seen in Figures 1,2 and 3 o~ the drawings ha~ a cros~ sectionally U-shaped body member 24 with an angularly disposed end portion 25 with enlarged apertured ~ectlone de~ined at end portion 25 and midway along the body member 24.
~ ach rib connector iitting 23 is pivotally secured to each o~ the ~ree ends o~ all oi the brim canopy deployment ~upport arm~ 22 and a ~elect group o~ the canopy support ribs 17 ad~ace~t the brlm canopy deployment support arms 22, This r~la~ion~hlp 1~ be~t seen ln Flgures 1 and 5 oi the drawings at A, A plurality oi brim ribs 26 are secured to the iree ends oi the rib conne¢tor iitting 23, At least two o~ the brim ribs 26 are oi a length less than that o~ the other oi said brim ribs.
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The brim ribs 26 support and de~ine the brim canopy 15A as seen in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings.
In operation, material M is fitted over the ribs 17 as in a conventional umbrella. The brim canopy 15A has a separate material covering which is attached to the bottom perimeter edge o~ said material M.
~ e~erring now to Figùre 2 o~ the drawings, the sport's cap umbrella i8 shown in a closed con~iguration with the brim rlb~ 23 plvoted upwardly in a generally vertical alignment ~arallel the sha~t 11. The spool-type sleeve 19 is advanced upwardly on the shaYt 11 towards the crown 13. A spring 27 is positioned on the sha~t between the annular ring 21 and the sleeve 19 and is moved up the shait as the sleeve 19 is advanced.
The spring 27 eventually engages the annular ring 21 moving the same upwardly which in turn e~tends the brim ribs 26 pivoting at A. The spring 27 compresses slightly against the annular ring 21 a~ the lock arm 20 registers in the aperture in the shaft eifectively locking the spool type sleeve 19 on the sha~t 11 noar the crown 13. The canopy support ribs 17 are now in open position as best seen in Figures 1, 4 and 5 o~ the drawings with ' ''' '",' ' , ' -- , , , ~LZ6~
the material M stretched tightly across the ribs. The canopy brim 15 is also extended as hereinbefore described.
To close the sport's cap umbrella, the above outlined procedure is reversed; unlocking the spool-type sleeve 19 and moving the same downwardly the sha~t, collapsing the deployment arms and canopy ribs, etc.
Thus it will be seen that a new and use~ul improvement to an umbrella has been illustrated and described and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modi~lcations may be made therein without departing irom th~ ~plrit o~ the invention.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:
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and that further elaboration on such a well known struc.ture is not required.
An annular ring 21 is movably positioned on the shaft 11 between the spool-type sleeve 19 and the crown 13. A
plurality oi brim canopy deployment support arms 22 are pivotally ~ecured to and extend ~rom said annular ring 21. A rib conneator iitting 23 best seen in Figures 1,2 and 3 o~ the drawings ha~ a cros~ sectionally U-shaped body member 24 with an angularly disposed end portion 25 with enlarged apertured ~ectlone de~ined at end portion 25 and midway along the body member 24.
~ ach rib connector iitting 23 is pivotally secured to each o~ the ~ree ends o~ all oi the brim canopy deployment ~upport arm~ 22 and a ~elect group o~ the canopy support ribs 17 ad~ace~t the brlm canopy deployment support arms 22, This r~la~ion~hlp 1~ be~t seen ln Flgures 1 and 5 oi the drawings at A, A plurality oi brim ribs 26 are secured to the iree ends oi the rib conne¢tor iitting 23, At least two o~ the brim ribs 26 are oi a length less than that o~ the other oi said brim ribs.
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The brim ribs 26 support and de~ine the brim canopy 15A as seen in Figures 4 and 5 of the drawings.
In operation, material M is fitted over the ribs 17 as in a conventional umbrella. The brim canopy 15A has a separate material covering which is attached to the bottom perimeter edge o~ said material M.
~ e~erring now to Figùre 2 o~ the drawings, the sport's cap umbrella i8 shown in a closed con~iguration with the brim rlb~ 23 plvoted upwardly in a generally vertical alignment ~arallel the sha~t 11. The spool-type sleeve 19 is advanced upwardly on the shaYt 11 towards the crown 13. A spring 27 is positioned on the sha~t between the annular ring 21 and the sleeve 19 and is moved up the shait as the sleeve 19 is advanced.
The spring 27 eventually engages the annular ring 21 moving the same upwardly which in turn e~tends the brim ribs 26 pivoting at A. The spring 27 compresses slightly against the annular ring 21 a~ the lock arm 20 registers in the aperture in the shaft eifectively locking the spool type sleeve 19 on the sha~t 11 noar the crown 13. The canopy support ribs 17 are now in open position as best seen in Figures 1, 4 and 5 o~ the drawings with ' ''' '",' ' , ' -- , , , ~LZ6~
the material M stretched tightly across the ribs. The canopy brim 15 is also extended as hereinbefore described.
To close the sport's cap umbrella, the above outlined procedure is reversed; unlocking the spool-type sleeve 19 and moving the same downwardly the sha~t, collapsing the deployment arms and canopy ribs, etc.
Thus it will be seen that a new and use~ul improvement to an umbrella has been illustrated and described and it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various changes and modi~lcations may be made therein without departing irom th~ ~plrit o~ the invention.
Having thus described my invention, what I claim is:
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Claims (3)
1. An improvement for an umbrella, the umbrella having a support shaft, a handle on the shaft, a canopy defined by a plurality of canopy support ribs and a rib deployment mechanism which includes a sleeve slidably mounted on the support shaft with the canopy support ribs being attached to the sleeve, a water repellent material secured to and over said canopy support ribs, the improvement comprising a brim canopy extended around a portion of the perimeter of the canopy, the brim canopy comprising a number of brim ribs, separate material covering said brim canopy brim ribs and which is attached to the perimeter portion of the canopy, said brim canopy further including a rib connector fitting attached at one end thereof to one end of each brim rib and at a midportion thereof to one end of a canopy support rib and having a second end bent inwardly and upwardly to form a crank, said brim canopy further including a ring slidably mounted on said support shaft above said sleeve between said sleeve and said canopy, and a plurality of brim canopy support arms each attached at one end thereof to a rib connector second end and at another end thereof to said ring, some of said brim ribs having a length less than other of said brim ribs, said sleeve moving said support arms on said shaft to operate said canopy and said brim canopy.
2. The improvement for an umbrella of claim 1 wherein said means for moving said support arms and pivotally retaining support arms comprises a locking mechanism on said sleeve engage-able on said shaft.
3. The improvement in an umbrella defined in claim 1 wherein said improvement further includes a spring on said support shaft, said spring being located to separate said ring from said sleeve.
Priority Applications (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| CA000526433A CA1269018A (en) | 1986-12-29 | 1986-12-29 | Sport's cap umbrella |
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| CA000526433A CA1269018A (en) | 1986-12-29 | 1986-12-29 | Sport's cap umbrella |
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