Patent classifications
A45B17/00
Tilting Assemblies for Crankless Cantilevered Umbrellas
A cantilevered umbrella comprising a mast, a cantilevered arm, a canopy, and a tilting assembly. The cantilevered arm defines a longitudinal axis and is rotationally fixed in relation to the mast. The canopy is supported by the cantilevered arm and is moveable between collapsed and expanded positions. The tilting assembly is operatively connected to the canopy to tilt the canopy along a tilt axis that extends in generally parallel relation to the longitudinal axis of the cantilevered arm.
Multi-use umbrella with water filtration and sail functions
A five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail comprises: a central-sail intersector; central-sail-supporting ribs; central-sail-rib-raising arms; an adjustable water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering central sail attached to the central-sail-supporting ribs for functioning as a water diverting device to predeterminately redirect the flow of water, functioning as a leaf filtering device to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down, functioning as a water collector to collect rain water when used upside down, functioning as a wind blocker to block wind, functioning as a privacy screen to provide privacy, functioning as an awning to angledly block rain and sun beams, functioning as a canopy to vertically block rain and sun beams, functioning as a wind redirector to redirect wind in and out of sail, and functioning as a sail-steering wind-powered device to steer the sail in multiple different directions; a ring-sail-rib intersector; primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores inserted into and screwed to the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, the multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores for allowing manufacturers to shorten long ribs into the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to reduce the length and volume of the shipping package of the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail in a shipping container to save money from expensive shipping costs, and securely and reinforcingly connecting the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to the secondary autom
Multi-use umbrella with water filtration and sail functions
A five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail comprises: a central-sail intersector; central-sail-supporting ribs; central-sail-rib-raising arms; an adjustable water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering central sail attached to the central-sail-supporting ribs for functioning as a water diverting device to predeterminately redirect the flow of water, functioning as a leaf filtering device to filter leaves from rain water when used upside down, functioning as a water collector to collect rain water when used upside down, functioning as a wind blocker to block wind, functioning as a privacy screen to provide privacy, functioning as an awning to angledly block rain and sun beams, functioning as a canopy to vertically block rain and sun beams, functioning as a wind redirector to redirect wind in and out of sail, and functioning as a sail-steering wind-powered device to steer the sail in multiple different directions; a ring-sail-rib intersector; primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs for resisting bending and warping due to heavy winds, providing reinforced infrastructure for a sail when used on a wind-powered land vehicle, providing reinforced infrastructure for an emergency rainwater collecting device on a marine vessel, and providing reinforced infrastructure for a shade canopy; multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores inserted into and screwed to the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs, the multi-rib-connecting automatically-centered-and-reinforced adjustable cores for allowing manufacturers to shorten long ribs into the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs and the secondary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to reduce the length and volume of the shipping package of the five-device-in-one water-and-leaf-separating leaf-filtering water-collecting wind-blocking wind-redirecting marine-yacht-land-yacht-balcony-bumper-and-trailer-hitch-mountable sail in a shipping container to save money from expensive shipping costs, and securely and reinforcingly connecting the primary automatically-centered-and-reinforced ribs to the secondary autom
SHADE STRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS
An umbrella is provided that includes a canopy, a pole and a rotation assembly is provided. The pole extends along a longitudinal axis and has a rotatable portion coupled with the canopy and a lower portion to which the rotatable portion is rotatably coupled at a connection location. A lower end of the rotatable portion is disposed within an upper end of the lower portion. A rotation assembly configured to rotate the rotatable portion of the pole is provided. The rotation assembly has a hand grip and a drive ring disposed around the rotatable portion of the pole. The hand grip applies torque to the drive ring and thereby to the rotatable portion of the pole. The hand grip and the drive ring are configured to move along the longitudinal axis of the pole to disengage a locking assembly to permit rotation of the rotatable portion of the pole relative to the lower portion of the pole.
SHADE STRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTS
An umbrella is provided that includes a canopy, a pole and a rotation assembly is provided. The pole extends along a longitudinal axis and has a rotatable portion coupled with the canopy and a lower portion to which the rotatable portion is rotatably coupled at a connection location. A lower end of the rotatable portion is disposed within an upper end of the lower portion. A rotation assembly configured to rotate the rotatable portion of the pole is provided. The rotation assembly has a hand grip and a drive ring disposed around the rotatable portion of the pole. The hand grip applies torque to the drive ring and thereby to the rotatable portion of the pole. The hand grip and the drive ring are configured to move along the longitudinal axis of the pole to disengage a locking assembly to permit rotation of the rotatable portion of the pole relative to the lower portion of the pole.
Outdoor umbrella with free axial rotation mechanism
An outdoor umbrella with a free axial rotation mechanism includes upper and lower umbrella columns, and a jiggle shell assembly positioned on the upper umbrella column. The jiggle shell assembly includes a jiggle shell and a jiggle mechanism. A travel cavity is formed at the bottom of the jiggle shell. An axial rotation mechanism is arranged on a lower part of the jiggle shell assembly mounting the upper and lower umbrella columns. When the axial rotation mechanism is in an unlocked state, upper umbrella column rotates freely along an axial direction. The axial rotation mechanism comprises a socket-and-spigot mechanism and a locking mechanism arranged outside the upper and lower umbrella columns. An upper end part of locking mechanism is positioned in travel cavity and its height is a travel range of realizing clutching of the locking mechanism; and the socket-and-spigot mechanism is positioned in upper and lower umbrella columns.
Outdoor umbrella with free axial rotation mechanism
An outdoor umbrella with a free axial rotation mechanism includes upper and lower umbrella columns, and a jiggle shell assembly positioned on the upper umbrella column. The jiggle shell assembly includes a jiggle shell and a jiggle mechanism. A travel cavity is formed at the bottom of the jiggle shell. An axial rotation mechanism is arranged on a lower part of the jiggle shell assembly mounting the upper and lower umbrella columns. When the axial rotation mechanism is in an unlocked state, upper umbrella column rotates freely along an axial direction. The axial rotation mechanism comprises a socket-and-spigot mechanism and a locking mechanism arranged outside the upper and lower umbrella columns. An upper end part of locking mechanism is positioned in travel cavity and its height is a travel range of realizing clutching of the locking mechanism; and the socket-and-spigot mechanism is positioned in upper and lower umbrella columns.
CONVENIENTLY OPEN AND CLOSE SUN UMBRELLA
The present invention provides a conveniently open and close sun umbrella, which includes a vertical pole, a connecting rod, an inclined rod, an umbrella frame and an umbrella opening mechanism. The two ends of the connecting rod are respectively hinged on the vertical pole and the inclined rod. The umbrella opening mechanism includes a first pull rope, a movable pulley, a second pull rope and a slide locking piece which is slidably mounted on the vertical pole. One end of the inclined rod is hinged on the slide locking piece, and the other end is hinged on a fixed umbrella disk. One end of the first pull rope is fixed on the movable pulley, and the other end is fixed on the movable umbrella disk. One end of the second pull rope is fixed on the vertical pole, and the other end is fixed on the slide locking piece.
PORTABLE, ERGONOMIC, AND SELECTIVELY ADJUSTABLE UMBRELLA AND SEAT SUPPORT STRUCTURE
A beverage holding support structure, for use in a pool, includes a base configured to be disposed at a non-equilibrium sloped position within a pool relative to a horizontal plane and parallel to a sloped bottom surface of the pool, a base connector connected to the base, an articulating mechanism adjustably coupled to the base connector and extended upwardly therefrom, at least one extension pole aligned with a centrally registered longitudinal axis and statically affixed to an upper portion of the articulating mechanism, and a cup holder tray attached to the at least one extension pole. The beverage holding support structure has a center of gravity configured to prohibit the base from being tipped over from the non-equilibrium sloped position while the cup holder tray is maintained at a horizontal position parallel to the horizontal plane above a top water level surface of the pool.
TILTABLE UMBRELLA WITH REMOVABLE GUIDE TRACK
A tilt device for an umbrella is a guide track assembly disposed in one of a first tilt member and a second tilt member. The guide track assembly has a first guide track member and a second guide track member. An enclosed guide track is within the guide track assembly. The guide track assembly is slideably received within the first tilt member. A driver that has an upper portion disposed in the second tilt member and a lower portion. The lower portion is disposed in the enclosed guide track. The enclosed guide track is configured to guide movement of the lower portion of the driver within the first tilt member. Movement of the driver causes the second tilt member to tilt relative to the first tilt member. The guide track assembly includes an open channel forming a part of a cord channel through the tilt device.