A45B2023/0012

Portable workstation apparatus
10856654 · 2020-12-08 ·

Disclosed is a portable workstation apparatus including a flat workbench having a top surface and a bottom surface, the workbench having a proximal end and a distal end. A rod is detachably coupled to the distal end of the workbench. A pair of rails is coupled to the bottom side of the workbench and a sink unit is slidably mounted to the pair of rails. A dispenser is coupled to the proximal end of the workbench, wherein the dispenser and the rod upstands on the ground for supporting the workbench at a predetermined height, the dispenser configured to make ice cubes. A storage unit is mounted on the dispenser. An umbrella having a canopy and a shaft, is coupled to the storage unit.

SUNSHADE UMBRELLA WITH HAND-HELD PORTABLE ROTATABLE BASE MECHANISM

A sunshade umbrella with a hand-held portable rotatable base mechanism includes a base assembly, a support assembly arranged on the base assembly and a canopy assembly arranged on the support assembly. The base assembly includes an upper base plate and a lower base plate which are disposed in a center of the base assembly, and are fixedly fitted up and down. The support assembly includes a support column and a support tube. The support column is insertedly and fixedly connected to the upper and lower base plates, and the support tube is rotatably sleeved outside the support column.

Umbrellas including motors located within the umbrella housing
10820672 · 2020-11-03 · ·

An umbrella includes a base unit, a core umbrella assembly connected to the base unit, an arm expansion module connected to the core umbrella assembly, the arm expansion module comprising one or more arm expansion assemblies and one or more arms, the one or more arms connected to the one or more arm expansion assemblies, and an expansion motor, the expansion motor to expand or retract the one or more arms, wherein the expansion motor is located within a core umbrella assembly. The arm expansion module includes a sensor assembly, the sensor assembly comprising one or more environmental sensors to capture measurements of environmental conditions in a surrounding area. The umbrella includes an azimuth motor to rotate the core umbrella assembly about the base unit, the azimuth motor being located inside the core umbrella assembly.

Intelligent shading objects with integrated computing device
10813422 · 2020-10-27 · ·

An intelligent shading umbrella comprises a base assembly, an umbrella support assembly coupled to a base assembly, a first memory, a first processor coupled to the first memory, and a computing device, wherein the computing device has a non-volatile memory having computer-readable instructions stored thereon, a second memory, and a second processor. A first processor communicates commands and/or signals to the umbrella support assembly to cause movement of the umbrella support assembly. A second processor, of the computing device, is enclosed within the intelligent shading object fetches computer-readable instructions from the non-volatile memory, loads the computer-readable instructions from the non-volatile memory into the second memory, and executes the computer-readable instructions to communicate with external computing devices and/or to generate commands and/or signals to the first processor to request movements of the umbrella shading assembly.

Umbrella including integrated camera
10819916 · 2020-10-27 · ·

An intelligent umbrella includes a base assembly, a center support assembly having one or more arm support assemblies, and one or more arms coupled to the one or more arm support assemblies. The center support assembly is a tubular structure to house electrical and mechanical components. The umbrella includes a computing device, the computing device integrated inside the center support assembly. The computing device includes one or more memory devices, one or more processors and computer-readable instructions stored in the one or more memory devices and executable by the one or more processors. The intelligent umbrella includes a shading fabric. The intelligent umbrella includes a camera, the camera to capture images of an area in proximity to the intelligent shading umbrella, the camera integrated inside the center support assembly.

Sunshade and sunshade base thereof

This invention provides a sunshade and a sunshade base thereof. The sunshade base, configured to be connected with a sunshade rod to support a sunshade top, the sunshade includes: a support, an upper side of the support is provided with a connection member for being connected with the sunshade rod; a moving assembly, rolling or sliding to drive the support to move; and a counterweight, the support has a counterweight area for supporting the counterweight. When the sunshade needs to be moved, it only needs to drive the moving assembly to roll or slide, thereby driving the support and the whole sunshade to move. Compared with the prior art in which several people is required to work together to move the sunshade, this invention greatly reduces the labor intensity of moving the sunshade, thereby making the moving of the sunshade more time-saving and labor-saving.

Intelligent shading charging systems
10813424 · 2020-10-27 · ·

An intelligent shading charging system, includes a housing having a rechargeable battery installed therein, a lower support assembly connected to the housing and an upper support assembly, the upper support assembly including one or more arm support assemblies. The intelligent shading charging system further includes a hinging assembly connecting a lower support assembly to an upper support assembly to allow an upper support assembly to rotate with respect to the lower support assembly, one or more arms connected to the one or more are support assemblies, a shading fabric; and one or more solar cell arrays mounted on or integrated within the shading fabric.

TILT MECHANISMS AND ACTUATORS FOR UMBRELLAS
20200297085 · 2020-09-24 ·

A patio umbrella that includes a tilt mechanism for adjusting a shade angle of the umbrella canopy. The umbrella canopy can be opened and closed by a crank and spool mechanism. The tilt mechanism can be controlled by an actuator that operates independently of the crank and spool mechanism. The actuator can be mounted on the upright pole of the patio umbrella.

SHADE UMBRELLA FOR FACILITATING FOLDING OF UMBRELLA SURFACE

An umbrella for facilitating folding of umbrella surface includes an umbrella surface assembly and a pole assembly that are cooperatively connected to each other. The umbrella surface assembly includes a middle stick, an upper umbrella tray, a lower umbrella tray, a set of first cross rods and a set of second cross rods. The upper umbrella tray is hingedly connected to a first diagonal draw bar, a middle portion of the first diagonal draw bar is hingedly connected to a second diagonal draw bar, and a lower end of the first diagonal draw bar is hingedly connected to a sliding portion. The pole assembly includes an outer pole, an inner telescopic rod slidably connected to the outer pole, a traction device and an elastic element.

Portable storage assembly
10781965 · 2020-09-22 · ·

The present invention is directed to a portable storage assembly including a plurality of poles, a support attachable to each of the poles and a storage container mountable to the support; wherein in use the poles are positioned to intersect forming an apex in an upper section and a wide base in a lower section, the storage container is positionable within the space defined by the poles in the lower section.