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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5156369 | Beach umbrella A ground anchoring arrangement for attachment to, for example, the pole of a beach umbrella or the like consists of a hollow cylindrical member having a rod rotatably supported therein. A spiral screw is attached to one end of the rod, and the other end o... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5150728 | Umbrella with magnetic fasteners An umbrella having one or more magnetic fasteners attached thereto strategically located to provide support of an open umbrella to a metallic surface on a vehicle so that the umbrella can be self-supported adjacent the opening of a vehicle such as the doo... | 09/29/1992 |
| 5143108 | Beach umbrella A portable beach umbrella is provided having a plurality of rotatable accessible utility levels for storing necessary beach equipment. The umbrella also includes a refreshment support member, entertainment devices, and is easily secured to sand or ground ... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5143107 | Raining umbrella A raining umbrella is provided as an outdoor play toy for children. Water from a hose flows up through the umbrella handle and sprays out through holes in the spokes which support the umbrella canopy to create "rain" beneath the umbrella.... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5086712 | Portable coaster kit An apparatus including a support table defined by a first and second semi-cylindrical support plate, wherein the support plates are hingedly mounted relative to one another along contiguous and coextensive hinge lines, with a plurality of hinges mounting ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5046446 | Reminder device A reminder device attached to an umbrella that can be removed from the umbrella and stored in a conspicuous position when the umbrella is removed by a person using the umbrella or carrying the umbrella for later use. The reminder device reminds the umbrel... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5046699 | Anchoring device for post An anchoring device for securing a post such as a beach umbrella into the ground comprising a hollow tubular member for vertically holding the post, a screw member at the lower end of the tubular member, a pair of laterally extending lever arms at the upp... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5029239 | Radio equipped umbrella An umbrella with a hollow interior shaft with a canopy attached at the top portion of said shaft. An audio signal source is attached to the shaft of the umbrella and speaker assemblies are attached to the inside of the canopy of the umbrella. The speaker ... | 07/02/1991 |
| 5025819 | Umbrella sling apparatus An apparatus as set forth including an elongate flexible sling member, including an upper terminal end mounted to a support rod tip projecting coaxially of the support rod extending beyond an associated umbrella canopy. The lower terminal end of the sling... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5007811 | Electric fan for patio umbrella An electric fan is provided for mounting on and about a shaft, including the shaft of a patio umbrella. A rotatable drive ring wherein the shaft is positionable perpendicular to and extending through the drive ring is rotated by an electric motor fixedly ... | 04/16/1991 |
| 4989123 | Collapsible light shade for a portable light A collapsible light shade for a portable light such as a flashlight having a handle with a collapsible umbrella shade mounted at one end thereof. A collapsible leg assembly is mounted at the other end of the handle for supporting the shade in an upright f... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4962779 | Multi-function umbrella A multi-function umbrella includes a multi-section rod, a handle portion provided on a lower end of the rod and a canopy body provided on an upper end of the rod. A flashlight is provided on top of the rod. A buzzer, a gas container and a battery are prov... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4962780 | Variable sunshield A sunshield device is disclosed having two relatively movable, collapsible screen means fabricated of material which upon relative motion between screen means operates to filter, block, scatter and reduce the intensity of solar radiation. The desired effe... | 10/16/1990 |
| 4924893 | Beach umbrella safety system A beach umbrella anchoring system comprises an anchor member comprising a container, in the form of a beach bag, for containing a weighting medium, such as sand, and a connector for connecting the container to a beach umbrella restraining device; and a be... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4915670 | Radio equipped umbrella An umbrella with a hollow interior shaft with a canopy attached at the top portion of said shaft. An audio signal source is attached to the shaft of the umbrella and speaker assemblies are attached to the inside of the canopy of the umbrella. The speaker ... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4887543 | Unforgettable umbrella method A method and a device to aid in recollecting to retrieve an umbrella left in a building including an eye device on the handle of the umbrella with a identification plastic panel attached with a spring clip through the eye. The identification device is unc... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4880023 | Umbrella frame An umbrella frame including a telescopic stick, outer dome ribs, struts, and stretcher members, in which the telescopic stick is provided with a crown at its upper end and is further provided with a runner which is slidable along the stick. The umbrella f... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4872468 | Safety umbrella This umbrella is designed to provide added safety to a user by making the user more visible in darkness to a motorist. Primarly, it consists of a strip on its canopy that is both reflective and will glow when light is provided by either an on board light ... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4867187 | Umbrella with removable radio handle An umbrella includes a removable, longitudinally elongated handle which connects to the lower end of the shaft of the umbrella. The handle includes a battery powered radio receiver. A clip is provided for engaging the garment of the user enabling the hand... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4860776 | Shield for a person A shield for a person has a shaft, a handle and a release trigger in the shaft. A plurality of ribs are pivotally attached to the shaft at the other end from the handle. A support is provided for the ribs and is movable between an open configuration in wh... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4848385 | Lighting portable utensil forming an umbrella, sunshade or the like A lighting portable utensil forming an umbrella, sunshade or the like and having a stick carrying at one end thereof a cupola kept in open unfolded position by flexible ribs or whale bones made from a transparent material and lit by a light source provide... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4838290 | Slimly-folded umbrella having extendible brim portion An umbrella includes a plurality of main links for securing an umbrella cloth and several shortened links each pivotally connected with a tail link which is operatively suspended horizontally to a stretcher link by a supporting link when opening an umbrel... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4832163 | Portable table system A portable table preferably composed of a pair of containers which cooperate in face to face relationship to form a composite table surface and further serve as a support to the pole portion of a beach umbrella.... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4832304 | Ground-anchoring device particularly for umbrellas A ground-anchoring device for anchoring a pole in the ground, comprises a post formed with spiral threads at one end for threading into the ground; a socket at the opposite end for receiving an end of the pole to be anchored in the ground; and a pair of a... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4824108 | Rebounding ball game A rebounding ball game comprising a circular planar horizontal court and a deflecting element having a spherical concave rebound surface mounted generally orthogonal to the court, such that a substantial portion of the rebound surface extends above the co... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4809724 | Sunshade-holder for deck chairs and baby carriages A sunshade holder which has a U-shaped rod fastened to the tubular structure (A) of the deck chair or baby carriage, by means of devices (2), fastened on its free ends, while on the rod (1) a device is slidingly assembled, which fastens the sunshade, cons... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4800909 | Clamp for umbrella stick A clamping device of a static umbrella (e.g. the frame of a garden or beach mbrella) has a segment which is flexibly connected to a bush which surrounds an umbrella stick. A handle rotatably mounted in a boss attached to the bush is able to overcome the na... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4798219 | Umbrella package An umbrella package is disclosed in which the umbrella is housed in a golf ball pick-up tube. A golf ball pick-up device may be already installed on the end of the tube, or housed therein as a separate component. The pick-up device is essentially a cylind... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4790338 | Combined golfing umbrella and golf ball retriever structure A combined golfing umbrella and golf ball retriever structure. In one embodiment golf ball retriever structure telescopes into and out of the handle end of a golfing umbrella. In another embodiment the golf ball retriever structure telescopes into and out... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4788996 | Foldable golf bag umbrella-like cover A foldable umbrella-like cover for covering the open top of a golf club bag and golf clubs extending out of the bag, includes a vertically elongated tube that is centrally positioned within the bag, along with the golf clubs, and is releasably clamped to ... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4788995 | Umbrella assembly This is concerned with an umbrella assembly and specifically with one that has a flashlight assembly in the handle thereof socketed so that operation of the flashlight is assured. The flashlight is a self-contained unit so that it may be replaced from tim... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4760610 | Umbrella cap hat An umbrella configured in the shape of a cap, having a main canopy from which extends about a portion of the lower perimeter a brim canopy when in open extended position. The brim canopy folds upwardly against the main canopy as it is closed. A fabric hea... | 08/02/1988 |
| 4733681 | Combination device of umbrella and golf ball retriever A combination umbrella and golf ball retriever which uses the umbrella strut as a socket pipe to accommodate several telescopically nested tubes so as to form an elongated handle for a golf ball retriever. There is an eccentric-grooved stud inserted at on... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4711260 | Apparatus which is convertible between an umbrella and a golfing backstop A golfing apparatus which has the combined function of an umbrella and a backstop for a low trajectory golf ball. In the umbrella configuration, the apparatus operates as a conventional umbrella and may be repositioned from a closed to an open position wh... | 12/08/1987 |
| 4699164 | Rain cover for golf bag A rain cover for a golf bag comprised of an umbrella-like cover of rain proof material for draping over the top of an otherwise opened golf bag for golf clubs (FIG. 1). The cover includes on its underside at its center an elastic sock, which is engagingly... | 10/13/1987 |
| 4675916 | Umbrella hat with elastic peripheral components A precipitation protecting device that may be configured as a wide brimmed hat, or as an umbrella like covering. The device is movable from a collapsed, low volume configuration in which it is easily transported or stored, to a deployed configuration in w... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4641675 | Sport's cap umbrella An umbrella configured in the shape of a cap, having a main canopy from which extends about a portion of the lower perimeter a brim canopy when in opened and extended position. The brim canopy folds upwardly against the main canopy as it is closed.... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4628791 | Umbrella music box accessory This invention is a music box and a special clamp for securing the box on an umbrella shaft at a location where a canopy-spreading mechanism of the umbrella automatically activates the music box when the umbrella is opened up.... | 12/16/1986 |
| 4617951 | Weapon concealment and locking means Device for concealing and locking in place a weapon such as in conjunction with an umbrella wherein the weapon can be unlocked and withdrawn at will. The weapon locking device is operated by manually releasing spring-biased locking pins which are friction... | 10/21/1986 |
| 4609175 | Leg-supported umbrella holder A leg-supported umbrella holder is grasped between the thighs of a wheelchair-bound person while supported by the seat of a wheelchair. An umbrella shaft and handle are clamped within the holder in upright position, permitting use of both hands for locomo... | 09/02/1986 |
