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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8161989 | Control structure of self-opening/closing umbrella A control structure is provided for mounting to a handle of a self-opening/closing umbrella and includes a reversal prevention wheel around which a safety rope is wound and extending through a central shaft of the umbrella with an end fixed to the reversal preventio... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8161988 | Central shaft control structure of self-opening/closing umbrella A central shaft control structure is provided for a self-opening/closing umbrella and is arranged in a handle of the umbrella for self-opening/closing of the umbrella, including a safety device composed of a reversal prevention wheel having a toothed surface, an ope... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8104493 | Two-stage collapsing device for umbrella A two-stage collapsing device includes a base having a passage with first and second slots defined in an inner periphery thereof. A first locking member and a second locking member are movably received in the two slots. The first and second locking members each incl... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100139 | Protective improvement on a collapsible umbrella A protective improvement on a collapsible umbrella includes a driving cord directly penetrating a base for connecting to an upper accommodation. The driving cord has its one end fixed to a pulley tackle and its other end fixed to the upper accommodation. A spacer is... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7971595 | Central shaft control structure of self-opening/closing umbrella A central shaft control structure is provided for a self-opening/closing umbrella and is arranged in a handle of the umbrella for self-opening/closing of the umbrella, including a safety device composed of a reversal prevention wheel having a toothed surface, an ope... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7798160 | Safely operable handle device for an automatic foldable umbrella A safely operable handle device includes a grip shell coupled to a telescopic central shaft unit, a retained block releasably blocked so as to hold the umbrella in an opened state, a reel member rotatably mounted in the grip shell and biased by a coil spring, a cord... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789096 | Fully automatic collapsible and multi-foldable umbrella A fully automatic collapsible and multi-foldable umbrella includes an umbrella rib, an upper nest, a lower nest, a middle rod and a compression spring disposed between the upper and lower nests or a tension spring disposed on the umbrella rib. The middle rod has upp... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7735498 | Umbrella with mechanism for automatic opening or closing An umbrella includes a control mechanism comprising a hollow cylinder, a control block, a press mechanism, a push member, and an actuation block; a shank assembly comprising a support tube, first and second sliding tubes, and a resilient member; a link assembly comp... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7588041 | Control device for umbrella An umbrella includes a runner slidably engaged onto a central shaft for coupling to a whale bone device, a tubular member slidably engaged onto the central shaft and having an upper portion secured to the runner, a handle attached to the tubular member, and a contro... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7401615 | Manual-opened and auto-closed umbrella The invention relates to a manual-opened and auto-closed umbrella, which utilizes two springs provided around a shaft and therein accompanying with a runner and a frame to control the umbrella being opened manually and closed automatically. The umbrella is to be ope... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7389784 | Automatic collapsible umbrella The invention relates to an automatic collapsible umbrella, which utilizes several springs provided around a shaft or therein accompanying with a runner apparatus and a frame to control the umbrella being opened or closed automatically. The main character of this um... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7322371 | Lock mechanism of large umbrella for effecting a multi-sectional length adjustment of telescopic shank A lock mechanism mounted in a large umbrella includes a sliding sleeve including an aperture on surface of a lower extension, a telescopic shank including a lower tube fixed in a handle and a sliding upper tube, a lock device disposed in the upper tube such that dis... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7311110 | Automatic close umbrella with automatic resetting feature An automatic close umbrella is disclosed. As folding an umbrella, the user presses a control device on a handle by one finger so that a tenon is released from a buckle and thus the buckle unit of the lower rib collector is separated from the lower central pole. Furt... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7252103 | Opening device of automatic umbrella Provided is an opening device mounted on a shank of automatic umbrella including a sliding sleeve having a lower extension and a slot on the extension. The device comprises an upper trigger mechanism lockingly engaged with the extension in a closed condition of the ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246629 | Beach umbrella One embodiment of a beach umbrella comprises a telescopic shank and a folding radial frame including ribs each including a first segment, a second segment, and a hinge pivotably interconnecting the segments, and spreaders each having one end pivotably connected to t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234205 | Pliable handle A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a tubular core member, a deformable outer sheath disposed about the tubular core member, a gel disposed between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, and first and second sealers insert... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7210490 | Super mini umbrella The invention relates to a super mini umbrella, which has a shorter length for facilitating carrying by people. The umbrella includes a shaft having its lowest tube with many impressions covered with glue to insert into a connector in a handle of the umbrella. A run... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7168438 | Control device for opening and closing automatic umbrella A control device for opening and closing an automatic umbrella includes a handle, a lower tube, a control member, a press plate, a bullet head, an upper tube, and a push button. Thus, the push button is pressed in a two-stage manner to push and pivot the press plate... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7111954 | Umbrella with a lamp An umbrella with a lamp is primarily composed of a plurality of light sources embedded below ribs, with connection wires of the light sources passing into an upper nest and connected with an internal control circuit. The control circuit inside the upper nest is conn... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7082953 | Umbrella actuator An umbrella actuator for extending and folding an umbrella includes a runner slidable on a vertical rod to drive an umbrella frame to move, an anchor element fixedly mounted on the vertical rod for latching the runner, and a coupling device attached to the runner in... | 08/01/2006 |
| 6959469 | Pliable header A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a core member, an outer sheath disposed about the core member, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. The outer sheath is deformable, such that when a hand grips the pli... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945263 | Operation device for outdoor umbrella An outdoor umbrella includes an operation device including a ring-shaped slider joint slidably connected to a shaft of the outdoor umbrella in a vertical movable manner, a locking stopper fitted in a locker hole of the shaft in an inwardly movable manner, a resilien... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6854474 | Openable and obliquely rotatable umbrella An openable and obliquely rotatable umbrella comprises a rod body having an upper shaft and a lower shaft; an upper cell set firmly secured to the upper shaft; a lower cell set installed to the upper shaft and the lower shaft; two pulleys installed on the upper shaf... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6817371 | Multiple-fold automatic umbrella with smoothly wound multiple-fold rope A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft; a rib assembly pivotally secured to an upper notch and a lower runner on the central shaft; an opening spring and a plurality of closing springs for opening or closing the umbrella; and a control device i... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6810894 | Automatic folding umbrella An automatic folding umbrella is disclosed. Operation of opening and retracting the umbrella is performed by the controlling device installed in the handle, The umbrella comprises of a set of telescopic shafts which includes an upper shaft, a middle shaft and a lowe... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6805143 | Pull cord mechanism for self-opening foldable umbrella A pull cord mechanism for a self-opening umbrella mainly comprises a core tube rest to support the first and second sheaves on one side. The core tube rest links the core tube at the lower end. Both core tube rest and core tube are housed in the hollow of the center... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6779536 | Protecting structure for a button of an auto-umbrella A protective structure for a button of an auto umbrella includes a shell slidably mounted on a handle. The handle, connected to the lower end of the umbrella shaft, has a control apparatus inside for automatically opening or closing the umbrella. A button of the con... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6772777 | Hydraulic umbrella A hydraulic umbrella includes a housing assembly that has a perimeter wall for defining an interior space. A main shaft member has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is positionable within the interior space of the housing. The second portion is... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6729340 | Umbrella with switch for folding and opening umbrella automatically A switch for folding and opening an umbrella automatically, comprises an engaging tube having a first spring and a second spring, and a buckle; one end of the engaging tube has a tube; a lateral side of the tube having a protrusion; two outer lateral sides of the en... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6729341 | Control apparatus for an automatic-opened umbrella The present invention relates to a control apparatus for an automatic-opened umbrella, which includes a button with an inner ring body having two engaging ends. The umbrella is also provided with a runner with engaging edge on both sides. The runner will be securely... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6684893 | Simplified controlling apparatus of an automatic umbrella The present invention relates to a simplified controlling apparatus of an automatic umbrella, which includes a control loop and an elastic control bar. A handle with a single button is provided to receive the controlling apparatus. The simplified structur... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6668845 | Multiple-fold automatic umbrella as ergonomically constructed and manipulated A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft, a rib assembly including a top rib, a stretcher rib, at least an intermediate rib and a tail rib pivotally connected one another and pivotally connected to the central shaft, an opening spring,... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6626197 | Multiple-fold automatic umbrella with smoothly wound multiple-rope A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft; a rib assembly pivotally secured to an upper notch and a lower runner on the central shaft; an opening spring and a plurality of closing springs for opening or closing the umbrella; and a contr... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6616129 | Hoisting device for spreader supporting slide of a sunshade A hoisting device for spreader supporting slide member of a sunshade includes first and second ratchet combinations each including a first ratchet, and a second turning ratchet. The ratchet combinations are positioned to face two opposite sides of the sun... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6561205 | Control mechanism for folding jump umbrellas A control mechanism for folding jump umbrellas includes a composite control ring, a lower runner having a step opening at one end for housing a lower runner spring and a sleeve and a square opening engageable with a latch stub of a pushbutton. When the pu... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6481450 | Handle mechanism for an automatic multiple-folded umbrella A handle mechanism of an automatic folding umbrella which comprises body edges two sides of which are installed with a first spring, respectively, and a guiding track, respectively; further, a penetrating hole being formed at the center of the body; a sto... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6422250 | Wire connection device for folding umbrellas A foldable umbrella includes a finishing cap with a plurality of first ribs pivotally connected thereto and a first recess is defined in an outer periphery of the finishing cap so that a first pulley and a first pin are received in the first recess. A sha... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6415805 | Closing mechanism used in a quadruple folding collapsible umbrella A closing mechanism used in an automatic quadruple folding collapsible umbrella is provided that comprises a pair of rollers and a round pin that cooperate with a rope to perform a closing operation. The pair of rollers is provided on one side of the umbr... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6371140 | Pneumatic umbrella with shell An umbrella is provided including a lower tube, an upper tube slidably coupled with the lower tube and a slider assembly including a slider slidably mounted along the upper tube. Also included is a retractable assembly mounted on the upper tube and connec... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6360759 | Multiple-fold automatic umbrella with penta-fold rope A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes a penta-fold rope having its inner rope end secured with a locking head locked in a grip of a central shaft and defining a first rope section of the penta-fold rope from the locking head through an interior of t... | 03/26/2002 |
