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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011379 | Portable and compact umbrella The present invention relates to a portable and compact umbrella capable of being folded compactly without exposing umbrella ribs and umbrella cloth thereby being easily carried and stored. A portable and compact umbrella according to the present invention includes ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7886756 | Umbrella handle quick-release structure An umbrella handle quick-release structure includes a positioning member, a spring, and an inner sleeve. The positioning member is fixed at a lower end of an umbrella rod. The inner sleeve is secured to a mounting hole of an umbrella handle. The inner sleeve has an ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7484517 | Large portable umbrella The invention discloses a large portable umbrella which relates to the technical field of large foldable umbrella. A large portable umbrella of the invention includes an umbrella column, supporting arms, tarpaulin, cover arms supporting tarpaulin, a develop-fold mec... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7412984 | Portable personal shade and cooling device A portable personal shade and cooling device having a handle and a canopy. The handle defines a water reservoir connected to misting nozzles arranged around the periphery of the canopy. The handle incorporates a pressurization source which may be a gas containing ca... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7409747 | Pliable handle The present invention is aimed to provide a pliable handle, which is cost-effective, speedily assemble, to improve the stability of the central pole and to prevent the gel from leaking out. It is characteristic of a plastic cover placed over a central pole partly de... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7401384 | Pliable handle A pliable handle includes a core member, an outer sheath, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. There is an outer annular flange around its top. The outer sheath has an opening on its top and a closed bottom, an inner annular flange on its t... | 07/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7328714 | Tangle-free umbrella grip adapted for hanging to a closed item A grip for an umbrella is provided on an outer wall with a through hole; at least one annular groove having a start point communicating with the through hole and a terminal point; a hook located at the terminal point of the groove; and an elastic strap having an inn... | 02/12/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7217057 | Surgical implant or instrument with fixing screw A surgical implant or instrument has two parts, one sliding on the other, the lower part being provided with a threaded bore and the upper part being provided with a passage orifice for receiving a fixing screw. The set screw can be received over its entire length b... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7204261 | Lower nest structure of collapsible umbrella A lower nest structure for a collapsible umbrella is provided, which contains a tubular member and a body member. The tubular member is sleeved over the central shaft and contains a tubular section and an operation knob. A pair of guiding holes and a pair of wedges ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7175137 | Coupler for cable trough Couplers for a cable trough system including a spacing defined by first and second guiding surfaces, the spacing being sized to receive the terminal end of a trough member into the spacing. One or more springs are carried on the couplers and may be at least partiall... | 02/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7124470 | Tool lanyard A tool having a lanyard, a tool member and structures for attaching the lanyard and the tool member. The attaching structures includes a pin that is engaged with the lanyard and the tool member. The tool defines an opening having a bore contiguous with the opening f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7044863 | Grip adjusting insert for a hole in a bowling ball A grip adjusting insert for a hole in a bowling ball. An outer sleeve is inserted in the hole in the bowling ball, an inner sleeve is movably mounted in the sleeve, and a finger-engaging member is affixed in the inner sleeve and conforms to a finger of a user. The o... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6976692 | Front suspension crown cover with connector and setting boss A bicycle fork crown cover including an upper cover and a lower cover connected to the upper cover. The upper cover defines at lease one setting aperture and the lower cover includes at least one flexible setting post dimensioned to engage with the setting aperture,... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6968599 | Pliable handle 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... | 11/29/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6926018 | Hands free umbrella A hands free umbrella includes an umbrella having a pole that has a bottom end and a top end. A canopy is attached to the top end of the pole. A handle is attached to the bottom end of the pole and extends downwardly away therefrom. The handle has a bottom side, a t... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6810890 | Obstruction-free golf bag umbrella A golf bag umbrella includes a central shaft having a bending portion formed on the shaft, a rib assembly pivotally secured to the central shaft having an umbrella cloth secured on the rib assembly, with the rib assembly including at least a top rib pivotally secure... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6626198 | Resilient stave support assembly for umbrella An umbrella a fixed ring secured on top of a rod, a middle ring and a lower ring slidably engaged on the rod, a number of main staves having inner ends rotatably securing to the middle ring, a number of upper staves pivotally coupled between the fixed rin... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6520192 | Extensible positioning device of the shank of an umbrella An extensible positioning device of the shank of an umbrella includes an outer tube, an inner tube, an adjusting cylinder and a fixing cylinder. The inner tube may telescope in the outer tube. The outer tube has holes spaced apart horizontally in a lower ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6401736 | Umbrella device with engaging mechanism An umbrella device incorporating an engaging mechanism for securing the umbrella to fixed location. The device includes an elongated shaft having a top end and a bottom end and which is capable of being extended across an overall axial length. A fabric co... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6390107 | Double-story umbrella A double-story umbrella includes an upper umbrella, and a lower umbrella detachably coupled with the upper umbrella and operatively opened to be a beach umbrella or a big umbrella having large shielding area; whereby upon uncoupling of the upper and lower... | 05/21/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6330887 | Structure of the main shaft of an umbrella An improved structure of the main shaft of a large size umbrella comprising an umbrella structure and an eccentric engaging element, characterized in that the umbrella structure includes an umbrella body, the main shaft an inner shaft and the eccentric en... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6286528 | Flexible shaft disposable umbrella An umbrella having a molded handle, a translucent telescopic center shaft, a flexible hinge, a top shaft, a plastic dome, spokes connected to the dome and to the top shaft and ribs connected to the spokes and to the ring. When opened the umbrellas's dome ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6257257 | Automatic opening and closing structure of a collapsible umbrella This specification discloses an automatic opening and closing structure of a collapsible umbrella that allows the user to open the umbrella to use by pressing a button on the handle so that the runner departs from the hook block on the button and moves to... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6234185 | Umbrella A disposable umbrella wherein the shaft and rib structure are of unitary molded plastic construction. The ribs are joined to a central hub attached to the shaft by a self-hinge having memory which causes the ribs to spring outwardly into a radially extend... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6209556 | Umbrella skeleton made of composite material An umbrella skeleton is composed of a shaft, a runner fitted slidably over the shaft, a plurality of ribs arranged radially from the shaft such that ribs are fastened pivotally at one end thereof with the shaft, and a plurality of strut ribs fastened pivo... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6145522 | Opening mechanism of quadruple collapsible umbrellas An opening mechanism of quadruple collapsible umbrellas, wherein the main improvements are two independent pulling ropes governing the movement of a runner and a stretcher system as well as the motion of the tubular elements of the umbrella stick. These i... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6070602 | Opening structure of a multiple folded umbrella An opening structure of a multiple folded umbrella is provided that includes a shaft formed by several tubes, a runner provided around the shaft, an upper connector provided on an upper tube of the shaft, and a frame having many ribs pivotally connected w... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6052868 | Umbrella handle with a hanging loop This invention relates to an improved umbrella handle with a hanging loop, wherein the hanging loop is capable of being winded around the handle and being fixed securely. The umbrella handle is provided a spiral concave groove of the surface which can be ... | 04/25/2000 |
