Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156951 | Pocket umbrella comprising a handle cover and a support for the telescopic tube Disclosed is a folding umbrella that has an additional functionality such as an umbrella cover, in particular a compact pocket umbrella comprising a handle cover and support for the telescopic tube. The aim of the invention is to design a folding pocket umbrella tha... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7096875 | Animal umbrella A creative, protective play space device for children comprising an umbrella like structure which represents an animal, and in which the extremities of the animal, such as the head and the tail, extend beyond the end of the umbrella ribs, and fall toward the ground,... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7069939 | Automated umbrella assembly An automated umbrella assembly includes an outer housing having a bottom wall, a top wall and a peripheral wall. A tube is rotatably mounted in the housing. The tube extends upwardly toward an aperture in the top wall and has an open upper end. An inwardly extending... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6939255 | Collapsible batting cage A collapsible batting cage having a support base (e.g., a front end, a back end and opposite sides) and a support frame to which a protective netting is attached. The support frame includes a plurality of U-shaped frame members that are pivotally connected to the su... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6698440 | Umbrella with chamber and transport for a canopeum An umbrella with a chamber for storage of material such as an enclosure canopeum of netting. Included are mechanisms for transport and interchange of various canopeums. By turning a crank handle, netting is transported from its storage chamber to the edge... | 03/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6334454 | Collapsible umbrella with sheathing handle A collapsible umbrella shaft is attached to a cap having two sets of threads formed thereon. The cap is attachable to a housing by the threads in two alternate orientations to close the interior of the housing. In one cap orientation the folded umbrella i... | 01/01/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6273111 | Retractable umbrella An improved retractable umbrella including a canopy, a plurality of extending arms for supporting the canopy, an outer housing having an interior cavity for housing the canopy and the plurality of extending arms, and a collapsing mechanism for pivoting th... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6039062 | Combined portable umbrella and air blower A combined portable umbrella and air blower comprising an elongate shaft, an umbrella canopy coupled to the elongate shaft for providing protection from adverse weather conditions, and an air propulsion mechanism operably coupled to the elongate shaft for... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5598862 | Umbrella handle An umbrella handle assembled from an inner sleeve fixed to the umbrella's centerpost, and a handle shell seated on that inner sleeve. The sleeve and shell each have a respective latch bores that are aligned to allow a latch button accessible from the exte... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5476113 | Umbrella for catching golf ball An umbrella includes: central shaft having a bucket holding portion recessed in a bottom grip portion of a handle of the hollow central shaft, and a ladle telescopically securable in the hollow central shaft and the handle having a bucket portion formed o... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5458144 | Extendible umbrella handle An extendible handle assembly for an umbrella includes an adapter for coupling to a shaft and a sleeve. The sleeve has a series of grooves, and the adapter has tabs which move within the grooves. The adapter and the shaft move axially relative to each oth... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5449012 | Umbrella assembly A hand-held umbrella with a mechanism for rotating the stem and dome of the umbrella relative to the handle without manual rotation of the handle or umbrella. The rotation is created by a battery operated motor forming a portion of the handle and adapted ... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5365966 | Carry free umbrella An umbrella is provided for carrying on a person's arm to leave both hands free for other purposes. A hollow handle is provided on the lower end of the umbrella to store an extendable band in a retracted condition to which it is spring biased. The band is... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5280799 | Umbrella with two-way flashlight An umbrella that when folded functions as a conventional flashlight, and when opened functions as an umbrella with a two-way flashlight handle. The flashlight handle contains two lamps/reflectors. One is located in the side of the umbrella handle. The oth... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5232004 | Automatic umbrella having wind-resistant buffer effect An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft, a plurality of ribs secured with an umbrella cloth and pivotally secured to the central shaft, an umbrella-opening spring, an umbrella-closing spring, and a control device having a resilient retainer slidab... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5224505 | Automatic umbrella with upwardly and downwardly thrusted push button An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft, a plurality of umbrella ribs, an umbrella-opening spring, an umbrella-closing spring, and a control device having a push button which may be pushed upwardly for opening the umbrella and may be pushed downwa... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5060684 | Automatic umbrella foldably retained by tip cap An automatic umbrella includes a plurality of ribs respectively pivotally secured to a plurality of ferrules respectively mounted or held on a telescopic central shaft, an opening tensioning spring formed in the central shaft for opening the umbrella, at ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4966179 | Emergency umbrella An umbrella includes a hollow tubular handle, a hub slidably contained in the handle between an upper extended position and a lower stored position; a spider hinge mounted on the hub and including radially extending spider arms; a plurality of flexible st... | 10/30/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4842003 | Emergency umbrella An emergency umbrella includes a hollow, tubular handle; a hub formed of an inverted cup-like section slidably contained in the handle between an open position at the upper end of the handle and a stored position at the lower end of the handle, the hub al... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4821756 | Collapsible diposable umbrella The invention is described toward a collapsible disposable umbrella formed from plastic, polyethylene and/or kraft paper components. The invention has a tubular container that serves as a handle when the umbrella is in use. The other components of the uni... | 04/18/1989 |
| 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 |
| 4624275 | Emergency umbrella with head mountable to handle's other end An umbrella includes a hollow tubular handle having an open end and an opposite closed end with an umbrella mounting aperture; a hub having a central section connected between an enlarged flange section with a dimension greater than the opening in the fir... | 11/25/1986 |
| 4456023 | Collapsible umbrella with water-tight sheathing handle A collapsible umbrella with a rigid tubular sheathing handle being attached to a central telescopic stick in such a way that the umbrella in a fully collapsed condition may be withdrawn in the sheathing handle in a completely water-tight manner when a sli... | 06/26/1984 |
| 4084600 | Umbrella The inner ends of cover-supporting ribs of an umbrella are pivotally connected to a rib carrier which is longitudinally slidable in a hollow shaft by means of a handle extending out through a longitudinal slot in the shaft. The rib carrier is slidable by ... | 04/18/1978 |
| 3935874 | Umbrella assembly An umbrella assembly comprising a generally cylindrical housing, open at its top and closed at its bottom, a removable cover for closing the top of said housing, and a collapsible umbrella within said housing, said umbrella comprising a handle having exte... | 02/03/1976 |
