Abstract: 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 covering portion is supported by an outwardly actuable frame secured to the shaft, the frame including a plurality of elongate and arcuate ribs to which is secured the fabric covering portion. An annular collar is mounted about the elongated shaft in axially extending fashion. An additional plurality of supporting ribs extend from the collar, each of the supporting ribs engaging an associated fabric securing rib so that, upon a selected upward axial extension of the collar, the frame is engaged in the outwardly actuated manner. A substantially “C” shaped clamp is secured in axially slidable fashion along the extended axial length of the shaft, the clamp affixing the umbrella device to a substantially horizontally extending ledge support.

Abstract: A vented umbrella is resistant to inversion from the wind and effective in ventilation. The umbrella comprises a foldable frame, a lower canopy, and an upper canopy in a concentric covering relation with respect to lower canopy with a small overlapped peripheral area therebetween. A plurality of nonelastic ropes are provided each connected between the center portion of peripheral edge in respective sector of lower canopy and the upper ring. Hence, a plurality of openings are formed at the junction between sectors of upper and lower canopies in a fully extended condition. This also can save cloth and effect a simplified manufacturing process.

Abstract: An umbrella operating system allows for the simple opening, closing and locking of an umbrella while allowing the frame to freely rotate about the pole, wherein the pole is held in a stationary position. The umbrella includes a pair of hub members mounted about a pole member wherein the lower hub member is slidable up and down the pole. A pulley system with locking cam member may be employed to allow the umbrella to safely and easily open to any desired level. A locking stabilizer arm may be used to secure the main hub member in the fully open position and a stabilizer base provides strong support to the pole member to help it withstand severe weather conditions. The umbrella is rotatable about the pole axis regardless of the degree to which it is opened.

Abstract: An umbrella frame has a hollow shaft, an upper runner disposed on the hollow shaft, a lower runner receiving the hollow shaft, the upper runner having a first upper casing and a first lower casing, the lower runner having a second upper casing and a second lower casing, a key-shaped hole formed on the second upper casing, a thread inserted through the key-shaped hole, the thread having a blocking end, a plug inserted in the key-shaped hole, a winding device inserted through the hollow shaft, and the thread connected to the winding device. A plurality of ribs are connected to the first upper casing. A plurality of stretchers are connected to the lower runner.

Abstract: An improved safety locking mechanism according to the invention is particularly suitable for use in a five or more folding collapsible umbrella. The mechanism comprises a specially designed runner in conjunction with an actuator element. A plunger and a spring are disposed under the actuator element in a through hole formed on the runner. The plunger is urged by the spring and so will project out to abut against the upper rim of the bowed resilient element when the umbrella is opened. With such arrangements, an umbrella can be effectively kept at an open state. To close the umbrella users depress the bowed resilient element to make the plunger disengaged from the runner.

Abstract: An umbrella skeleton comprises a runner controlling device which is formed of a first plastic plate and a second plastic plate. The runner controlling device is located in a receiving slot of the top end of a shaft of the umbrella skeleton. The first plastic plate is provided with a rachet pillar, an arcuate locating plate, a movable ratchet wheel movably located between the ratchet pillar and the locating plate, and a pulley on which an activation cord is wound such that one end of the activation cord is fastened with the runner, and that other end of the activation cord is fastened with an activator located in proximity of the bottom end of the shaft.

Abstract: A safety umbrella runner includes: a push button having a plunger slidably held in a slot transversely formed through the runner to contact a spring catch normally resiliently protruding outwardly from the central shaft for retaining the runner when opening the umbrella, with the push button stably slidably held in the slot formed in the runner for a very ergonomic operation when depressing the push button for disengaging the runner from the catch for closing the umbrella.

Abstract: 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 the shaft to an upper guiding roller rotatably mounted in an upper portion of the shaft; a second rope section of the penta-fold rope from the upper guiding roller to a first lower guiding roller rotatably mounted on a lower runner slidably held in the shaft; a third rope section of the rope from the first lower guiding roller towards at least an uppermost guiding roller rotatably mounted in a top portion of the shaft; a fourth rope section from the uppermost guiding roller towards a second lower guiding roller rotatably mounted on the lower runner opposite to the first guiding roller; and a fifth rope section from the second lower guiding roller towards an outer rope end secured to an upper notch formed on the top of the shaft, thereby providing a rope dynami

Abstract: A novel umbrella structure, comprises mainly a shaft, two surface frames, and two connecting parts; wherein, the connecting parts are formed basically by crossing two ribs with each other, and linking them with an main notch and a main runner provided on the shaft and with an sub-notch and sub-runner provided on the surface frames, such that each surface frame can be linked on both symmetrical sides of the shaft, respectively, by the connecting part. As the main runner provided as a sleeve around the shaft slides up and down, the sub-runner on the surface frame will be driven by the connecting parts and slide up and down correspondingly, and its distance to the sub-notch is exactly equal to the distance from the main runner to the main notch and thereby, the umbrella surface can be completely spread out.

Abstract: A vented umbrella is resistant to inversion from the wind and effective in ventilation. The umbrella comprises a foldable frame, a lower canopy, and an upper canopy in a concentric covering relation with respect to lower canopy with a small overlapped peripheral area therebetween. A plurality of nonelastic ropes are provided each connected between the center portion of peripheral edge in respective sector of lower canopy and the upper ring. Hence, a plurality of openings are formed at the junction between sectors of upper and lower canopies in a fully extended condition. This also can save cloth and effect a simplified manufacturing process.

Abstract: An umbrella frame provides a stable and enduring support for an umbrella canopy while also allowing canopies of varying shapes and sizes to be mounted thereto. The umbrella frame includes a pair of hub members mounted about a pole member wherein each hub member has a plurality of slots formed in its outer perimeter. Ribs and struts are pivotally secured to the hub members using hub connectors which are removably secured to the hub slots so as to allow the size and shape of the attached canopy to be readily varied. The struts are also pivotally secured to the ribs by a collar member which helps prevent damage to the overlying canopy. The umbrella frame is rotatable about its axis in both the extended and retracted positions.

Abstract: An umbrella includes a shaft having a plurality of ribs radially and pivotally connected to a finishing cap on the top of the shaft and a sleeve is slidably mounted to the shaft. A stop, a first flange and a second flange respectively extend radially outward from the sleeve, wherein the first flange is located between the stop and the second flange. A collar is movably mounted to the sleeve and located between the stop and the first flange. A plurality of first stretchers pivotally connected between the collar and the ribs. A runner is movably mounted to the sleeve and located between the first flange and the second flange. A plurality of second stretchers are pivotally connected between the runner and the ribs. The sleeve is pushed toward the collar to move the collar and to let the panel be expanded by the first stretchers and the movement of the ribs expand the second stretchers.

Abstract: In an umbrella runner (2) in which a plurality of stretcher holder grooves (5) that hold stretcher ends having axial holes are formed around an end rim in a radial pattern, plate springs (12a, 12) for pivot support of the stretchers and having free ends that are deformed by insertion of said stretcher ends in said grooves (5) and engage the axial holes in said ends after insertion, thereby pivotally supporting said ends.

Abstract: A hub and rib assembly for umbrella comprises a hub and a plurality of ribs, all made of ductile material. Each rib has an end integrally formed and connected with the hub, whereby assembling thereof is easy and not involved other tools. In other word, the cost is reduced and the safety is enhanced.

Abstract: 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 toward the notch, which further stretches out the umbrella. When pressing again the button, the sliding block on the button moves to push the connected pin within the handle, which further pushes the hook in the lower tube of the shaft out of the opening on the lower tube for storage. The hook then departs from the bullet head provided in the shaft, and the bullet head slides upward by the pulling of a string. By the spring force of the spring connected on the collapsible rib, the umbrella can be collapsed for storage.

Abstract: An automatic locking and release device for a beach umbrella includes a hollow shaft containing two opening thereon and having a runner movably mounted around the hollow shaft, a lever having a lug and a flat head and a stop ring attached to the hollow shaft. A base member securely received in the hollow shaft, the base member has a channel and a recessed cavity with two holes and receives a fastener. The fastener contains a groove to receive a locking member moved therein and two through holes aligning with the two holes of the base member. The fastener includes a cavity defined therein, a boss extending therefrom and a linkage having a first end received in a bore of the boss and the second end moving in the cavity. A locking member extends through the groove of the fastener and includes a locking bar having an extension block and a spring. The extension block is attached to the top of the locking bar.

Abstract: A canopy frame for umbrellas has a structure adapted for various shapes, making the appearance of umbrellas dexterous and interesting. The frame has a main shaft, an upper sliding notch, a lower sliding notch, multiple positioning ribs, multiple upper spreaders, upright ribs, upper angle-forming clamps, auxiliary stretchers, lower spreaders and multiple clamping pieces. Two positioning holes are on the main shaft for the fixing of the upper and lower sliding notch and at the top end of the main shaft is disposed the fixed notch. The upper and lower sliding notch mounted consecutively on the main shaft under the fixed notch. One end of each positioning rib is connected to the fixed notch and the other end is associated with an upper angle-forming clamp. One end of each upper spreader is fixed to the upper sliding notch and the other end is engaged with the middle hinge point of the upper angle-forming clamp.

Abstract: A safety umbrella includes: a central shaft; a rib assembly having a plurality of top ribs pivotally secured to an upper notch on the shaft each top rib pulled by a pulling rope to be tensioned towards an upper portion on the shaft, and a plurality of stretcher ribs each pivotally connected between each top rib and a runner slidably held on the shaft, with each stretcher rib forming an acute angle between the stretcher rib and the shaft; whereby upon opening of the umbrella, the tension force as effected by the pulling rope and acting upon each top rib will be transferred to each stretcher rib to form an upwardly orienting fraction force to lift the stretcher rib along the shaft to stably hold the rib assembly at an opening state; and a ball resiliently held in a lower portion of the shaft, whereby upon closing of the umbrella, the runner will be engaged with the ball for stably retracting the rib assembly at a folded condition, thereby eliminating the acute spring catches as found in a conventional umbrella

Abstract: A safety umbrella runner includes: a ferrule adapted for winding a fastening wire thereon for pivotally connecting umbrella stretcher ribs on the wire, and circumferentially formed on a runner tube slidably held on a central shaft of the umbrella; a safety tab resiliently secured to a lower rim of the runner tube having a lower convex portion protruding outwardly from the safety tab adapted for a depression of a user's finger for an ergonomic downward pulling of the runner when closing and folding the umbrella; a visor extension integrally formed on the ferrule and positioned above the safety tab to be upwardly pushed by the user's finger for opening the umbrella; and a clamp portion integrally formed on the runner tube and positioned above the visor extension, whereby upon laying-down of a lever-like tool on the visor extension and upon an upward bending of the wire ends of the fastening wire by biasing the lever-like tool against the visor extension, the wire ends of the fastening wire will be eas

Abstract: An automatic opening umbrella mechanism which provides a new design, by which users can open an umbrella in a quick and accurate manner with enhanced efficiency. The structure primarily contains a spring disposed between the midpoint of a first main umbrella stretcher and the upper end of the umbrella runner. The resilient restoring force of the spring helps opening an umbrella.

Abstract: A spread position securing device for beach parasols includes a shank, a fixing base on an upper portion of the shank, and a runner fitted around slidably along the shank, plural ribs pivotally connected radially to the fixing base, and plural stretchers connected pivotally between the runner and intermediate portions of the ribs. Then the parasol can be spread from a collapsed position to a spread position. The feature of the invention is a cylindrical sleeve fixed in the runner and fitted around the shank to slide up and down so that the cylindrical sleeve may contact the fixing base to secure the contact points of the stretchers with the runners at a little higher position than the contact points of the stretchers with the ribs when the runner is pushed up to the spread position. Thus no other components are needed to secure the spread position of the parasol, convenient to handle.

Abstract: A collapsible umbrella structure with hand protection is provided, which is constructed in such a manner that can help prevent the user's hand from being injured when the user is using his/her hand to manually open or collapse the umbrella. The collapsible umbrella structure includes a main shaft; a running hub slidably movable along the main shaft, the running hub being held at a bottom position when the umbrella is collapsed and at an upper position when the umbrella is opened; and an upper pressable stopper, pressably mounted on the main shaft, for holding the running hub at an upper position when the umbrella is opened. The upper pressable stopper is pressed down by the running hub when the running hub is being manually moved from the bottom position to the upper position, and subsequently capable of restoring to the unpressed position after the running hub has passed therethrough so as to stop the running hub from moving downwards, thereby holding the running hub at the upper position.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes a central shaft consisting of five tubes telescopically engageable with one another; a rib assembly consisting of at least a top rib pivotally secured to a top portion of the central shaft, a stretcher rib pivotally connected with the top rib and a lower runner slidably held on the central shaft, and plural ribs pivotally connected to the top rib and the stretcher rib; an opening spring resiliently retained in the central shaft for opening the umbrella; a plurality of closing springs secured on the rib assembly for closing the umbrella; and a control device consisting of an upper roller rotatably mounted on an upper portion of the central shaft, at least a lower roller rotatably secured on the lower runner and at least an uppermost roller rotatably secured on a top portion of the shaft for continuously deflectively winding at least a rope of the control device on the respective rollers for making an automatic umbrella of penta-fold or the like.

Abstract: An operating mechanism for "patio type" umbrellas uses an actuator sleeve in order to open and close the canopy. The sleeve is in connection an inner rod on the inside of the main shaft that in turn is used to open and close the ribs that support the canopy of the umbrella. Movement of the actuator sleeve upward will move the inner rod upward as well as pull the ribs downward so as to close the canopy. Movement of the actuator sleeve downward will pull the ribs away from the central shaft and hence open the canopy. Because of the short length of the ribs combined with the weight of the canopy itself, it is believed that this makes such large patio type umbrellas easier to open and close using this sleeve actuator mechanism.

Abstract: A durable collapsible frame structure is provided for umbrella with self-opening mechanism, which can make the pivotal coupling between the supporting ribs and the linkage beams highly firm and secure while nonetheless retaining the light-weighted quality of the supporting ribs. The collapsible frame structure is more durable than the prior art by using enforced light-weighted materials such as FRP to form the umbrella frame and steel bars to form the linkage beams. Therefore, the collapsible frame structure is longer in the life of use than the prior art.

Abstract: An improved opening structure of an unfolded umbrella includes a shaft with an upper mounting ring, a runner around the shaft, a frame having many ribs connected with the upper mounting ring and the runner, a button mounted on the shaft to engage with the runner for closing the umbrella. A rod is provided in the shaft at a lower position, an aperture is formed on the shaft with a wheel, and an elastic rope having one end connected with the rod and the other end extending upward to pass by the wheel, and to connect with the runner. When the umbrella is closed, the elastic rope is stretched that obtains a recovering force to open the umbrella quickly and automatically when the runner is unlocked.

Abstract: A safety umbrella runner includes: a runner tube slidably held on a central shaft of the umbrella; a ferrule integrally circumferentially formed on the runner tube for pivotally securing a plurality of stretcher ribs of a rib assembly, which is provided for fastening an umbrella cloth on the rib assembly, by a fastening wire wound on the ferrule with the wire ends twisted and knotted in a socket formed on the inner ferrule; and a safety cover having a protective cap lockable on the ferrule for sheltering the wire ends in the socket of the ferrule, and having a pendent cover resiliently formed on a lower portion of the protective cap for sheltering a spring catch resiliently protruded from the central shaft for preventing injury to the user's finger as pricked by the spring catch.

Abstract: An umbrella includes an elongate handle, a canopy mounted on an upper end of the handle, and a rib assembly for supporting the canopy. A tubular runner is slidably sleeved on the handle and is movable between upper and lower positions for spreading and collapsing the canopy, respectively. A stretcher assembly is disposed to stretch or retract the rib assembly. A resilient tongue member is secured on the upper end of the handle, and has a distal hook end which is biased away from the handle in a lateral and transverse direction. An annular inner wall of the runner defines a guideway to receive the tongue member and retain the hook end during upward movement of the runner to the upper position.

Abstract: A safety umbrella runner includes: a runner tube slidably held on a central shaft of the umbrella; an inner ferrule integrally circumferentially formed on the runner tube, adapted for pivotally securing a plurality of ribs for fastening an umbrella cloth on the ribs, by a fastening wire wound on the inner ferrule and having wire ends twisted and knotted in a socket formed in the inner ferrule; and an outer ferrule snugly engaged with and disposed outside the inner ferrule for sheltering the wire ends for preventing the user or worker from being pricked by the wire ends, and having a pendent cover protruding from the outer ferrule for sheltering a spring catch resiliently protruded from the central shaft for preventing injury to the user's finger by the spring catch.

Abstract: A collapsible sunshade includes a frame and a top cover which is mounted on the frame. The frame includes a shaft which has an outer tube and an inner tube that is telescopically inserted into the outer tube. A runner assembly is sleeved on the outer tube. A main rib assembly is pivoted to a top end of the inner tube for mounting the top cover. A collapsible stretcher assembly is pivoted to the main rib assembly and is connected to the runner assembly. The runner assembly can cooperate with a bottom end of the inner tube so as to move the inner tube upward and outward from the outer tube simultaneously with the stretching of the main rib assembly. Preferably, the main rib assembly is collapsible, and has pivot connectors that impede the collapsing of the main rib assembly.

Abstract: This invention relates to an improved controlling apparatus of an umbrella which includes an opening slice, a closing slice, and an L-shape slice in a handle of the umbrella. A button on the handle can be pressed to control the opening slice or the closing slice moved inward to open or close the umbrella. Since the L-shape slice will be pushed downward before the button is pressed to open the umbrella, it is possible to prevent from any mistake when in opening operation of the umbrella.

Abstract: An umbrella frame is composed of a shaft, a movable seat, and a locating tube. The movable seat is movably fitted over the shaft and provided at the lower end thereof with a retaining slot engageable and disengageable with a retaining hook located at the lower segment of the shaft. The movable seat is fastened at the top end thereof with one end of a plurality of strut ribs. The locating tube is fastened at the top end thereof with a plurality of ribs which are supported by the strut ribs. The locating tube is further provided in the midsegment thereof with a opening, two lugs, and a pulley mounted pivotally between the two lugs. A cord extends through the pulley such that one end of the cord is fastened with the movable seat, and that another end of the cord is fastened with the bottom end of the shaft.

Abstract: A standing umbrella includes an upright pole, a top affixed to the upper end of the upright pole, a slide member displaceably mounted on the upright pole, at least four tensioning struts having free outer ends and inner ends linked to the slide member at respective pivots, a flexible cover affixed to the tensioning struts, and flexible carrier elements extending between the top and the tensioning struts. Displacement of the slide member towards the lower end of the upright pole moves the tensioning struts into positions in which they almost extend perpendicularly to the upright pole, diametrically opposite ones of the tensioning struts enclosing an angle of less than 180.degree., whereby the umbrella is opened, and displacement of the slide member towards the upper end of the upright pole causes the umbrella to be closed. A flexible member extends between the tensioning struts and is affixed thereto for limiting the opening movement of the tensioning struts.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to an umbrella, and more particularly to an umbrella provided with improved control cords by which the automatic opening and the automatic closing of the umbrella are capable of being controlled, and under the improved control cords providing, they have only a few portions exposed and the outer ends are connected within the runner and hidden by an elastic ring. It is thus making sure for safety and a cover of the umbrella will not be easily broken as a prior one.

Abstract: An umbrella of the type having a canopy that is fastened to a folding radial frame with hinged ribs radiating from a center pole, and a sliding catch which pivotally supports the braces of said ribs is disclosed. Secured between the sliding catch and the ribs is the reinforcing guy assembly. This assembly consists of elongated strings having its inner ends connected to said sliding catch and its outer ends connected to the outer ends of said ribs, and suspender means having its lower ends connected to said elongated strings and its upper ends connected to said ribs.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft (1) having a lower tube (11), a middle tube (13) and an upper tube (14) telescopically engageable with one another, an umbrella rib assembly (2) pivotally secured to the central shaft (1) and having an umbrella cloth (C) secured on the rib assembly (2), an opening spring (3) retained in the central shaft (1) for automatically opening the umbrella, a drag means (4) provided in the central shaft (1) through a lower runner (24) of the rib assembly (2) for pulling the lower runner (24) upwardly for extending the rib assembly (2) when opening the umbrella, and a control means (5) for controlling the automatic opening of the umbrella, wherein the tubes of the central shaft (1) are each made of light weight materials for lightening the weight of the umbrella and each tube having a cross section of concave hexagonal sides for reinforcing the strength of the tubes of the central shaft for a reliable umbrella opening operation.

Abstract: Disclosed is an umbrella with a stretch structure for selectively collecting rainwater mainly including a stick with a handle, an upper hub member and a lower hub member vertically movably put around the stick to respectively pivotally connect umbrella main and secondary ribs around them, and an umbrella cover fixed to and centered at a top end of the stick with its outer edge connected to outer ends of the main ribs and a middle portion to outer ends of the secondary ribs. The upper hub member has a downward extended retaining block to detachably engage with a control block pivotally connected to a push-button switch fixed to one side of a lower tube portion of the lower hub member. A push pin is provided to a lower end of the tube portion to selectively extend into different holes formed on the stick.

Abstract: An umbrella that folds in a radial manner and has a canopy supported by a shaft that has its vertical projection located outwardly from the fabric cover. The umbrella shaft extends from its vertical position to an almost horizontal position towards the center of the canopy, forming in effect one of the support ribs. The fabric cover is secured to the shaft by snaps, or a hook and loop fastener. Both ends of the fabric panel are attached to the shaft in a looped manner. The opening of the fabric is looped under the shaft to prevent water entry. Located at the end of the horizontal shaft is a vertical pin representing the center of the umbrella to which a plate pivotally attaches. A plurality of support ribs are pivotally connected to the plate and made of flexible material to prevent breakage during windy conditions. The folding mechanism allows for radial folding of all support ribs to be aligned with the supporting shaft.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safety runner used in umbrellas. The runner is provided with an elongated gap on its side surface and a resilient tab located outside the gap and extending downwardly from the runner base. The resilient tab has a raised portion formed on its internal surface. Users can depress the resilient tab to inwardly move a hook of the umbrella and so the runner can move downwardly with ease. The runner is an integrally molded part that has the advantages of simplified construction and safety in use.

Abstract: A pocketable folding umbrella includes: a slim upper notch secured on an upper portion of a central shaft; a slim lower runner slidably held on the central shaft; a plurality of extremity rib sets respectively radially pivotally secured to two extremity portions of the upper notch and the lower runner, a plurality of flat-side rib sets respectively universally pivotally secured to an upper gradational platform protruding downwardly from the upper notch and a lower gradational platform protruding upwardly from the lower runner, and an umbrella cloth secured with the rib sets, whereby upon folding of the umbrella from an opened state, the flat-side rib sets will be inwardly folded from an outer biased position towards a flat side portion of the upper gradational platform of the upper notch and towards a flat side portion of the lower gradational platform of the lower runner as accompanied with a radially folding of the extremity rib sets on the two extremity portions of the upper notch and the lower runner for

Abstract: An improved umbrella is provided which consists of a fabric canopy, a central shank assembly and a mechanism for deploying the fabric canopy from and retracting the fabric canopy into the top of the central shank assembly.

Abstract: A safety umbrella includes: a lower runner for pivotally connecting the ribs of the umbrella slidably held on a central shaft of the umbrella and formed with a latch hole in the lower runner; a controller formed in a grip of the central shaft having a push button normally protruding outwardly from the grip, and a latch connectable with the push button and resiliently urged by a restoring spring retained in the grip for operatively engaging the latch hole in the lower runner for locking the lower runner and the ribs at a folded condition, to thereby eliminate a long slot cut in the shaft above the grip to prevent deformation or damage of the shaft and to eliminate the acute spring catch formed in the shaft to prevent injury to the umbrella user as stuck by the conventional spring catch.

Abstract: An improved umbrella (16) for alleviating wind gust (14) comprising an elongated shaft (18) having a handle (20) to be grasped by a hand (22) of a person (10). A collapsible main canopy (24) is carried on the elongated shaft (18). A facility (26) in the collapsible main canopy (24), is for exiting the wind gust (14) out through the top of the collapsible main canopy (24), rather than becoming trapped air which can turn a conventional umbrella (12) inside out. A smaller collapsible auxiliary canopy (28) is carried on the elongated shaft (18) over the wind gust exiting facility (26) in the collapsible main canopy (24), to help prevent rain drops from entering in through the wind gust exiting facility (26).

Abstract: An umbrella having a simplified construction which dispenses with the stretcher members of conventional umbrellas and has one end hinged to the central portion of each rib. Said umbrella includes a runner (4) axially slidable along the umbrella pole (1) between a folded position in which the ribs (3, 3') can be folded against the pole, and an unfurled position in which the runner engages the ribs and holds them in the extended position. For this purpose, the runner comprises an upper frusto-conical portion (46) engageable with the ends (35) of the reinforcing portions (31) of the ribs.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an automatically collapsible umbrella, and especially to an improved mechanism that governs the opening and collapsing of an automatic umbrella. With the inventive control mechanism that comprises two innovative lock plates and a specially designed runner, an automatic umbrella can be more precisely manipulated without malfunction or be inadvertently triggered.

Abstract: An umbrella frame shaft assembly includes a hollow shaft, a spring piece fastened in the upper segment of the shaft, a runner fitted slidably over the shaft, and a sleeve fastened with the runner. The spring piece has an upper retaining projection and a lower retaining projection. The runner has two retaining holes. The sleeve is provided in the inner wall thereof with two retaining recesses. When the umbrella is being unfolded, the runner is moved upwards along the shaft by the sleeve such that the upper and the lower retaining projections of the spring piece are located by the retraining holes of the runner and engaged with the retaining recesses of the sleeve. When the umbrella is being folded, the upper and the lower retaining projections of the spring piece are forced by the sleeve into the hollow interior of the shaft to allow the runner to be moved downwards by the sleeve.

Abstract: A pocketable folding umbrella Includes: a slim upper notch secured on an upper portion of a central shaft; a slim lower runner slidably held on the central shaft; two extremity rib sets respectively pivotally secured to two extremity portions of the upper notch and the lower runner; four flat-side rib sets respectively pivotally secured to two flat-side portions of the upper notch and the lower runner; an umbrella cloth secured on the rib sets; a plurality of folding springs each secured on the rib set for resiliently retracting the rib sets for minimizing a folding volume of the rib sets: and a narrowing member formed or secured to the upper notch and having a pair of U-shaped recesses disposed on two opposite end portions of the narrowing member for guiding the rib sets as being folded from an opening umbrella and storing the folded rib sets within the two U-shaped recesses for greatly minimizing the folding volume for forming a miniature slim pocketable foldable umbrella,

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved structure of a securing runner of an umbrella. The runner includes a sleeve, a nest, and a base, wherein the sleeve has an upper and a lower groove on one side related to a curved end and a holding end of a detent positioned in a main tube of the umbrella. The nest portion connecting with stretchers of the umbrella and the base are provided around the sleeve that the base has an inner circular rim to fit into a circular groove provided on lower part of the sleeve to obtain a good engagement between both. While the runner is pull downward, the sleeve urges the detent spring moving inwardly directly and the runner can be slid down to close the umbrella.

Abstract: The invention relates to an improved umbrella runner in which the body of the runner is provided with attachment means to which a cap is fixed for furnishing a shelter for sharp ends of finishing wires. The cap prevents people's fingers from an inadvertent touch with cutting wire ends during an opening or closing operation of an umbrella thereby providing better protection to users.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes: a telescopic central shaft having a lower tube, an intermediate tube, an upper tube and a top tube telescopically engageable with one another; a rib assembly having at least a top rib pivotally secured to a middle runner slidably held on the central shaft, a top linking rib pivotally secured between the top rib and an upper notch fixed on the top tube, and a stretcher rib pivotally secured between the top rib and a lower runner slidably held on the central shaft, the top rib longitudinally formed with an elongate slot in the top rib and the upper, tube having a limiting pin fixed on the upper tube, at least an inner tension spring resiliently retained in the central shaft and urging the limiting pin upwardly, and an outer tension spring resiliently retained between the upper notch and a ring extension formed on the upper tube, whereby upon opening of the umbrella, the limiting pin one the upper tube is linearly guided in the elongate slot in the top tube for preventing twisting