Abstract: An automotive molded ceiling material comprising two layers of a surfacing material and a fibrous core, the fibrous core being interposed between the two layers of the surfacing material and comprising a base material of palm fiber, flax fiber or a mixture thereof and a fibrous reinforcing material. The automotive molded ceiling material wherein the fibrous core comprises a layer of the base material carrying at least one layer of the fibrous reinforcing material is produced by distributing cut rovings of the fibrous reinforcing material over a sheet of base material, impregnating the distributed cut rovings of the fibrous reinforcing material with a liquid phenolic resin adhesive, disposing the sheet of base material carrying the impregnated fibrous reinforcing material to form a laminate, and molding the laminate by heating the laminate under pressure.

Abstract: A three-stage collapsible umbrella of the type which has rib assemblies each comprising a main rib, support rib, roof rib and auxiliary support rib, which are arranged and mutually related so that the ribs are stretched and closed automatically in response to umbrella opening and closing operations, additional tip ribs pivotally connected to the ends of roof ribs which form, when the umbrella is opened, extensions of roof ribs and is folded, when the umbrella is closed, alongside the roof ribs, and elongate sliding means which are operatively connected to the rib assemblies and tip ribs so that the tip ribs are stretched automatically by the pulling action of the sliding means when the rib assemblies are stretched. Each of the elongated sliding means is supported so that the sliding means is independently movable by a small distance along the lengthwise direction thereof.