Patents Assigned to Ming Ho Umbrella Industry Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 6481450
    Abstract: 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 stop being inserted into the body from a lower side; a center thereof being installed with a stopping portion; a retaining piece being inserted into the body from a lower side thereof; and a center thereof being installed with a retainer; a lower cover covering the stop and the retaining piece to be in the body; a button being installed above and at two lateral walls of the body; an inner edge thereof being installed with a downward protruded press portion; a post being inserted into the penetrating hole of the body; a movable toggle being placed in the body; two sides of the movable toggle being protruded with bosses and being installed with a fourth spring; a folding block with an inverse L shape is formed between two extending pieces at the upper end of the m
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2002
    Assignee: Ming Ho Umbrella Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tien-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 6338353
    Abstract: A four-segment foldable umbrella comprises a shank, a rib assembly, an opening spring, a closing spring, a control mechanism, and a plurality of gores. The shank further comprises a top fulcrum, an outer pipe, a second middle pipe, a first middle pipe, an inner pipe, a handgrip. a long plastic pipe, and an outer pipe plug. The rib assembly consists of a plurality of top stretchers, lower ribs, inner connection ribs, middle ribs, inner resilient ribs, small slide sockets, outer resilient ribs, outer connection ribs, tail ribs, and a runner. An upper end or a lower end of the opening spring sustains a lower end of the outer pipe plug or props a long controller at its upper end respectively. The long controller, the inner pipe, and a main body sheathing the long plastic pipe are fixed by nailing the main body to the opening spring. Besides, the closing spring is disposed on the rib assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2002
    Assignee: Ming Ho Umbrella Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tien-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 6196243
    Abstract: An automatic umbrella control mechanism, which includes a socket defining a receiving chamber, a receptacle supported on a compression spring in the receiving chamber inside the socket, a hook turned about a pivot in the socket and supported on a torsional spring at the pivot, a button controlled to turn the hook for enabling the folding collapsible umbrella frame to be opened by a return spring, and a retainer bit to be retained to secured in position by a pressure spring to hold the umbrella in the open position. When the button is depressed again, the retainer bit is released from the constraint, enabling the umbrella to be collapsed by means of the operation of the return spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 1999
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2001
    Assignee: Ming Ho Umbrella Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tien-Cheng Chen