Patents by Inventor Robert Siegenthaler

Robert Siegenthaler has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Umbrella slide
    Patent number: 9060576
    Abstract: In order to improve a free-standing parasol, particularly a large parasol, in which canopy rods of a canopy are supported through supporting struts on an accommodating collar (8) of a slider (2), which, with the canopy open, can be latched to a parasol pole (4) through a releasable pawl (26) and a catch (30), wherein the pawl (26) is arranged on a tilting lever (12), it is proposed that the tilting lever (12) be surrounded by a housing (20) that comprises bearings (22) for the hinge pin (40). The tilting lever (12) itself has an operating button (13). The housing (20) comprises an aperture (21), through which the the operating button is made accessible. The hinge pin (40) of the tilting lever (12) is oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis (42) of the parasol pole (4) and the hinge pin (40) is closer to the longitudinal axis (42) of the parasol pole (4) than the pawl (26).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: Glatz AG
    Inventor: Robert Siegenthaler
  • Umbrella Slide
    Publication number: 20140096803
    Abstract: In order to improve a free-standing parasol, particularly a large parasol, in which canopy rods of a canopy are supported through supporting struts on an accommodating collar (8) of a slider (2), which, with the canopy open, can be latched to a parasol pole (4) through a releasable pawl (26) and a catch (30), wherein the pawl (26) is arranged on a tilting lever (12), it is proposed that the tilting lever (12) be surrounded by a housing (20) that comprises bearings (22) for the hinge pin (40). The tilting lever (12) itself has an operating button (13). The housing (20) comprises an aperture (21), through which the the operating button is made accessible. The hinge pin (40) of the tilting lever (12) is oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis (42) of the parasol pole (4) and the hinge pin (40) is closer to the longitudinal axis (42) of the parasol pole (4) than the pawl (26).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Robert Siegenthaler
  • Base for parasols
    Patent number: D866949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Inventor: Robert Siegenthaler
  • Base for parasols
    Patent number: D868449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Glatz AG
    Inventor: Robert Siegenthaler