Abstract: An umbrella is provided including a lower tube, an upper tube slidably coupled with the lower tube and a slider assembly including a slider slidably mounted along the upper tube. Also included is a retractable assembly mounted on the upper tube and connected to the slider of the slider assembly. The retractable assembly has a raised orientation for deploying the retractable assembly and a lowered orientation for retracting the retractable assembly. Also included is a pneumatic extender connected to the slider of the slider assembly for forcing the same to the raised orientation. When the retractable assembly is retracted, the same forms a protective shell about the tubes.

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 foldable umbrella includes a finishing cap with a plurality of first ribs pivotally connected thereto and a first recess is defined in an outer periphery of the finishing cap so that a first pulley and a first pin are received in the first recess. A shaft is connected to the finishing cap and has a plurality of tubes retractably connected with each other. A control device is connected to the shaft and a runner is movably mounted to the shaft. A plurality of stretchers are pivotally connected between the runner and the first ribs. The runner has a second recess in which a second pulley and a second pin are received. A wire has a first end thereof fixedly engaged with the finishing cap and a second end of the wire reeves through the second pin, the first pin, the second pulley, the first pulley and is connected to an end member in the control device.

Abstract: A foldable umbrella includes a control device on the handle of the umbrella and the control device includes a ring which has a projection that is engaged three aligned holes in three tubes of a shaft when the when the umbrella is folded. An end member is connected to a wire which reeves through pulleys on a finishing cap and a runner on the shaft. The end member is compressed by a compressing plate in the control device. The ring is pushed by pushing a control button at a first time to disengage the projection from the aligned holes to let the shaft expand. The control button is pushed at a second time to remove the end member from the compressing plate to fold the umbrella.

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.

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: A lightening multiple-fold automatic umbrella comprises: a central shaft consisting of a plurality of tubes telescopically engageable with one another; a rib assembly having at least a top rib and a stretcher rib pivotally secured to an upper notch on the central shaft and a lower runner slidably held on the central shaft for securing an umbrella cloth on the rib assembly; an opening spring retained within the central shaft for opening the umbrella; a drag rope retained between the central shaft and the lower runner for pulling the lower runner as upwardly moved when opening the umbrella and extending the rib assembly; and a control module embedded in a grip of the central shaft normally locking the lower runner when closing the umbrella for folding the rib assembly; and operatively unlocking the lower runner when opening the umbrella for extending the rib assembly. By these mechanisms, a multiple-fold automatic umbrella will be produced for quick assembly and convenient operation or maintenance.

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.

Abstract: A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft consisting of plural tubes telescopically engageable with one another; a rib assembly including at least a top rib pivotally secured to an upper notch of the central shaft, a stretcher rib pivotally secured between the top rib and a lower runner slidably held on the central shaft, and other ribs pivotally connected with one another and pivotally secured 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 for closing the umbrella; and a control device including a drawer shaped push button slidably held in a grip of the central shaft having an upper latch integrally formed on the push button operatively disengaging the lower runner for opening the umbrella, and a lower latch for closing the umbrella when opened and perpendicularly secured under the lower latch with a safety spring member resiliently held in a front chamber formed in a front portion o

Abstract: A simplified pulling rope system used in multiple collapsible umbrellas comprises a mounting block and a pulley arranged on the upper portion of an umbrella rod, two rollers individually disposed on two sides of an umbrella runner, and a pulling rope one end of which is connected to a bullet-shaped element and the other end extends through the aforesaid pulley, rollers and mounting block and is finally attached to the bottom of an umbrella cap. The pulling rope system according to the invention used in a fully automatic umbrella has excellent efficiency.

Abstract: An multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes a telescopic central shaft which constitutes a plurality of movable and overlapping tubes, a rib assembly, a grip, a control means, an extending spring and a plurality of retracting springs. Pressing the control means may trigger an umbrella opening means to stretch the extending spring for extending the overlapping tubes to open the umbrella or to close the umbrella through the retracting springs. The central shaft has an inner block and a rope guide disposed at the tope end to replace conventional rollers. The inner connection rib in the rib assembly is made of metallic wire for increasing the space to install retracting springs, diminishing the retracted volume of an umbrella, and reducing production cost.

Abstract: An opening mechanism of quadruple collapsible umbrellas, wherein the main improvements are two independent pulling ropes governing the movement of a runner and a stretcher system as well as the motion of the tubular elements of the umbrella stick. These improvements further include a hollow plug disposed in the umbrella stick, against the upper and the lower face of which plug two individual springs are respectively seated to provide sufficient resilient forces. A locating spring and a locating pin are arranged to prevent inadvertent triggering, which may cause damages to the umbrella.

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 opening structure of a multiple folded umbrella is provided that includes a shaft formed by several tubes, a runner provided around the shaft, an upper connector provided on an upper tube of the shaft, and a frame having many ribs pivotally connected with the upper connector and the runner. The upper tube of the shaft is provided with an inwardly directed flange at a position intermediate opposing ends of the upper tube, and a plate is provided on the flange. A connecting cap is slidingly received in the top end of the upper tube and receives a spring within the cap and within the upper tube, concealing the spring within the upper tube. The upper connector is cylindrical and slides on the upper tube and has a small volume, to thereby be carried and stored more easily and conveniently.

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: An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft consisting of four 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 several 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, a lower roller rotatably secured on the lower runner and an uppermost roller rotatably secured on a top portion of the shaft for continuously deflectively winding a rope of the control device on the rollers for making an automatic umbrella of quadruple folds or the like.

Abstract: A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a control device having a ring-shape push button slidably held in the grip having an upper latch integrally formed on a ring portion of the push button which is engaged with a slot formed in a lower runner slidably held on a central shaft of the umbrella for locking the runner and central shaft at their folded state, and which is disengaged from the slot of the runner for opening the umbrella when depressing the push button; and an elongated cylinder of an anti-false operation safety device resiliently held in the grip having a lower latch resiliently formed on a lower portion of the cylinder for preventing unexpected depression on the lower latch and only after the umbrella is opened, the lower latch may then be actuated, upon depression of the push button, for closing the umbrella from an opened umbrella, thereby providing an automatically opening and closing umbrella with simplified structure and minimized elements for the control device of the umbrella.

Abstract: A stick umbrella capable of being opened and closed by one hand having a stem, a crown, a runner, main ribs, and stretchers constituting a frame; an elongated slide which is slidably arranged along the stem and carries at the upper end a notch member to which the struts pivoted to the stretchers are pivotally connected; a lever pivotally attached at one end to a collar which is attached to the lower end of the elongated slide and at the other end to the outer end of a radius rod, the inner end of the radius rod is pivoted to a handle, a compression spring being arranged between the crown and the notch for closing the umbrella, and another compression spring arranged between the runner and the lower end of the elongated slide for slightly opening the umbrella when the latch on the cloth is unfastened.

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically unfolding and for displaying a road map for use by a driver or a passenger is provided. The road map is preferably made from a resilient fabric or similar material which is stretched over an umbrella-like mechanism that is attached to a shaft, such that when the mechanism is activated, the road map is automatically unfolded by the mechanism to a position perpendicular to the shaft. When the mechanism is inactive the road map is substantially conically folded about the shaft forming a generally cylindrical assembly. The mechanism may be returned to its inactive state automatically, by use of a return mechanism, or manually by the user. A device for attaching the apparatus to an area within a vehicle cabin is also provided. Preferably, the device enables the apparatus to be positioned by the user so as to provide the best viewing position for the user while driving the vehicle. The device is preferably freely detachable from the area to which it may be attached.

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: This invention is an umbrella in automatic opening and closing manner with its rod in the middle, which has multiple sections, and it is in variable dynamic process including the umbrella's skeleton mechanism, spring, locating device, shuttle arrow, control mechanism, handle, change-over device and pulling rig. Its main novelty is that within the middle rod of the umbrella's skeleton, a contrivance to change is installed. At the ends of the pulling rope in the contrivance to make changes, they respectively reach the lower nest and shuttle arrow. The control mechanism is manipulated by the pressing of of the button to release the umbrella's skeleton in particular position for closing and folding and the reserve energy of the spring. In coordination with both pulling ropes, each section of skeleton is tracted to extend and make the upward movement of the lower next to open the umbrella. The locating device fastens the middle rod at the fixed position to resist against wind.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella of the collapsible pocket type includes a handle accommodating a first release mechanism (A1) for the opening operation and a second release mechanism (A2) for the closing operation, a control button (11) arranged in the umbrella handle (12) for staggered actuation of the release mechanisms (A1, A2), a telescopically shortenable umbrella stick (1) with an umbrella crown (4), a runner (5) traveling along the umbrella stick (1) and a canopy rib assembly (2) formed by canopy rib units (2.degree.

Abstract: An umbrella includes an elongated stick for connecting a handle to a cano and an elastic-driven mechanism for controlling operation of the canopy between an open end position and a closed end position by moving a slide mechanism, which is linked to the canopy, relative to the stick. The elastic is set under tension when the canopy occupies one of the end positions to bias the slide mechanism so that the canopy seeks the other end position. A latch releasably locks the slide mechanism when the canopy occupies the one end position.

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: The present invention relates generally to an umbrella, and more particularly to an umbrella provided with improved protecting structure of control members by which the automatic opening and closing of the umbrella are capable of being control, and under the improved control members providing, they have a protecting effect on control cord being connected with the control piece which will be kept in a stayed position when a mistake press on the button unknowingly happens.

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: The present invention relates to an improved umbrella including a spring received in a shaft of the umbrella and a controlling piece mounted on the shaft for engaging with a runner in closing state. By use of a slidable piece provided within the shaft and a connecting wire, it is capable of being automatic opened. Because of the spring is received in the shaft and prevented from being rusted or damaged, the invented structure of the umbrella is useful and has improvements.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft having a lower tube and an upper tube telescopically engageable with each other, a rib assembly pivotally connected to the central shaft having a lower runner slidably held on the central shaft, an opening spring retained in the central shaft, a control device installed within the grip of the central shaft without protruding any acute portion of the control device for safety purpose, and a drag device including a rod and a rope connected to each other to be retained between a lower portion of the lower tube and the lower runner slidably held on the central shaft, whereby upon actuation of the control device, the upper tube will be extended above the lower tube by the opening spring and the rib assembly may also be upwardly outwardly extended as dragged by the rope and the rod of the drag device for opening the umbrella, with the upper tube slidably telescopically engageable with the lower tube without forming any joint at the coupling location where the upper an

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: A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes a lower runner of the umbrella ribs having a rope guiding member longitudinally formed on the runner provided with two rope grooves in two opposite sides of the rope guiding member for an easy winding of the rope on a roller rotatably mounted on the runner; a coupling spring compressibly retained between a middle shaft and an inner block adjacent to the upper notch of the umbrella ribs; at least an engaging hole formed in a lower portion of the upper shaft having a convex portion curved outwardly from the upper shaft and positioned below the engaging hole for stably engaging a wedge portion of the control device when folding the umbrella; and a resilient rib slidably coupled by a coupling ring to the middle rib and is made to prevent dogging with the coupling ring when the umbrella ribs are bent upwardly by a strong upward wind force.

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: A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a control device having a push button slidably held in the grip for controlling the opening and closing of the umbrella, a slotted arm member secured to the push button having a pair of sockets formed in the slotted arm member, a shortened upper latch having a pair of lugs engageable with the pair of sockets for unlocking a folded telescopic shaft of the umbrella when depressing the push button for opening the umbrella, and a convex spring plate secured to a plug fixed into an inner tube of the shaft having a pair of flaps disposed on two opposite side portions of the convex spring plate for slidably holding a locking head of an umbrella-closing controller to be locked in the inner tube for a reliable folding operation of the umbrella.

Abstract: An umbrella includes a control device capable of actuating an upward movement of the umbrella opening spring located in the shaft so as to bring about the automatic opening of the umbrella. The elastic elements regulating the closing of the umbrella are compressed such that the lower rib holder is in the state of being pulled by two pull cords so as to keep the umbrella in its open position. When the control button of the control device is pressed for the second time, a control member regulating the closing of the umbrella is actuated to bring about the expansion of the umbrella closing elastic elements so as to cause the downward travel of the lower rib holder to result in the closing of the umbrella.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes a closing controller formed as a pushing rod pivotally connected on a push button of a control device for disengaging a locking head of the rope for closing the umbrella from its opening state upon depression of the push button, with the pushing rod being biased as downwardly thrusted by a middle tubular shaft when folding the umbrella for preventing an unexpected closing operation after opening the umbrella. The rope of the umbrella control device has an integrally formed roller holder for pivotally securing a roller on the holder for guiding the rope, with the integrally formed roller holder embedded in a lower runner of the rib assembly for reducing the assembly cost.

Abstract: 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 exterior surface of the shell to operate an umbrella latch mechanism carried interiorly of the centerpost.

Abstract: The invention relates to a dual locking mechanism for umbrella handles that is provided inside an umbrella handle to engage the locating hole of an umbrella runner. Normally, the locking mechanism is used as the securing means to hold the runner in a position where the umbrella is close. If the umbrella will be kept in a storage place for a long duration, users can further press the runner into the handle to alter the umbrella to its most compact configuration thereby saving space and providing convenience of storage.

Abstract: The invention relates to a safe actuating mechanism for an automatic umbrella, mainly including a security body arranged inside an umbrella handle, where the security body forms an actuating mechanism in combination with inner and outer tubes, a connecting rod, and a specially designed button so that the umbrella can be operated automatically under various spring forces.

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

Abstract: An automatic umbrella including an inside cap at the top of the umbrella shaft thereof, a top runner mounted around the umbrella shaft, an open control spring mounted between the inside cap and the top runner and compressed to preserve energy for opening the umbrella when the umbrella is collapsed, a collapse control spring compressed and retained in the compressed position by means of the operation of the hook of a locating device on the top end of the bottom shaft of the umbrella shaft, and the operation of the detent of a release control device inside the umbrella shaft, to preserve energy for collapsing the umbrella when the umbrella is opened, and a control block with a push plate moved vertically to actuate the release control device in automatically opening/closing the umbrella, and a bottom runner having a hook hooked on the umbrella shaft for allowing the umbrella to be operated manually when the hook of the bottom runner is released.

Abstract: A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a control device having a push button slidably held in the grip for controlling the opening and closing of the umbrella, an opening controller of the control device formed as a sliding plate transversely slidably mounted in a middle portion of of push button for opening the umbrella from a closed state of the umbrella; and a closing controller of the control device having a lower latch contiguous to a middle portion of the push button to be depressed by the push button for closing an opened umbrella, whereby upon a direct depression of the push button without considering an upper button portion or a lower button portion of the push button, an umbrella can be opened or closed conveniently and ergonomically, thereby simplifying the structure and operation of the control device of the automatic umbrella.

Abstract: A multiple-fold automatic umbrella includes: a control device for controlling the opening and closing of the umbrella by excavating the grip of the umbrella for reducing the weight and volume of the umbrella for making a compact foldable umbrella, an opening controller of the control device formed as a sliding plate transversely slidably mounted in an upper portion of the grip for opening the umbrella from a closed state of the umbrella; and a spring plate held in the grip for respectively urging the opening controller formed on the upper portion of the grip and a closing controller of the control device having a sliding latch slidably mounted in a lower portion of the grip for closing an opened umbrella, thereby simplifying the control device and the grip of the automatic umbrella.

Abstract: An umbrella control structure for automatic opening and closing is provided. A leaf spring maintains an umbrella closing spring in a compressed state when a control tab is moved upwardly to cause opening of the umbrella. The upward movement of the control tab causes a control tube to be displaced upwardly to release an active strut guide which permits an umbrella unfolding coil spring to cause the umbrella frame members to open outwardly. Subsequent downward displacement of the control tab causes a movable tab to displace the leaf spring. Displacement of the leaf spring releases a slidable inner tube member which releases the umbrella closing spring to cause the umbrella frame members to move inwardly and thereby close the umbrella.

Abstract: 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 other in order to extend the length of the handle. In another embodiment, the handle construction has an adapter, an inner sleeve, and a shell. The adapter and inner sleeve each have tabs which mate with grooves in the inner sleeve and the shell, respectively. The adapter may be rigidly coupled to the shaft with threads, or may have a switch operated opening mechanism.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft, a rib assembly for securing an umbrella cloth thereon, an opening spring for resiliently opening the umbrella, a plurality of closing springs for resiliently closing the umbrella, and a control device for controlling the opening or closing of the umbrella by depressing an upper portion or a lower portion of a push button of the control device with the control device including an anti-false operation safety device having a pair of lugs protruding downwardly from a collar resiliently held in a grip of the central shaft for normally shielding a depression of the lower portion of the push button for preventing an unexpected closing operation of an umbrella which is not fully opened after depressing the upper portion of the push button.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes: a central shaft, a rib assembly for securing an umbrella cloth thereon, an opening spring for resiliently opening the umbrella, a plurality of closing springs for resiliently closing the umbrella, and a control device for controlling the opening or closing of the umbrella by depressing an upper portion or a lower portion of a seesaw button of the control device, the central shaft having a plurality of telescopic tubes telescopically retractible with one another and the rib assembly having a plurality of ribs, which can be folded to greatly shorten a total length of a closed umbrella adapted for convenient carrying or storing purposes.

Abstract: 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 manually extended to allow a person's arm to be placed through the loop so formed, and band's spring bias holds the handle and hence the umbrella tight on the arm.

Abstract: An automatic umbrella includes a central shaft pivotally secured with a plurality of ribs on the shaft and a handle vertically slidably secured with a push button which can be pushed upwardly for opening the umbrella as urged by an opening spring retained in the shaft and may be pushed downwardly for closing the umbrella as effected by a closing spring retained in the shaft for preventing a confusing or false operation when extending or folding the umbrella.

Abstract: A folding collapsible frame assembly for an automatic folding umbrella, which includes a lower shaft, an upper shaft made to slide in the upper shaft, a collapse control spring, a lock ring moved to lock the collapse control spring in the compressed condition as the umbrella is opened, a stretch control spring controlled by a bottom spring on the handle of the umbrella to automatically push the umbrella into the open condition, a guide control mechanism controlled by a control bottom on the handle of the umbrella to release the lock ring from the collapse control spring for allowing the umbrella to be collapsed automatically.

Abstract: There is disclosed a one-hand openable and closable umbrella which does not cause relative rotational movement and displacement between an inner shaft and an outer shaft. The inner shaft has a U-shaped groove extending in the lengthwise direction thereof and the outer shaft has a convex block provided inside a lower nest mounted on the top of the outer shaft. By the engagement of the convex block of the outer shaft with the U-shaped groove of the inner shaft, the inner and outer shaft neither turn nor displace relative to each other when the latter slides on the latter. Moreover, since a plastic sleeve is put on the upper end portion of the inner shaft inside a spring mounted thereon, any frictional force between the spring and the inner shaft and between the spring and an upper nest can be decreased, by which the umbrella can be smoothly opened and closed.

Abstract: A two button safety umbrella is provided having an inner tube, a middle tube, and an outer tube, which are respectively coupled to related ribs of the umbrella. A coil spring is disposed within the inner tube and the middle tube is disposed over the inner tube. Two button assemblies are coupled to the middle and the outer tubes, respectively, to control the opening and closing of the umbrella, which is thereby operated easily and safely.