Handle Or Stick Patents (Class 135/25.4)
  • Patent number: 11952065
    Abstract: A vehicle restriction mechanism and a vehicle carrier including the same are provided, and the vehicle restriction mechanism is configured to be disposed on a supporting arm of the vehicle carrier and includes a base and a stem member. The base includes a sleeve portion, and the sleeve portion defines an axial direction. The stem member is adjustably positioned on the sleeve portion, and the stem member is rotatable between a restricted position and a release position relative to the base about the axial direction. One of the base and the stem member has a first guiding portion, and the other of the base and the stem member has a second guiding portion movably connected with the first guiding portion. Relative to an outermost bottom surface of the base, heights of at least two parts of the first guiding portion are different in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: YOTTA INNOVATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Stella Huang
  • Patent number: 11800913
    Abstract: A hand-push umbrella has a column, an upper nest at the top of the column, a lower nest on the column, a plurality of long rods having an upper end mounted on the upper nest and a plurality of first short rods having a lower end mounted on the lower nest and an upper end hinged to the middle portion of the long rod; a first retainer ring sleeved on the column above the lower nest and fixed with the column, a handle is connected to the bottom of the lower nest, and a handle control mechanism is disposed inside the lower nest. The umbrella is simple and can be easily unfolded and folded. A tray and a plurality of second short stretchers greatly strengthen the support to the canopy and improve the stability of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Inventor: Xiong Luo
  • Patent number: 11745777
    Abstract: A cart has a sunshade connecting device that includes a standpipe upper joint with a standpipe mounting hole that receives a standpipe of the cart and a plug-in mounting hole that receives a sunshade seat. A mounting groove is positioned above the plug-in mounting hole. A quick release button clamp is arranged in the mounting groove and adapted to engage a fixing groove on the sunshade seat. A plug head mechanism is configured for pushing the sunshade seat upward out of the plug-in mounting hole. The sunshade seat may be plugged into the plug-in mounting hole with the quick release button engaged with the fixing groove to fix the sunshade seat. When the sunshade needs to be removed, the quick release button may be pressed and disengaged from the fixing groove of the sunshade seat. The plug head mechanism may then eject the sunshade seat from the plug-in mounting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Zhejiang Hengfeng Top Leisure Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Baoqing Yang
  • Patent number: 11330799
    Abstract: Animal umbrellas adapted to protect animals, more specifically household pets, from precipitation and sun radiation. The animal umbrellas include a shade held at a distance from an animal's body by a plurality of ribs and stretchers, and is attached and extends from at least one collar or harness placed on the animal. A leash can be incorporated and releasably attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventor: Sadeq Albakri
  • Patent number: 10946225
    Abstract: A modular system is disclosed for handheld nozzles to facilitate distinguishing various nozzles in terms of nozzle type, owner, or type of fluid. Modular attachments are removably coupled to handles of the nozzles to provide the distinguishing characteristics. The modular attachment are secured to the handles without the use of mechanical fasteners or adhesives, and, instead, utilize integral mechanical attachment methods. The modular attachments can be made in a variety of colors to enable color-coding the distinguishing characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Akron Brass Company
    Inventors: L. Michael Broome, James Habegger
  • Patent number: 9986695
    Abstract: A planting pot comprises a container with an open top portion and a closed bottom portion, the bottom portion having at least one drainage opening for drainage of water therefrom, a planting medium for a plant located within the container, the planting medium comprising a top, an irrigation system comprising an irrigation line in fluid communication with at least two vertically oriented posts, the posts comprising an upper portion above the top of the planting medium and a lower portion within the planting medium, at least the lower portion of the posts being hollow. The lower portion has multiple openings to permit irrigation water to flow there through into the planting medium, and a shade supported by the upper portions of the posts for shading a plant in the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventor: Hazim Abdulzahra
  • Patent number: 9204726
    Abstract: A foldable chair includes a seat frame unit, a leg frame unit, and a leg frame assembling unit. The leg frame unit includes two leg frames and is pivotable relative to the seat frame unit to change between an unfolded use state and a folded state. The leg frame assembling unit includes at least one resilient fastener and at least one pusher. The resilient fastener has a locking head to immobilize the one of the leg frames in the unfolded use state. The pusher has a protruding portion to push the locking head that is retracted inwardly from the seat frame unit, thereby releasing the one of the leg frames from the unfolded use state relative to the seat frame unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: CHIN JWU ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Hsien Tseng
  • Patent number: 9144276
    Abstract: The automatic umbrella has an improved tube unit which contains a first tube, a second tube, and a third tube telescoping together. An inner plug is positioned inside the second tube. A reinforcing tube is housed in the second tube and capable of moving upward through the inner plug. The main spring has its top end against the reinforcing tube, and its bottom end in a lower part of the first tube. The secondary spring is inside the third tube with a top end against the inner plug of the top nest and a bottom end against the inner plug of the second tube. The tube unit enjoys enhanced resilience when the automatic umbrella is opened. When the umbrella is closed, two sets of springs are compressed at separate instants and their resilience cancels each other indirectly. The strength to close the umbrella is therefore reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Su-Chen Ni
  • Patent number: 8820337
    Abstract: The present invention provides an elastic force magnifying structure of self-opening/closing umbrella. The umbrella includes a central post that comprises an inner tube, an intermediate tube, and an outer tube telescopically fit to each other. The central post receives a primary spring received therein. The elastic force magnifying structure includes an elastic force increasing spring arranged inside the outer tube. The elastic force increasing spring is coupled by a coupling sleeve to the primary spring to serve as an extension thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Inventor: Chin-Sung Ko
  • Patent number: 8757183
    Abstract: A unique solar-powered, pulley-assisted, simultaneously-and-oppositely-movable-top-and-bottom-weighted-bracket umbrella has movable weighted rib and strut brackets for eliminating the umbrella-operating roughness by having predetermined weights to increase the gravitational forces exerted thereon when they are moving up and down. The umbrella further has an electric motor, a solar panel to collect energy from the sun light, and a circuit-board control center for converting the solar energy into electricity and for regulating the operation and energy management of the electric motor. The umbrella further has lights, a threaded spindle rotated by the motor, pulleys for raising and lowering the weighted rib and strut brackets in opposite directions at the same time to reduce 50% of then travel distances and 50% of their weights, an external electricity storage, and a remote control device for remotely operating the motor and lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2014
    Inventor: Dee Volin
  • Patent number: 8726920
    Abstract: A telescopic tube structure for automatic umbrellas includes a tube assembly comprised of an outer tube, a middle tube, and an inner tube, which are telescopically interconnected; wherein a plug is fixedly fitted into a top portion of the middle tube, a bullet-shaped element is provided in the tube assembly, a runner string is connected to the bullet-shaped element at a first end thereof, and is sequentially looped around a first runner-string pulley at a top portion of the tube assembly and a second runner-string pulley of a runner and then connected to a cap at a second end thereof, an outer-tube string is connected to the bullet-shaped element at a first end thereof, and is looped around an outer-tube string pulley of the plug and connected to a bottom portion of the outer tube at a second end thereof. The structure may allow umbrellas to be operated more conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Chin-Sung Ko
  • Patent number: 8726921
    Abstract: An umbrella is disclosed. In one embodiment, the umbrella includes an extensible, collapsible handle adapted to interchangeably secure the umbrella to a surface to allow for hands-free operation while a user is beneath the umbrella in order to remain dry and shaded. In at least one embodiment, the umbrella includes a retractable, magnetic attachment device in the handle. The umbrella includes a multiplicity of angle, pivot, and rotation configurations for use. The umbrella is adapted to pivot and bend in various locations. The umbrella provides for hands-free use when mounted. It at least one embodiment, the umbrella includes one or more of a shaft light and a frame light to provide illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Cindy A. Wilkins
  • Patent number: 8695615
    Abstract: In a safety structure for an automatic opening/closing umbrella, a completely locked-in condition is provided for determining whether or not the umbrella is closed and stored to prevent an accident caused a partially locked-in condition of the umbrella, such as a sudden pop-out of a handle part of the umbrella that hits any part of a user's body. The safety structure alleviates impacts and includes a mark and the handle part is made of an elastic material. When the rod is pushed into the handle part to enter an entry portion of the umbrella and reach a completely locked-in condition, the mark is labeled noticeably on the rod, and at least one distal portion of the handle part is made of a suitable elastic material such as polyurethane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Tokyo Maruso Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuyuki Soma
  • Patent number: 8684017
    Abstract: So that a drive (38, 50, 52) can be formed in the case of a standing parasol (2) having a mast (12) and a collapsible parasol canopy with canopy and support struts (4, 6), in which the canopy struts (4) and the support struts (6) are respectively connected to an upper or a lower articulation ring (8, 10), and in which the upper articulation ring (8) is connected to a telescopic tube (22) which is guided in the mast (12) and can be raised and lowered and the telescopic tube (22) for raising and lowering is connected to a circulating member (34), it is proposed that the circulating member (34) may be actuated by way of an upper deflection roller (36) and a drive gear (50) that is arranged on the mast (12), and that the upper deflection roller (36) is arranged on a deflection support by means of a deflection roller bearing (28), the deflection support being secured to the mast and projecting into the telescopic tube (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Glatz AG
    Inventors: Gustav Adolf Glatz, Claudio Roberto
  • Patent number: 8667975
    Abstract: An improved umbrella configured to reduce the likelihood that water on top of the umbrella will drain onto the area around the user when the umbrella is closed. The improved umbrella has a handle supporting a canopy section comprising of an upper canopy, a lower canopy and a collapsible frame attached to and disposed between the upper and lower canopies. An operating mechanism allows the user to move the umbrella between its open and closed positions. When being closed, the operating mechanism inverts the frame so the peripheral edge of the upper canopy is directed upward and the center area thereof is pulled down into an interior cavity at the top end of the handle so water will drain inward to the cavity instead of outward. The upper canopy is pulled into the cavity and the frame, with the lower canopy wrapped around it, is collapsed against the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Inventor: Charlene F. Chessum
  • Publication number: 20130333735
    Abstract: An umbrella includes a runner slidably mounted on a central shaft to spread and collapse rib-and-stretcher units to which a canopy is mounted. Each rib-and-stretcher unit includes a support rib, a stretcher, and an extension rib. When the runner is moved from an upper position to an uppermost position, each extension rib is driven to slide outwardly relative to a corresponding support rib via a pivot connection between a corresponding stretcher and the extension rib, and a main portion of the canopy is moved together with the extension ribs to outwardly draw a central portion of the canopy, which movably surrounds the central shaft, to partially cover each support rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Inventor: Che-Hao CHEN
  • Patent number: 8544485
    Abstract: A self-closing collapsible umbrella is disclosed and an example of a three-fold umbrella is described. The umbrella includes a central shaft including a first section that includes a handle carrying an actuation button. A positioning seat that receives a retention block arranged therein is provided between the first section and a second section of the shaft and between the second section and a third section of the shaft. As such, the umbrella is opened manually to have the second section extending and positioned by the retention block engaging an upper end of the first section, and the third section is positioned by being retained at the upper end of the second section. To close the umbrella, a collapsing ring is depressed to drive a rotation block of a control seat to release the engagement of the retention block. Collapsing springs arranged on umbrella ribs apply a force to retract the sections of the central shaft to thereby complete the collapse of the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Inventor: Chin Sung Ko
  • Patent number: 8522805
    Abstract: A self-opening/closing umbrella includes a central shaft unit having an improved structure. The central shaft unit forms a raised channel on one side of a third shaft segment and a pulley is pivotally mounted to a lower portion of the raised channel. A second shaft segment has a top to which an internal plug including a pulley is fixed and includes a first pull rope having an end fixed to a bullet-head member and an opposite end extending upward to warp around the pulley of the internal plug, projecting through a sideway slot, extending downward to wrap around the pulley inside the third shaft segment for upward extension to fix to a top end of the third shaft segment. A second pull rope has an end fixed to the internal plug and an opposite end extending across a top cap to project outward to fix to the runner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Inventor: Hong-Wei Tan
  • Publication number: 20130087177
    Abstract: A handheld or attachable visor comprises a bottom stand, an adjustable stand, a top shade, a lower shade. The bottom stand connects the handheld or attachable visor to different type of handles. The adjustable stand comprises an inner pole and an outer pole. The inner pole comprises a spring-loaded button which locks the outer pole upon the user's preference to adjust the height of the handheld or attachable visor. The top shade comprises a plurality of ribs, plurality of panels and plurality of couplings. The lower shade comprises a plurality of fastening means. The lower shade is attached to the top shade from the edges of the top shade. The lower shade can be detached from the top shade at any given moment. The lower shade also can be fold away and secured from the plurality of couplings and the plurality of fastening means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Inventor: Shumi Kusum MUINDE
  • Patent number: 8356612
    Abstract: An umbrella includes a shaft with a top member connected to a top end thereof and a runner is movably mounted to the shaft. Multiple stretchers are pivotably connected between the top member and the runner. The shaft includes an inner tube and an outer tube in which the inner tube is retractably received. The runner is movably mounted to the outer tube and a stopper extends outward from an outside of the outer tube. The runner is movable over the stopper and supported by the stopper when the umbrella is opened. The shaft does not need to make a slot so as to have better strength and the inner diameter of the runner and the outer diameter of the stopper is matched so that the runner does shake.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2013
    Inventor: Fu-Tien Liu
  • Patent number: 8225805
    Abstract: A protective device for automatic open close umbrellas is revealed. The protective device includes a ratchet mounted in a handle and rotating elastically for retracting or releasing a string, a string whose bottom end is fixed on the ratchet while a top end is fixed on an outer tube of an umbrella shaft or a core tube, and a locking member that is reverse L-shaped and is arranged with an elastic member for turning back therein. The locking member includes an upper part, a lower part, and a middle axle, used as a first-class lever. The upper part is against the bottom of the umbrella shaft so that the fastener can lean against a top surface of the upper part. When the umbrella shaft is gradually folded, the top surface of the upper part of the locking member is separated from the fastener while the bottom of the lower part is locked to one of the ratchet teeth of the ratchet elastically so as to achieve anti-springing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2012
    Inventors: Tsun-Zong Wu, Hsien-Jung Chen
  • Patent number: 8011379
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable and compact umbrella capable of being folded compactly without exposing umbrella ribs and umbrella cloth thereby being easily carried and stored. A portable and compact umbrella according to the present invention includes an extendable umbrella stick extended and retracted to change its length, wherein the extendable umbrella stick has a sheltering means provided at one side thereof and a fixing protrusion provided at the other side thereof; and a handle member having both ends communicating with each other and a receiving space defined therein, wherein the receiving space is partitioned by a cylindrical winding unit, the winding unit has an inner space formed inside thereof so that the extendable umbrella stick is retracted and received in the inner space, and the winding unit has an outer space formed outside thereof so that the sheltering means is wound around the winding unit and received in the outer space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Inventor: Yong Kyun Oh
  • Patent number: 7996961
    Abstract: A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a tubular core member, a deformable outer sheath disposed about the tubular core member, a gel disposed between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, and first and second sealers inserted into respective ends of the tubular core member and sealing the gel between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, wherein a force applied to the outer sheath causes load movement of the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Shedrain Corporation
    Inventors: Stan Blauer, Jeff Blauer, Yen C. Chan, Fu-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 7997290
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parasol provided with an actuator assembly comprising a spindle having a spindle longitudinal axis and an external screw thread, and a guide for the spindle comprising a holder which extends along a portion of the spindle and which is provided with at least a first and second set of bodies of revolution which are held in the holder body so as to be able to rotate about their axis of rotation and enter into contact with the spindle, where they engage with at least one screw thread part, the second set of bodies of revolution being set apart from the first set of bodies of revolution along the spindle longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: USP bvba
    Inventor: Dirk Jan Stoelinga
  • Patent number: 7886756
    Abstract: An umbrella handle quick-release structure includes a positioning member, a spring, and an inner sleeve. The positioning member is fixed at a lower end of an umbrella rod. The inner sleeve is secured to a mounting hole of an umbrella handle. The inner sleeve has an axial insertion hole for insertion of the umbrella rod, an axial side groove at a side wall thereof for the positioning member to slide therein along with the insertion of the umbrella rod, a transverse groove for the positioning member to slide therein along with turning of the umbrella rod, and an axial positioning groove for positioning of the positioning member after being turned. The transverse groove has a first end interconnected with a lower end of the axial side groove and a second end interconnected with the axial positioning groove. An upper end of the axial positioning groove is higher than the transverse groove. The spring is located between a bottom of the mounting hole and a lower end of the umbrella rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2011
    Assignee: Futao Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tian-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 7802580
    Abstract: An umbrella includes a staff assembly, a plurality of upper ribs, a plurality of corresponding lower ribs and a canopy. The staff assembly includes an inner staff member and an outer staff member slidably mounted thereon. The upper ribs are pivotally connected to the inner staff member. The lower ribs are pivotally connected to the outer staff member and to the upper ribs. The canopy is mounted on the upper or lower ribs. Sliding the inner and outer staff members with respect to each other in a longitudinal direction thereof shifts the ribs and the canopy between a deployed position in which the ribs and canopy extend generally radially outwardly from the staff assembly so as to open the umbrella, and a retracted position in which the ribs and the canopy are collapsed inwardly toward, the staff assembly so as to close the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Mr. Christmas, Inc.
    Inventors: Terry Hermanson, George Raustiala
  • Patent number: 7798161
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with shade structures, such as umbrellas, particularly large free-standing umbrellas, which have variable geometry. In preferred embodiments, the invention provides umbrellas that comprise multiple sets of ribs supporting a canopy structure and having a mechanism associated with each set of ribs for influencing the angle or elevation of the rib sets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Inventor: Oliver Joen-an Ma
  • Patent number: 7789096
    Abstract: A fully automatic collapsible and multi-foldable umbrella includes an umbrella rib, an upper nest, a lower nest, a middle rod and a compression spring disposed between the upper and lower nests or a tension spring disposed on the umbrella rib. The middle rod has upper and lower internal plugs. A fastener fastening an external tube of the middle rod is disposed in the upper internal plug so that the middle rod may extend to open the umbrella. The umbrella further includes first and second pull wires. The first pull wire has one end coupled to the lower internal plug and the other end connected to the upper nest after the wire wraps around pulleys on the upper and lower nests. The second pull wire has an upper end connected to the fastener and a lower end connected to a runner on a handle so that the runner drives the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Inventor: Fu-Tien Liu
  • Publication number: 20100186788
    Abstract: An umbrella includes a central post consisting of multiple tubular segments telescopically connected to each other. A crown set at an upper end and carrying an upper pulley and a runner slidably fit over the central post and carrying a lower pulley. A pulley cable has an upper section extending around the pulleys and fixed to the crown and a lower rigid section carrying a fixer that is movably receive in a handle and forms locking slots engageable by a switch control device. A spring is arranged between the crown and the fixer to apply a spring force to maintain the umbrella in an open condition. Each tubular segment of the central post has a lower end to which a protection sheath is mounted for finger protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Inventor: LU-TSAI HUANG
  • Patent number: 7726326
    Abstract: Improved gripping structures for a hand-held umbrella are provided. In one example structure, a first grip is fixedly attached to an end of a shaft of the umbrella, such as the end located distally away from a canopy of the umbrella. A second grip is coupled to the shaft. The second grip may be slidably repositionable along the shaft. The second grip may include an interlocking device to lock the second grip at a desired location along the shaft. The second grip may further include a runner interface. An accessory mount may be disposed at the first grip to couple an accessory, such as a camera, at the end of the shaft distally away from the canopy of the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Stingr Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. O'Donnell, Paul A. Crabb
  • Publication number: 20100031984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a portable and compact umbrella capable of being folded compactly without exposing umbrella ribs and umbrella cloth thereby being easily carried and stored. A portable and compact umbrella according to the present invention includes an extendable umbrella stick extended and retracted to change its length, wherein the extendable umbrella stick has a sheltering means provided at one side thereof and a fixing protrusion provided at the other side thereof; and a handle member having both ends communicating with each other and a receiving space defined therein, wherein the receiving space is partitioned by a cylindrical winding unit, the winding unit has an inner space formed inside thereof so that the extendable umbrella stick is retracted and received in the inner space, and the winding unit has an outer space formed outside thereof so that the sheltering means is wound around the winding unit and received in the outer space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 11, 2010
    Inventor: Yong Kyun Oh
  • Patent number: 7634839
    Abstract: A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a tubular core member, a deformable outer sheath disposed about the tubular core member, a gel disposed between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, and first and second sealers inserted into respective ends of the tubular core member and sealing the gel between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, wherein a force applied to the outer sheath causes load movement of the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: ShedRain Corporation
    Inventors: Stan Blauer, Jeff Blauer, Yen C. Chan, Fu-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 7588042
    Abstract: A folding shaft for umbrellas includes a first section having a circular cross section and the first section is retractably received in a second section which includes an enclosed cross section which includes a plurality of straight sides and a plurality of first curved portions connected between the straight sides. A third section is movably mounted to the second section and including an enclosed cross section which includes a plurality of inward curved sides and a plurality of second curved portions connected between the inward curved sides. The inward curved sides of the third section are located corresponding to the straight sides of the second section. The second curved portions of the third section are located corresponding to the first curved portions. The gap between these sections can be controlled to be the minimum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Golden Rain Enterprise Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Dragon Chang
  • Patent number: 7588040
    Abstract: A kind of golf umbrella combined with a spare golf ball is mainly set with an assembling mechanism in the end of the handle of a golf umbrella. One lower end of the said assembling mechanism can be simply and firmly set on the handle with ease and it is set with a hemisphere sleeve-fit body to provide a temporary holding of a golf ball. Therefore, it becomes a last spare ball while playing golf and the practical value is thus obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Inventors: Jung-Yuan Chen, Michael Chien-Lung Wu
  • Patent number: 7537016
    Abstract: A golf bag umbrella includes a threaded flexible joint of dumbbell shape in its telescopic center post, the joint being adapted to easily bend in a plurality of radially directed positions relative to the part of the center post therebelow in a safety manner for facilitating access to golf clubs disposed in a golf bag.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2009
    Inventor: Ching-Chuan You
  • Patent number: 7493908
    Abstract: The invention provides an umbrella for attachment to a stroller that is large enough to protect the caregiver wheeling the stroller, carriage, or wheelchair from rain, wind and precipitation. The umbrella is wind proof, and attaches to the stroller by clamping its central shaft to the stroller. A counterweight is attached to the handle end of the central shaft. The umbrella has a double layered canopy that allows wind to pass through without inverting the umbrella, and may have a telescoping shaft to permit it to be stored compactly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2009
    Inventors: Philip R Carter, Jaime Nolan Carter
  • Patent number: 7484517
    Abstract: The invention discloses a large portable umbrella which relates to the technical field of large foldable umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 3, 2009
    Inventor: Fengchun Chen
  • Patent number: 7469705
    Abstract: The present invention relates generally to umbrellas and, more particularly, to an umbrella having a reflective shaft comprising batteries for powering a plurality of illuminating tubes surrounding the shaft. The instant abstract is neither intended to define the invention disclosed in this specification nor intended to limit the scope of the invention in any way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Inventor: Anthony Nocella, III
  • Patent number: 7412984
    Abstract: A portable personal shade and cooling device having a handle and a canopy. The handle defines a water reservoir connected to misting nozzles arranged around the periphery of the canopy. The handle incorporates a pressurization source which may be a gas containing cartridge, an external air pump or an integral air pump in the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Inventors: Terrence Michael Spencer, Nicolle Janine Spencer
  • Patent number: 7409747
    Abstract: The present invention is aimed to provide a pliable handle, which is cost-effective, speedily assemble, to improve the stability of the central pole and to prevent the gel from leaking out. It is characteristic of a plastic cover placed over a central pole partly defined a gel containing portion for filling gel. Both of the plastic cover and the central pole have stopper flanges or annular lips at their ends to seal the gel portion. Only a set of injection through bores formed through the proximal flange and lip to fit such as a needle-like injector of syringe-like barrel to inject a gel to fill the gel-containing portion. After injection, a projected stopper spindle further presses and seals the set of injection through bores. Said central pole is passed through a proximal cap then secures a distal cap to shape a stable pliable handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Inventor: Shiow-Hui Chen
  • Patent number: 7401615
    Abstract: The invention relates to a manual-opened and auto-closed umbrella, which utilizes two springs provided around a shaft and therein accompanying with a runner and a frame to control the umbrella being opened manually and closed automatically. The umbrella is to be opened manually that compresses the springs at the same time, and by a touch to automatically close the umbrella. The manual-opened and auto-closed umbrella therefore obtains a certain utilization and improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Inventor: Shih-Shin Kuo
  • Patent number: 7401384
    Abstract: A pliable handle includes a core member, an outer sheath, and gel disposed between the core member and the outer sheath. There is an outer annular flange around its top. The outer sheath has an opening on its top and a closed bottom, an inner annular flange on its top; and the outer sheath is disposed about the core member. Below the inner annular flange of the outer sheath and the outer annular flange of the core member define the gap portion, which is filled with gel. There is an annular flange which corresponds with the annular groove on the core member below the inner annular flange of the outer sheath. The present pliable handle can be secured to walking sticks, golf clubs, ski poles, tennis rackets, battledores, and umbrellas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Xiamen Jundian House Omaments Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chien-Hung Chen
  • Patent number: 7389784
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic collapsible umbrella, which utilizes several springs provided around a shaft or therein accompanying with a runner apparatus and a frame to control the umbrella being opened or closed automatically. The main character of this umbrella is the operating method that is to prolong the umbrella first, and by a first touch to automatically open; then by a second touch to automatically close. The automatic collapsible umbrella therefore obtains utilization and improvement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2008
    Inventor: Shih-Shin Kuo
  • Patent number: 7328714
    Abstract: A grip for an umbrella is provided on an outer wall with a through hole; at least one annular groove having a start point communicating with the through hole and a terminal point; a hook located at the terminal point of the groove; and an elastic strap having an inner end pressing against an inner side of the through hole, and an outer end outward extended through the through hole to form a loop portion having a turning section. The elastic strap could be wound around the groove with the turning section engaged with the hook, and is therefore prevented from tangling other articles in a container holding the umbrella that is not in use. Or, the elastic strap may be extended through a closed item with the turning section engaged with the hook to thereby externally hang the umbrella not in use to the closed item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2008
    Inventor: Tsun-Zong Wu
  • Patent number: 7322371
    Abstract: A lock mechanism mounted in a large umbrella includes a sliding sleeve including an aperture on surface of a lower extension, a telescopic shank including a lower tube fixed in a handle and a sliding upper tube, a lock device disposed in the upper tube such that disposing a resilient projection of the lock device through holes of the tubes may fasten the shank, an actuation assembly for receiving the extension and including a transverse opening and a spring biased actuation member having a portion disposed in the aperture for locking the extension in a closed position of the umbrella, the actuation member including a trigger, and a spring biased rib fixing assembly disposed between the handle and the actuation assembly. Pushing the trigger will disengage the portion with the aperture to open the umbrella. Operating the lock device will effect a subsequent multi-sectional length adjustment of the shank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Inventor: Ching-Chuan You
  • Publication number: 20080011343
    Abstract: The invention relates to an umbrella having two shafts, which includes a dual-shaft assembly, a rib frame, a runner, and a handle to complete an automatic umbrella. The dual-shaft assembly includes two independent shafts, wherein the springs are received in one of the shafts, and the controlling wire and the controlling means are received in the other shaft for being easy manufacturing and assembling and increasing utilization in use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2006
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Inventor: Chin Sung Ko
  • Publication number: 20070295376
    Abstract: An umbrella handle structure includes a main body shaped as a dumbbell shape and having a through-hole, an upper end and a lower end. The through-hole runs through the upper and lower ends, a first positioning seat has a fastening portion and a second positioning seat has a thread hole therein, the fastening portion and the fastening hole are fastened to each other so that the first and second positioning seats are fixedly engaged to the main body. A soft glue cap under which the main body is sleeved so that a closed space is formed between the soft glue cap and the main body. A silicon glue is filled within the closed space so that a comfort feel may be brought to a user holding an umbrella having the umbrella handle structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Inventor: Chen-Te Liu
  • Patent number: 7234205
    Abstract: A pliable handle for a hand-held device is provided. The handle includes a tubular core member, a deformable outer sheath disposed about the tubular core member, a gel disposed between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, and first and second sealers inserted into respective ends of the tubular core member and sealing the gel between the tubular core member and the outer sheath, wherein a force applied to the outer sheath causes load movement of the gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: Shedrain Corporation
    Inventors: Stan Blauer, Jeff Blauer, Yen Chiu Chan, Fu-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 7210490
    Abstract: The invention relates to a super mini umbrella, which has a shorter length for facilitating carrying by people. The umbrella includes a shaft having its lowest tube with many impressions covered with glue to insert into a connector in a handle of the umbrella. A runner of the umbrella is thus capable of being moved around the connector when the umbrella is closed that can decrease the length of the closed umbrella perfectly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2007
    Inventor: Chin Sung Ko
  • Patent number: 7168438
    Abstract: A control device for opening and closing an automatic umbrella includes a handle, a lower tube, a control member, a press plate, a bullet head, an upper tube, and a push button. Thus, the push button is pressed in a two-stage manner to push and pivot the press plate to open and close the umbrella automatically, so that the control device is operated easily and conveniently, thereby facilitating a user opening and closing the umbrella.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Inventor: Hsi-Lu Hung