EP4084650A1 - Inside out compact umbrella - Google Patents
Inside out compact umbrellaInfo
- Publication number
- EP4084650A1 EP4084650A1 EP21700394.6A EP21700394A EP4084650A1 EP 4084650 A1 EP4084650 A1 EP 4084650A1 EP 21700394 A EP21700394 A EP 21700394A EP 4084650 A1 EP4084650 A1 EP 4084650A1
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- EP
- European Patent Office
- Prior art keywords
- canopy
- spoke
- shaft
- slider
- frame
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Pending
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Classifications
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B19/00—Special folding or telescoping of umbrellas
- A45B19/10—Special folding or telescoping of umbrellas with collapsible ribs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B19/00—Special folding or telescoping of umbrellas
- A45B19/06—Special folding or telescoping of umbrellas with telescopic ribs
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B19/00—Special folding or telescoping of umbrellas
- A45B2019/008—Umbrellas having upward pointing rib ends when closed, i.e. the lower dry side of the cover facing the outside when closed
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
- A45B2023/0012—Ground supported umbrellas or sunshades on a single post, e.g. resting in or on a surface there below
- A45B2023/0018—Ground supported umbrellas or sunshades on a single post, e.g. resting in or on a surface there below with a canopy in form of an inverted cone
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
- A45B2023/0031—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm
- A45B2023/0043—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm the support arm being attached to the stick or to runner, the canopy being suspended there above
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
- A45B2023/0031—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm
- A45B2023/0068—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm the support arm being foldable
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
- A45B25/02—Umbrella frames
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
- A45B25/06—Umbrella runners
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
- A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
- A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
- A45B25/22—Devices for increasing the resistance of umbrellas to wind
Definitions
- the present invention primarily relates to but not limited to umbrellas.
- Umbrella frames are typically made of primary spokes that support the canopy which are themselves supported by secondary spokes that makes up the frame of the umbrella.
- the primary spokes are continuous and are not made of parts that fold relative to each other, generally known as stick umbrellas.
- one end of the primary spokes are supported by a runner that travels up and down the shaft and the other end is supported by the outer edge of the canopy.
- the secondary spokes are supported by runners which travels up and down the shaft on one end and they support the primary shaft on the other end with a pivot mechanism.
- the primary spokes are made from more than one part, joined by pivot like mechanisms and thus not continues from the sliders on the shaft to the edge of canopy, they are known as collapsible, compact or folding umbrellas.
- the primary purpose of this is to make the umbrella shorter in closed configuration.
- the present invention by the same inventor is particularly applicable to folding umbrellas.
- a sliding mechanism is used to allow the outermost segment of the primary spoke to slide over or adjacent to the secondary spoke. Therefore, the closed length of the primary spoke is much less in closed configuration than the length in the open configuration.
- the length of the primary spoke in the open configuration being the length of the arc from the slider on the shaft supporting the canopy to the edge of the canopy supported by the tip of the primary spoke.
- the advantage of this innovative mechanism is that it allows the wet side of the canopy to be closed within itself allowing the outside of the canopy to be dry to touch.
- the frame is much easier to keep enclosed and protected.
- conventional umbrellas where the primary spoke segment are pivoted and hang outside the secondary spokes, they can be easily damaged or poke someone.
- the innovation presented here also have much better performance in the wind than the conventional type. Reacting to the wind to change its shape of the canopy exposed to the wind because the primary spoke can slide towards the shaft allowing the canopy to change shape.
- the configuration presented in this invention also facilitates the auto furling of the canopy fabric around the frame and the shaft in its closed configuration.
- the present innovation achieves the intended objectives whilst maintaining the size and weight of the umbrella comparable to conventional single fold folding umbrellas.
- the user presses a button to release a latch and pushes the slider up the shaft until the umbrella is fully deployed open when the slider is latched and to close it the user presses the button and moves the slider towards the handle until the frame rotates to the closed configuration.
- These operations are the same as the way a user opens and closes a conventional folding type umbrella.
- This has been achieved by the innovative coupling and uncoupling of the movement of the sliders along the shaft to achieve the rotation of the primary spokes and tensioning of the canopy as required. It also uniquely uses telescopic spacers between the sliders to achieve the required tension in the canopy in the open configuration and achieve compact closure of the frame in closed configuration. It is important to achieve as compact closure as possible of the canopy to minimize the possibility of spillage of water enclosed.
- the conventional umbrellas have the tips of the canopy at the bottom close to the handle in closed configuration and wet site of the canopy being on the outside.
- the frame expands rotating the tips of the primary spokes supporting the edge of the canopy upwards away from the shaft until the diagonal tips of the canopy attached to the primary spokes are canopy edge diameter apart. This restrains the movement of the canopy and further movement of the frame tensions the canopy.
- an inside out folding umbrella comprising: a. a shaft; b. a canopy; c. a first or top slider, a second slider and a third slider each located along the shaft, each of the first or top, second and third sliders are provided with coupling and uncoupling features, wherein each of the first or top, second and third sliders are configured to control a tension coupling and uncoupling mechanism; d. a frame comprising a plurality of primary spokes, secondary spokes, tensioning spokes, and top supporting spokes; e.
- each of the primary and secondary spokes are configured to be connected together with a first sliding connector, wherein the primary spokes are configured to support the canopy and the secondary spokes are configured to support the corresponding primary spokes, wherein the first sliding connector is configured to allow the primary spoke to extend through the first sliding connector; f. a second sliding connector located on the secondary spoke which is connected to the corresponding top supporting spoke which is supported by the first or top slider on the shaft and which is connected to a linkage mechanism, wherein the linkage mechanism is configured to actuate a movement of the corresponding tensioning spoke that is configured to control the position of the corresponding primary spoke; and g.
- an actuating mechanism configured to be actuated by the rotation of the secondary spoke and the second sliding connector, which is located on the secondary spoke, relative to the corresponding top support spoke that is supported by the first or top slider on the shaft at one end and connected to the second sliding connector located on the secondary spoke at the other end thereof.
- the shaft is telescopic.
- the shaft is formed from a single piece.
- a fourth or bottom slider is provided and wherein the fourth or bottom slider is configured to control the movement of the first or top slider.
- the fourth or bottom slider is only required if the movement of the first or top slider is controlled by the fourth or bottom slider. Otherwise, only 3 sliders are required to control the tension coupling and uncoupling mechanism.
- the inside out folding umbrella further comprises a frame closure mechanism, the frame closure mechanism comprising a rotating component configured to rotate up towards the shaft to close the frame and the canopy to contain and lock the frame in position.
- the inside out folding umbrella further comprises a canopy furling mechanism, the canopy furling mechanism comprising a circumferential component attached to the rotating component configured such that as the rotating component rotates and closes onto the shaft the canopy furls around the frame as well as the shaft.
- the inside out folding umbrella further comprises a spring latch mechanism, the spring latch mechanism comprising a two-piece elastic spacer and a spring wherein the first piece of the two-piece elastic spacer is connected to the first or top slider located on the shaft and supports one end of the spring and the second piece two-piece elastic spacer contains a latch at one end and the other end supports the other end of the spring, wherein the spring latch mechanism is configured to create a returning spring force which allows the frame to move from its open configuration to minimise the wind force and return to its equilibrium position.
- the spring latch mechanism comprising a two-piece elastic spacer and a spring wherein the first piece of the two-piece elastic spacer is connected to the first or top slider located on the shaft and supports one end of the spring and the second piece two-piece elastic spacer contains a latch at one end and the other end supports the other end of the spring, wherein the spring latch mechanism is configured to create a returning spring force which allows the frame to move from its open configuration to minimise the wind force and return to its equilibrium position.
- Figure 1 shows one of the options of the configuration of the sliders along the shaft. Although on these drawings the shaft is shown in one piece it can also be telescopic.
- Figure 2 shows the shaft and the sliders same as in figure 1 but also shows the primary spoke, secondary spoke and spokes and linkages involved in the tensioning and inversion mechanism.
- FIG. 3 shows in detail, the linkage mechanism involved in the tensioning and inversion mechanism.
- Figures 4 and 5 shows the primary spokes, secondary spokes, the inversion and tensioning mechanism in two stages of opening.
- Figure 4 is an intermediate stage and
- Figure 5 shows the frame close to final stage of the opening and tensioning.
- Figure 6 is same as Figure 5 and only shown for comparison on this page with Figure 7 and Figure 8.
- FIG 7 and Figure 8 show two further alternatives to the tensioning mechanism shown in Figures 5 and 6. These are some examples of tensioning mechanism but there are others.
- Figure 9 and Figure 10 show one of the mechanisms that can be utilised to achieve substantial closing of the frame and winding of the canopy in close configuration.
- Figures 11 and 12 shows an alternative method to achieve substantial closing of the frame and winding of the canopy in close configuration.
- Figure 13 shows a typical shape of the canopy in the process of closing and the mechanism that substantially facilitates the winding of the flaps of the canopy around the shaft.
- Figure 14 shows a spring mechanism which allows the primary support sliders to move along the shaft retracting the primary spokes supporting the canopy.
- Figure 15 shows another alternative to tensioning mechanism.
- FIG 16 shows another embodiment of this invention.
- FIG. 17 shows another embodiment of this innovation.
- Figure 18 shows the arrangement of the canopy over the frame in open configuration.
- Figure 1 and 2 should be observed together.
- the marking is done on two figures for clarity.
- Figure 1 shows the sliders movable along the shaft marked 10 which can either be telescopic or non-telescopic.
- the slider 14 and slider 11 are connected with an outer shaft marked 15. This is may be required if the position of the top slider marked 11 is not fixed.
- the sliders 13 and 14 have coupling mechanisms which allow them to be coupled and uncoupled depending on their relative position along the shaft. To open the canopy, the sliders 13 and 14 are pushed up the shaft from their starting positions until the slider marked 11 reaches the end stop at the top of the shaft.
- the sliders marked 12 and 13 are also coupled or uncoupled to connect and disconnect to facilitate the turning of the canopy inside out, facilitate the tensioning of the canopy as well as closing the folded frame and facilitating the furling of the canopy around the frame and the shaft.
- the secondary spoke 19 supports the primary spoke 18 via sliding pivotal support 23 which allows primary spoke 18 slide through it.
- the secondary spoke 19 is also connected to the rest of the frame via sliding connection 24 which is free to slide along spoke 19. This unique arrangement allows the frame to expand and tension the canopy and contract sliding the primary spoke 18 along the secondary spoke 19 closing the frame in a compact configuration where the pivot joining the spoke 20 and 18 which also support the canopy is contracted to the bottom of the spoke 19 close to the slider 13.
- Figure 2 shows the main spokes of the frame.
- the primary spokes support and tension the canopy are marked 18 and 20.
- the secondary spoke which supports the primary spoke marked 19.
- Spoke marked 21 facilitates the rotation of the secondary spoke 19 to open and closed configuration.
- Spoke marked 22 rotates the spoke marked 21 to open and closed configuration.
- the movement of the sliders 11,12 and 13 relative to each other facilitates turning of the canopy inside out, opening the frame, tensioning the canopy, releasing the canopy tensioning, turning the canopy outside which is the wet side of the canopy inwards so that dry side of the canopy is on the outside ready to furl around the frame and the shaft.
- Figure 3 and 4 and 5 should be observed together.
- the marking is done on three figures for clarity.
- Figure 3 is a larger view of the parts shown in figure 4 for clarity.
- the connector 123 can rotate in the plane of the movement of spokes 118 and 119.
- This invention also uniquely has a sliding connector marked 124 which can move along the secondary spoke 119. This sliding connector connects the Spokes 119 and 121 as well as the spokes 119 and 127. When the frame is in closed configuration the slider 113 is latched to the shaft in location close to the handle.
- the relative rotation between spokes 119 and 121 also pulls the connector 127 which in turn pulls the link 128 between 121 and 120.
- the connector 126 allows the spoke 120 slide through it.
- the link 128 is attached to spoke 121 so that it can rotate in the plane of the opening frame relative to 121. This rotation lifts the spoke 120 away from 121 which also lift the primary spoke 118.
- the lengths of 120 and 121 is selected to fully stretch the canopy 125 to the curvature required.
- Figure 6 is the same as figure 5 and it is only shown on for comparison with figure 7 and figure 8 which show two other ways of organising the linkage system.
- the spoke 220 is in two parts 220 and 220a. These two parts are connected so that they can rotate relative to each other with the plane of the frame.
- the connector 232 does not allow the spoke 220 to slide through it but it allows the link 128 rotate with relative to 220.
- the link 128 is same as explained in figure 3. It is attached to spoke 121 and it rotates relative to it lifting and up and forward the spoke 220 and 220a. In this option the length of 220a expands as it rotates from close to open configuration lifting and pushing the connection between 220 and 218 further.
- figure 8 another option is shown which achieves the same as the configuration in figure 7 by keeping the spoke 220 one piece and making the connector 231 sliding type which allows the spoke 121 slide through it.
- Figure 9 shows the mechanism that help fully close the frame and help furl the canopy around the frame and the shaft.
- the sliders 312 and 313 are uncoupled, the slider 312 is restrained by the frame or an obstacle on the shaft to that it cannot slide downwards towards the handle, the slider 313 which is being pulled by the user moves along the shaft.
- the closure and furling frame which is made from rotating component 332 which is supported by 331 with a connector 333 which allows 332 to slide through it.
- the rotating component 332 rotates upwards being pulled in towards the shaft by 331.
- the rotating component 332 can have an arc shaped part which is shown in figure 13 as 538.
- the secondary spoke and primary spoke and all other linkages makes up the umbrella frame are enclosed within being pushed towards the shaft.
- the hook 538 also facilitates the furling of the canopy around the frame and the shaft. Once the slider 313 is pulled as far as possible and latched on to the shaft. The closed configuration will remain.
- Figure 10 shows the closure and furling mechanism in partly closed configuration. It also shows a spring 334 which can make the process of closing the mechanism automatic. This is achieved because when the slider 313 is pushed up towards the stationary slider 312 which is someway attached to the shaft, the spring is energised. When 313 and 312 are coupled together the energised spring energy is locked in within the coupled 312 and 313 sliders until it is released again on the way down when the sliders are uncoupled.
- This is an innovative process of closing the frame and furling the canopy and holding it in closed configuration without using the industry standard method of using hands to hold the frame and furling the canopy using hands and using a wrapping a strap around the canopy to hold it in closed configuration.
- Figures 11 and 12 shows a different option of achieving the same objective as demonstrated in figures 9 and 10.
- the slider 412 extends through the slider 413 and it is shaped to extend outwards as shown marked 436.
- the rotating component 432 with and arc shaped part marked 435 is connected to slider 413.
- the rotating component 432 pushes against the part 436 which is part of the slider 412. This rotates 432 up towards the shaft rotating and pushing the secondary spoke 419, primary spoke 418 and all other associated frame parts towards the shaft to their closed configuration.
- the rotation of the component 432 and the connected part 435 which can also have an arc shaped part in circumferential direction as shown in figure 13 marked 538 contains the frame in its closed configuration as well as the arc 538 furling the canopy around the frame and the shaft. In closed configuration the slider 413 is also latched to the shaft which ensures that the frame remains enclosed and the canopy furled.
- Figure 13 shows the closing canopy marked 537 and furling component 538.
- Figure 14 shows the spring latch mechanism.
- This is an innovation to latch the slider 612 in fully open configurations with the canopy in tension.
- the latch is not connected to the shaft but it is able to move down the shaft against the spring 639.
- the frame pushes the sliders 612 and 613 which are coupled at this stage downwards.
- the downward movement of the sliders 612 and 613 retracts the frame and the canopy inwards reducing the size of the canopy exposed to the wind which in turn reduces the wind force.
- the shape of the canopy also changes reducing the wind force.
- the sliders move downwards against the spring force which pulls back the sliders to their equilibrium position stretching the canopy back to its open configurations.
- the spacer between 612 and 611 is in two parts. Part 640 which contains the latch 642 and connected to one end of the spring and part 641 which can be part of 611 which also supports the other end of the spring.
- Figure 15 is another alternative option in the framing mechanism. It shows the same frame as shown in figure 5 but in this case the connector 726 do not allow the spoke 720 to slide through it. However, the connection 726a which is connection between 728 and 721 allows 721 to slide through it. When 727 moves the slider 726a, the link between 720 and 721 alters the position of 726 either lifting it up to open configuration or brings it down to closed configuration.
- Figure 16 is another alternative option in the framing mechanism.
- this figure another frame configuration is presented that achieve the same objectives with simple framing arrangement.
- the spoke 1822 that rotates the spoke 2821 to tension the canopy in its open configuration and rotates the spoke 1821 towards the shaft to close the frame, sliding the sliding connection 1824 long the spoke 1819 towards the shaft.
- the sliding support 1824 is at the bottom end of the spoke 1819 and close to slider 1813.
- the spoke 1822 is pivotally supported by the spoke 1821 and the slider 1812 but uniquely extends beyond the pivotal connection on 1821 to the pivotal connection connecting 1822 to 1820.
- the part of the 1822 spoke extending beyond the pivotal connection to 1821 is marked as 1822a.
- This configuration actuates a movement in the spoke 1820 as a function of the angular movement of 1822 relative to 1821.
- the spacer connector 1827 which is pivotally connected to 1821 and 1820 ensures that the spoke 1820 is in the right orientation to tension and give the canopy required shape. 1827 also ensures that the spoke 1820 is pulled back towards 1821 which consequently pulls back the primary slider 1818, collapsing the frame into closed configuration with the inner end of the primary spoke which is attached to the canopy pulling into a position close to slider 1813. In closed configuration all the frame spokes are compacted close to the shaft.
- the spacers 1813a and 1813b are telescopically connected to the slider 1813. As the slider 1813 pulled down the shaft to close the frame and the canopy, the slider 1812 also moves down and the spacing between the sliders 1813 and 1812 when the frame is in closed configuration is defined by the lengths of the telescopic spacers 1813a and 1813b.
- the slider 1812 is designed to be movable along the spacers but being restrained by the spacer 1813b near the top end of the spacer in closed configuration.
- the stiffness of the spring 1811a and spring 1819a when used in combination or when using either 1811a or 1819a alone defines the stiffness of the frame to uplifting force in open configuration. This feature can be used to minimize the possibility of the primary spokes and canopy turning inside out by the wind when the umbrella is being used in open configuration.
- Figure 17 is another alternative option in the framing mechanism.
- this figure yet another frame configuration is presented that achieve the same objectives with simple framing arrangement.
- This configuration is similar to framing shown in figure 16 accept the spoke 822 is only pivotally connected between slider 812 and spoke 821 and does not extend beyond 821.
- the connector 827 is also pivotally connecting spoke 820 and the slider 824 which can slide along the spoke 819.
- This arrangement creates a further coupling between the primary spoke 818 and secondary supporting spoke 819. This arrangement alters the way the frame reacts to the wind forces.
- Figure 18 shows the canopy 1841 over the framing arrangement presented in Figure 16 but it is also applicable to other framing arrangements presented.
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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GB2000015.4A GB2593855B (en) | 2020-01-02 | 2020-01-02 | Inside out compact umbrella |
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