GB2191395A

GB2191395A - A visored umbrella

Info

Publication number: GB2191395A
Application number: GB08614186A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Tze-Bing Wu
Original assignee: WU TZE BING
Current assignee: WU TZE BING
Priority date: 1986-06-11
Filing date: 1986-06-11
Publication date: 1987-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 2006-06-11
Also published as: HK25991A; FR2599948B1; GB2191395B; FR2599948A1; GB8614186D0

Abstract

An umbrella with a visor comprises a stick 1 having at one end a crown 9 and carrying runner 4 and auxiliary runner 11, ribs 7, 14 connected to the crown 9 are supported by struts 8, 13. Over a portion of the umbrella circumference strut ribs 15 are attached at one end to the auxiliary runner and at the other end to elbow link 17 at the end of the ribs 14, elbow link 17 supports visor rib 16. The provision of elbow link 17 ensures the visor is folded upwardly to lie along the stick 1 when the umbrella is closed. <IMAGE>

Description

SPECIFICATION A visored umbrella BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE IN VENTION Conventional umbrellas are useful, easy to operate, and convenient to carry but from actual use they are found to have the following disadvantages: 1. The shade of a conventional umbrella is limited in size. It can protect the user from the rain when standing still but can not protect the user's feet and legs when walking.

This disadvantage, of course, can be eliminated by increasing the size but larger shade will result in higher cost, heavier frame and inconvenience to carry.

2. When it is used to protect against slanted rain during walk against the wind, the vision of the user will be blocked by the shade. Except the danger thus resulted, the back or other part of the user will be exposed to the rain.

In view of the above disadvantages the inventor developed the visored umbrella of this invention which really has the following advantages: 1. The visor horizontally projecting from the front rim of the shade is as long as one human step and can protect the feet of the user from the rain when walking.

2. The visor can keep off slanted rain without blocking the vision of the user and, therefore, eliminate the danger which would otherwise occur when a conventional umbrella is used.

3. The visor can be folded with the collapsing of the umbrella so it is very convenient to carry and use.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a vertical view of the visored umbrella of this invention when it is unfolded.

Figure 2 is vertical view of the folding frame of the said umbrella when it is unfolded.

Figure 3 illustrates the folding mechanism of the said umbrella.

Figure 4 illustrates the connection of the strut rib, main rib, visor rib and elbow link of the said visored umbrella.

DETAIL DESCRIPTION Referring now to the drawings, the nature of this invention is described as follows.

As shown in Fig. 1, the shade 2, handle 1 and handle bar 3 of the visored umbrella of this invention are same as those of a conventional umbrella. The unique design of this invention is the visor 10 horizontally projecting from the front rim of the shade 2 in a length roughly equal to one human step.

As shown in Fig. 2 a fixed hub 9 is fitted on the top end of the handle 1 and a movable hub 4 is movably fitted over the handle 1 below the fixed hub 9. Each set of shade ribs consists of a main rib 7 and a brace rib 8.

The main rib 7 is movably attached to the fixed hub 9 at one end. The brace rib 8 is movably attached to the movable hub 4 at one end and hinged to the middle of the main rib 7 at the other end. When the movable hub 4 is pushed upward, the spring retainer 5 attached to the lower part 6 of the movable hub 4 will snap in the slot (not shown in the handle 1. Thus the umbrella is unfolded and fixed in position). The movable hub 4 can be pulled downward to fold the umbrella. These are same as the conventional umbrellas.

The new components of this invention include an auxiliary hub 11, a spring 12, a plurality of a strut ribs 15, a plurality of visor ribs 16, and a plurality of elbow links 17. The axiliary hub 11 and the spring 12 is fitted over the handle 1 between the fixed hub 9 and the movable hub 4. Each of the elbow links 17 has a visor rib 16 fixed at one end, a main rib 14 hinged in the middle, and a strut rib 15 hinged at the other end. The elbow link 17 has two projections 18 and 19 for pivot connection of the strut rib 15 and main rib 14 by means of hinge pins 21 and 22.

As shown in Fig. 3 in dotted line, the end of the elbow link 17 with the visor rib 16 will turn upward when the main rib and strut rib are collapsed. Thus the visor 10 of the shade 2 fixed to the visor ribs as shown in Fig. 1 can be folded.

It must be noted that the visor ribs 16 are in such quantity and length as required to support the shade of the visor 10.

1. An umbrella comprising an elongate central shaft with a handle at one end and a fixed hub at the opposite end thereof, a plurality of ribs pivotally mounted on the fixed hub and supporting a shade thereon extending outwardly towards the free end of said ribs, the ribs being interconnected by a plurality of first support struts with a movable hub slidable along the central shaft for opening and closing the umbrella, an auxiliary hub slidably mounted on the central shaft between the movable and fixed hubs and pivotally supporting a plurality of second support struts coupled with the free end of at least some of said ribs by a respective link member, and a plurality of visor support ribs each supported by a respective one of said link members and together supporting in the open condition of the umbrella an auxiliary shade extending outwardly from the free end of said ribs in a plane substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the central shaft.

2. An umbrella as claimed in claim 1, wherein the link member is an elbow link.

3. An umbrella as claimed in claim 1 or 2, including a spring located on the central shaft between the movable and auxiliary hubs.

4. A visored umbrella having a visor hori

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Claims

**WARNING** start of CLMS field may overlap end of DESC **. SPECIFICATION A visored umbrella BACKGROUND AND SUMMARY OF THE IN VENTION Conventional umbrellas are useful, easy to operate, and convenient to carry but from actual use they are found to have the following disadvantages: 1. The shade of a conventional umbrella is limited in size. It can protect the user from the rain when standing still but can not protect the user's feet and legs when walking. This disadvantage, of course, can be eliminated by increasing the size but larger shade will result in higher cost, heavier frame and inconvenience to carry. 2. When it is used to protect against slanted rain during walk against the wind, the vision of the user will be blocked by the shade. Except the danger thus resulted, the back or other part of the user will be exposed to the rain. In view of the above disadvantages the inventor developed the visored umbrella of this invention which really has the following advantages: 1. The visor horizontally projecting from the front rim of the shade is as long as one human step and can protect the feet of the user from the rain when walking. 2. The visor can keep off slanted rain without blocking the vision of the user and, therefore, eliminate the danger which would otherwise occur when a conventional umbrella is used. 3. The visor can be folded with the collapsing of the umbrella so it is very convenient to carry and use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a vertical view of the visored umbrella of this invention when it is unfolded. Figure 2 is vertical view of the folding frame of the said umbrella when it is unfolded. Figure 3 illustrates the folding mechanism of the said umbrella. Figure 4 illustrates the connection of the strut rib, main rib, visor rib and elbow link of the said visored umbrella. DETAIL DESCRIPTION Referring now to the drawings, the nature of this invention is described as follows. As shown in Fig. 1, the shade 2, handle 1 and handle bar 3 of the visored umbrella of this invention are same as those of a conventional umbrella. The unique design of this invention is the visor 10 horizontally projecting from the front rim of the shade 2 in a length roughly equal to one human step. As shown in Fig. 2 a fixed hub 9 is fitted on the top end of the handle 1 and a movable hub 4 is movably fitted over the handle 1 below the fixed hub 9. Each set of shade ribs consists of a main rib 7 and a brace rib 8. The main rib 7 is movably attached to the fixed hub 9 at one end. The brace rib 8 is movably attached to the movable hub 4 at one end and hinged to the middle of the main rib 7 at the other end. When the movable hub 4 is pushed upward, the spring retainer 5 attached to the lower part 6 of the movable hub 4 will snap in the slot (not shown in the handle 1. Thus the umbrella is unfolded and fixed in position). The movable hub 4 can be pulled downward to fold the umbrella. These are same as the conventional umbrellas. The new components of this invention include an auxiliary hub 11, a spring 12, a plurality of a strut ribs 15, a plurality of visor ribs 16, and a plurality of elbow links 17. The axiliary hub 11 and the spring 12 is fitted over the handle 1 between the fixed hub 9 and the movable hub 4. Each of the elbow links 17 has a visor rib 16 fixed at one end, a main rib 14 hinged in the middle, and a strut rib 15 hinged at the other end. The elbow link 17 has two projections 18 and 19 for pivot connection of the strut rib 15 and main rib 14 by means of hinge pins 21 and 22. As shown in Fig. 3 in dotted line, the end of the elbow link 17 with the visor rib 16 will turn upward when the main rib and strut rib are collapsed. Thus the visor 10 of the shade 2 fixed to the visor ribs as shown in Fig. 1 can be folded. It must be noted that the visor ribs 16 are in such quantity and length as required to support the shade of the visor 10. CLAIMS

2. An umbrella as claimed in claim 1, wherein the link member is an elbow link.

4. A visored umbrella having a visor hori zontally projecting from the rim of the shade of a conventional umbrella to enhance the protection against rain and the safety in use, comprising: a spring fitted over the handle above the movable hub, an auxiliary hub fitted over the handle between the spring and the fixed hub, a plurality of strut ribs with one end movably attached to the auxiliary hub, a plurality of elbow links with projections for connection with the main ribs and strut ribs, a plurality of visor ribs held by the elbow links at one end to support the visor shade, a plurality of hinge pins for the ribs to turn on, and being able to fold with the collapsing of the umbrella.

5. A visored umbrella according to claim 1 wherein the visor is as long as one human step.

6. An umbrella substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to, and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.