Patent ID: 11896096
Assignee: USEITT, LLC
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A  F

Claim 6:
7. An umbrella comprising:
a canopy supported by a plurality of ribs;
an upper pole having an upper end carrying the canopy;
a lower pole having a lower end connected to a base, said upper pole and lower pole being first and second concentric sliding members interfitting concentrically in a slidable fashion;
stretchers extending outward from the upper pole and supporting a plurality of ribs; and
a twist lock for engaging concentric sliding members;
the lower end of the lower pole comprising a ball stud having a generally spherical end and a longitudinally protruding stud;
wherein the base has a ball sleeve with a spherical surface receiving the spherical end of the ball stud and
wherein the twist lock comprises a housing with an inner fitting split wedge collar associated with first concentric sliding member and a threaded shim with an interior angled surface positioned interior the housing and over the split wedge collar, said threaded shim being connected with second concentric sliding member.