Patent ID: 9237785
Filing Date: 2016-01-19
CPC Classification: A45B

Claim Text:
1. An umbrella assembly comprising: an upright pole; a cantilevered beam having a first end disposed away from the upright pole and a second end disposed adjacent to the upright pole; a canopy frame coupled with the first end of the cantilevered beam; a tilt mechanism operable to rotate the canopy frame about an axis extending through the cantilevered beam, the tilt mechanism including a rotatable shaft disposed in the cantilevered beam; and a clutch mechanism including a first component fixed to the cantilevered beam adjacent to the first end and a second component, the clutch mechanism having an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration such that when the clutch mechanism is in the disengaged configuration the second component is disposed closer to the upright pole than when the clutch mechanism is in the engaged configuration; wherein when the clutch mechanism is in the disengaged configuration the second component is rotatable with the shaft; and wherein when the clutch mechanism is in the engaged configuration the second component is prevented from rotating in a clockwise direction and in a counter-clockwise direction about the axis.