Patent ID: 9241549
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: A45B

Claim Text:
1. A free arm umbrella comprising: a mount structure having an upper portion and a lower portion; a shade providing structure comprising an upper hub and a lower hub coupled with the upper hub by a plurality of umbrella structural members; a first strut rod and a second strut rod, wherein first and second ends of the first strut rod are pivotally coupled with the lower hub and an upper portion of the mount structure respectively, one end of the second strut rod is pivotally coupled with the upper hub and another end is coupled with the mount structure; a shaft rotatably coupled to the mount structure and disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion, the shaft being coupled with and extending below the second end of the first strut rod; and a rotation device comprising a handle having a cylindrical gripping surface, a pin coupled to the handle and extending through a channel in the shaft, the handle being moveable between first and second positions such that the handle translates the pin along the channel and relative to the shaft from the first position to the second position, wherein when the handle is in the first position the shade providing structure is prevented from rotating about an upright axis, the upright axis being disposed along the shaft, and wherein the gripping surface of the handle can be torqued to rotate the shade providing structure about the upright axis when the handle is in the second position.