Patent ID: 6390108
Filing Date: 2002-05-21
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
A double-story umbrella comprising:a lower umbrella including a lower shaft, a lower rib assembly pivotally secured to the lower shaft, and a lower umbrella cloth secured on the lower rib assembly having a central opening formed in the lower umbrella cloth; an upper umbrella formed with an upper umbrella cloth secured to a top of said lower shaft by a cap fixed on the top of said lower shaft; and a plurality of detachable buckling means radially disposed on said upper and lower umbrella cloths, each said detachable buckling means including an upper buckling member formed on an outer periphery of said upper umbrella cloth and a lower buckling member formed on an inner periphery of said lower umbrella cloth adjacent to said central opening of said lower umbrella cloth; whereby upon engagement of said upper buckling member on said upper umbrella cloth with said lower buckling member on said lower umbrella cloth, said upper umbrella cloth is coupled on said lower umbrella cloth for shielding said central opening; and upon uncoupling of said upper and lower buckling members and upon folding of said upper umbrella cloth, said lower umbrella cloth and said lower rib assembly on said lower shaft will be enwrapped within said upper umbrella cloth to form a compact folded umbrella.