Patent ID: 6571814
Filing Date: 2003-06-03
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
A windproof umbrella comprising:a canopy including an upper canopy and a spaced apart lower canopy, wherein the upper canopy is larger than the lower canopy and is in covering relation to the lower canopy; a vent hole provided in a center portion of the lower canopy; and a frame including a shank, a stationary hub fixed on an upper portion of the shank, a ring slidable along the shank, a plurality of first ribs supporting only the upper canopy, each having one end attached to the stationary hub, a plurality of second ribs supporting only the lower canopy, each having one end also attached to the stationary hub wherein each attached position of the second ribs is positioned next to that of the first ribs, a plurality of first spreaders each having one end attached to the ring, and a plurality of second spreaders each having one end also attached to the ring wherein each attached position of second spreaders is positioned next to that of the first spreaders, wherein adjacent ribs and adjacent stretchers are attached to the respective hub and the respective ring at a common point along a length of the shank, and wherein air beneath the lower canopy exits through a gap formed between the upper and the lower canopies when the frame is stretched; and free ends of the first ribs, the second ribs, the first spreaders, and the second spreaders are equally spaced around a periphery of the umbrella such that the stretching and the folding of the upper canopy and the lower canopy are smooth and synchronous.