Patent ID: 6422251
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
An umbrella comprising:a tube including an upper portion and a lower portion having a handle provided thereon, a whale bone device pivotally secured to said upper portion of said tube and movable between an open position and a folded position, a barrel slidably engaged on said tube, said barrel including a channel formed therein, means for coupling said barrel to said whale bone device, a spring-biased catch received in said tube and selectively engageable into said channel of said barrel when said channel of said barrel is aligned with said catch, and a latch slidably received in said barrel for selectively disengaging said catch from said barrel to release said barrel from said tube, said latch being received in said barrel and movable, together with said barrel, away from said handle when said whale bone device is opened to said open position, and said latch being ring-shaped and being slidably received in said channel of said barrel for slidably receiving said tube therein.