Patent ID: 8590551
Filing Date: 2013-11-26
Classification: A45B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cover for holding a foldable umbrella comprising a flexible material having a perimeter defining the boundary formed by the material around its periphery and a zipper fastener affixed to the periphery of the material with the zipper fastener comprising a first and second row of teeth with each row of teeth extending from first and second points on the periphery of the material along two different paths such that the two rows of teeth form a closed loop encircling the entire perimeter of the material wherein when the zipper is moved in one direction from the first point to the second point the physical configuration of the flexible material changes from an open position in which the flexible material lies flat substantially in one plane to a closed position wherein the flexible material is in a configuration forming an enclosure having an elongated central area of substantially cylindrical geometry sized to accommodate the foldable umbrella within the enclosure when the cover is in the closed position and when the zipper fastener is moved back into the open position the flexible material is reconfigured back into a configuration lying flat open on a level surface, wherein the cover further comprises a continuous, single piece inner liner covering the entire inner surface area of the cover with the inner liner composed of a water absorbent material for absorbing water from the foldable umbrella in the closed position when wet and having a strip of relatively narrow material extending around the zipper fastener to form a seal which overhangs a portion of the inner lining about the entire perimeter of the flexible material to prevent water from entering the cover when the zipper fastener is closed.