Patent ID: 6173722
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
A simplified pulling rope system used for multiple collapsible umbrellas comprising an umbrella rod that is provided with a cap on the top thereof, a runner slidably mounting over the umbrella rod, a handle attached to a bottom end of said umbrella rod, and an umbrella stretcher system pivoted to the cap and the runner respectively through umbrella stretchers and struts; said pulling rope system characterized in that an upper portion of the umbrella rod includes a mounting block having a round groove and an opening that houses a pulley therein, the runner being provided on two sides with a first and second roller respectively, a pulling rope being connected on one end to a bullet-shaped element and upwardly extending on the other end around the pulley and continuing toward said first roller on one side of the runner, the pulling rope is further wrapped around said first roller and continuing toward said mounting block, said pulling rope then passes through the round groove of the mounting block and said second said pulling rope, after making a turn around said second roller, said pulling rope is finally attached to a bottom of the umbrella cap; said pulling rope urging the sliding motion of said runner to open or close the umbrella.