Patent ID: 7913708
Filing Date: 2011-03-29
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
1. A one-handed operating mechanism for opening and closing an umbrella, said one-handed operating mechanism comprising: a handle adapted to be connected to a bottom end of a stem of the umbrella, an elbow member having a curved point, said elbow member being pivotally connected to the handle at said curved point, a connecting member having an upper end and a lower end, said upper end being adapted to be connected, pivotally connected or attached to a slide of the umbrella sliding along the stem of the umbrella for opening and closing the umbrella, wherein said handle has a channel, said channel extending from an upper end to a lower end of the handle, whereby said elbow member and said connecting member are moved therein, said channel has a bottom side, said elbow member having a handgrip section exposed outside the channel for palm squeezing and an actuating section located inside the channel for mutual driving with said connecting member, said one-handed operating mechanism adapted to be connected to an umbrella in open position when said lower end of said connecting member is positioned close to said upper end of said handle and said handgrip section is positioned close to said bottom side of said channel.