Patent ID: 6565060
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: A45B,Y10S

Abstract:
A spa umbrella for an outdoor spa which comprises a spa body having a surrounding wall perpendicularly extended from a bottom to define a liquid compartment therein, wherein the spa umbrella comprises:a shaft supporting an awning which is arranged to be rotatably driven by the shaft so as to provide a shading area covering the spa body; an attachment stand frame, comprising: a stand base wherein the spa umbrella is uprightly supported on the stand base, a reinforcing panel which is extended from the stand base for mounting underneath the outdoor spa for mounting on the bottom of the spa body of the outdoor spa so as to support the spa umbrella on the stand base in a stable manner, and a supporting frame which is perpendicularly extended from the stand base for attaching to the surrounding wall of the spa body, wherein the supporting frame is rigidly supported on the outdoor spa for securely mounting the spa umbrella to the outdoor spa so as to prevent any lateral movement of the spa umbrella; a base body, which is integrally mounted on the stand base, having a receiving chamber to uprightly support the shaft thereon; a rotor, which is rotatably disposed in the receiving chamber of the base body, having a rotor axial socket for fittedly inserting the shaft thereinto; and a locking arrangement for locking up the shaft on the rotor in a rotatably movable manner, wherein the locking arrangement comprises: a locking member extended into the receiving chamber for engaging with the rotor, a driving lever arranged to drive the locking member to move between a locking position and an unlocked position, and a resilient element for applying urging pressure against the driving lever so as to retain the locking member at the locking position, wherein at the locking position, the locking member is engaged with the rotor so as to lock up the rotor from being rotated, and at the unlocked position, the locking member is moved away from the rotor so as to disengage with the rotor so that the rotor is capable of being rotated to turn the shaft; wherein the supporting frame comprises a vertical panel upwardly extended from the stand base for fittedly attaching on the surrounding wall of the spa body of the outdoor spa, a horizontal panel mounted on the stand base, and a supporting arm mounted between the vertical panel and the horizontal panel, wherein the supporting arm has a vertical edge portion perpendicularly mounted on the vertical panel and a horizontal edge portion perpendicularly mounted on the horizontal panel so as to form a secure triangular structure for supporting the spa umbrella.