Patent ID: 8360079
Filing Date: 2013-01-29
Classification: A45B,F21S,F21V,F21W,F21Y,Y02B

Abstract:
1. An outdoors umbrella, comprising: a supporting frame comprising a supporting shaft having an upper portion; an awning frame which is connected to said upper portion of said supporting frame, and comprises a plurality of elongated awning arms radially extended in a pivotally movable manner, an awning substantially supported by said awning arms to define a shadowing area thereunder, an upper housing, a lower housing slidably connected to said supporting shaft at a position below said upper housing, wherein said awning arms are radially and pivotally extended from said upper housing to support said awning thereon, and a plurality of hollow awning ribs pivotally connecting said lower housing with said awning arms respectively; and a solar lighting system, comprising: a solar energy collector mounted on top of said awning frame and supported on top of said upper housing for collecting solar energy; a light support, which is adjustably mounted along the supporting shaft at a position within the shadowing area of the awning frame, comprising a central hub having a central sliding through slot for said supporting shaft sliding therethrough, and a plurality of supporting arms radially extended from said central hub; a plurality of illuminating units each comprising an illuminator and a coupling joint connecting said illuminator to said respective supporting arm in a movably suspended manner, wherein said illuminating units are coupled at distal ends of said supporting arms via a plurality of ball joints respectively, wherein said illuminators are self-rotated while being suspendedly supported at said distal ends of said supporting arms, such that by selectively adjusting a position of said light support along said supporting shaft in a slidably movable manner, said illuminators are suspendedly and naturally oriented by gravity for uniformly maximizing a light coverage area within said shadowing area; an electric cable for electrically connecting to said solar energy collector through said awning frame for acquiring electricity, wherein said electric cable is extended from said solar energy collector on top of said upper housing to said illuminating unit at a position that said electric cable runs through interiors of one of said awning arms and said awning rib in such a manner that said electric cable is enabled for said awning frame being pivotally folded by a pivot movement between said awning arm and said awning rib without substantially stretching out said electric cable; and a power source unit which comprises a power source supported at a ground stand of said supporting frame to electrically connect with said illuminating units and a recharging device electrically connecting said solar energy collector with said power source for converting said solar energy into electrical energy so as to recharge said power source, wherein said illuminating units of said solar lighting system are capable of freely orientating so that when said outdoors umbrella occasionally requires inclined erection, said solar lighting system provides optimal illumination irrespective of an orientation of said outdoor umbrella.