Patent ID: 6810891
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
An umbrella having a canopy orientation structure, comprising:a central rod having an upper section pivotally coupled to a lower section positionable on a fixed surface; a crown secured to an upper portion of said upper section of said central rod; a plurality of ribs pivotally coupled to said crown; an umbrella canopy formed of a flexible material and supported on said plurality of ribs; a runner slideably disposed on said lower section of said central rod; a plurality of stretchers, each of said stretchers being pivotally coupled on one end to said runner and on an opposing end to a corresponding one of said plurality of ribs; and, a canopy orientating device disposed above said runner, said canopy orienting device including: a) a diverging opening formed in a lower end of said upper section, said diverging opening having a pair of opposite inclined side walls; b) an upper end of the lower section being received in said diverging opening; and c) a pivot pin pivotally mounting said upper section to said lower section, wherein said umbrella canopy through said ribs and stretchers provides a bias force to said canopy orientating device to releasably hold said upper section in axially aligned relationship with said lower section, said upper section and said umbrella canopy therewith being angularly displaceable to a position where said upper end of the lower section is in contact with a respective of said inclined side walls of the diverging opening of said upper section.