Patent ID: 6802325
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
A thatched umbrella which is openable and closeable, which umbrella comprises:(a) a continuously woven one-piece circular thatch, prepared on a jig having a plurality of spaced radii, each of which radii has a series of uniformly spaced guide pins along the length thereof, which guide pins serve to retain the thatch material in place during the course of the circular weaving, (b) an umbrella frame having a series of ribs, each of which is interconnected to a strut, each of which struts is interconnected to a hub, said hub disposed upon a pole, (c) an umbrella canopy, having an exterior surface, overlaying and connected to said frame, said continuously woven one-piece circular thatch being disposed upon said canopy's exterior surface, and being connected to said frame's ribs through said canopy, and (d) means for opening and closing said frame disposed on said pole.