Patent ID: 6318390
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
An inflatable umbrella comprising:a flexible and foldable sheet of material having a central portion and a perimeter;a hub air chamber being securely attached to said central portion;a plurality of flexible rib-like air chambers connected to said hub air chamber and extending radially from said hub air chamber and being securely attached to said sheet of material, each of said rib-like air chambers having a first end and a second end which is securely connected to said hub air chamber;a flexible annular air chamber being connected to said first ends of said rib-like air chambers and being securely attached along said perimeter of said flexible sheet of material;a handle air chamber being integrally connected to said hub air chamber and depending therefrom;means for inflating and deflating said air chambers; andwherein said means for inflating and deflating said air chambers includes an air-inlet port extending into said hub air chamber, and also includes a cartridge holding member being attached to said hub air chamber upon said air-inlet port, and further includes a needle-like valve being securely disposed within said cartridge holding member, and also includes a cartridge containing air and being securely and removably held by said cartridge holding member for supplying to said chambers.