Patent ID: 6173721
Filing Date: 2001-01-16
Classification: A45B

Abstract:
A patio umbrella comprising:a pole having a first side, and an opening extending therethrough;an umbrella covering;a plurality of ribs for supporting the umbrella covering;a runner adapted to slide along the Vole and coupled to the ribs; anda pulley system, the pulley system co-prising:a first pulley member secured to the first side of the pole and exterior to the pole;a second pulley member coupled on the first side of the pole to the runner, the first and second pulley members being generally vertically aligned;a wheel positioned inside the opening of the pole; anda pulley rope having a first end secured to the second pulley member, the pulley rope passing through the first and second pulley members, and through the wheel inside the opening of the pole, to a free end that is positioned on a side of the pole that is opposite to The first side.