Patent ES-8500031-A1 (ES)
Title: Automatically opening umbrella
IPC: A45B25/16
Filed: 1984-02-20
Abstract: The fully automatic umbrella is operable single-handedly using a single control. It comprises a stick having a handle at the lower end, an outer tubular shaft mounted on the upper end of the stick, is provided with an intermediate ring at the top. An upper inner shaft is inserted in the upper end of the outer tubular shaft and provided with an upper ring at the top. A slider is mounted over the outer tubular shaft and provided with a lower ring at the upper end. A rib is collapsibly and pivotably connected to the upper, intermediate and lower ring. - A control in the stick is operable to control the opening and collapsing of the umbrella through the control. A coil spring adapted for closing the umbrella is mounted in between the intermediate and lower rings. It has two coil springs adapted for opening of the umbrella mounted separately in the upper and lower portions of the stick. EPAB- EP-151847 B An umbrella which is automatically closable, openable and collapsible on operation of a single control member (6), comprising a shaft (1,2,3) with a handle (11) at its lower end and a rib assembly (5) at its upper end, a sliding member (4) on the shaft and connected to the rib assembly, at least one spring for moving the rib assembly, and a retaining member (15) for holding the sliding member (4), the control member (6) being arranged to actuate the retaining member; wherein the shaft is telescopic and comprises a lower inner tubular shaft (1) having the handle (11) at its lower end portion, a spring pawl (15) in its middle portion, the free end of the pawl protruding from an elongate opening (14) defined in the wall of the lower inner tubular shaft, and in the upper end portion a steel ball (17a) biased by a spring in the shaft wall and protrusible into an aperture defined in the shaft wall; an outer tubular shaft (2), slidably moued on the upper end portion of said lower inner tubular shaft (1), having at its upper end portion an intermediate ring (21), in the wall of its lower end portion being defined a notch (22) and slightly middle portion therein a spring means (66) protruding outwardly from an opening formed inthe wall thereof; and an upper inner tubular shaft (3) retractably inserted in the upper end portion of said outer tubular shaft (2), having an upper ring (31) at the top portion thereof; a sliding tubular member (4) is slidably fitted over said outer tubular shaft (2), having at the upper end a lower ring (4) and having an opening (42) in the wall of its lower end portion; the rib assembly (5) consists of a plurality of first main ribs (51) each pivoted at one end thereof to said upper ring (31) and at the other end to the middle portion of a supporting rib (54), a plurality of first auxiliary ribs (52) each pivoted at one end thereof to the middle portion of said first main rib (51) and at the other end of the upper end of a second main rib (53) a pl - EP-151847 B An umbrella which is automatically closable, openable and collapsible on operation of a single control member (6), comprising a shaft (1,2,3) with a handle (11) at its lower end and a rib assembly (5) at its upper end, a sliding member (4) on the shaft and connected to the rib assembly, at least one spring for moving the rib assembly, and a retaining member (15) for holding the sliding member (4), the control member (6) being arranged to actuate the retaining member; wherein the shaft is telescopic and comprises a lower inner tubular shaft (1) having the handle (11) at its lower end portion, a spring pawl (15) in its middle portion, the free end of the pawl protruding from an elongate opening (14) defined in the wall of the lower inner tubular shaft, and in the upper end portion a steel ball (17a) biased by a spring in the shaft wall and protrusible into an aperture defined in the shaft wall; an outer tubular shaft (2), slidably moued on the upper end portion of said lower inner tubular shaft (1), having at its upper end portion an intermediate ring (21), in the wall of its lower end portion being defined a notch (22) and slightly middle portion therein a spring means (66) protruding outwardly from an opening formed inthe wall thereof; and an upper inner tubular shaft (3) retractably inserted in the upper end portion of said outer tubular shaft (2), having an upper ring (31) at the top portion thereof; a sliding tubular member (4) is slidably fitted over said outer tubular shaft (2), having at the upper end a lower ring (4) and having an opening (42) in the wall of its lower end portion; the rib assembly (5) consists of a plurality of first main ribs (51) each pivoted at one end thereof to said upper ring (31) and at the other end to the middle portion of a supporting rib (54), a plurality of first auxiliary ribs (52) each pivoted at one end thereof to the middle portion of said first main rib (51) and at the other end of the upper end of a second main rib (53) a pl USAB- US4548222 A The umbrella is provided with a tube having a handle at the lower end , an outer tubular shaft mounted on the upper end of the tube and provided with an intermediate ring at the top. There is an upper inner shaft inserted in the upper end of the outer tubular shaft and provided with an upper ring at the top. - A slide is mounted over the outer tubular shaft and provided with a lower ring at the upper end. A rib assembly is collapsibly and pivotably connected to the upper, intermediate and lower rings. A control in the stick is operable to control the opening and collapsing of the umbrella through the control. A coil spring is adapted for closing the umbrella mounted in between the intermediate and lower rings. Two coil springs for opening of the umbrella are mounted separately int he upper and lower portions of the stick.