Abstract:
The present invention is an umbrella with sheath located within the hollow handle or compartment of the umbrella which can be used as a sleeve, cover or bag. The handle, with a cap, is opened and the umbrella bag is pulled out to cover the closed umbrella, including the handle. When the umbrella is open, the bag is inserted into the hollow handle hiding it from view.

Description:
REFERENCES CITED 
     Referenced By 
       [0001]      
         [0000]    
       
         
               
             
               
               
               
               
             
           
               
                   
               
               
                 U.S. Patent Documents 
               
               
                   
               
             
             
               
                   
               
             
          
           
               
                   
                 7,478,643 
                 Jan. 20, 2009 
                 Hobson 
               
               
                   
                 6,805,144 
                 Oct. 19, 2004 
                 Usui 
               
               
                   
                 6,334,454 
                 Jan. 1, 2002 
                 Williams 
               
               
                   
                 5,458,144 
                 Oct. 17, 1995 
                 Lavine 
               
               
                   
                 5,186,197 
                 Feb. 16, 1993 
                 Lavine 
               
               
                   
                 5,135,017 
                 Aug. 4, 1992 
                 Fujiyama 
               
               
                   
                 5,111,835 
                 May 12, 1992 
                 Lin 
               
               
                   
                 4,907,614 
                 Mar. 13, 1990 
                 Stamm 
               
               
                   
                   
               
             
          
         
       
     
       BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
       [0002]    1. Field of the Invention 
         [0003]    The present invention pertains to a collapsible umbrella with a capped hollow handle housing a sheath, bag, cover, or sleeve, in which bag is pulled out from within the handle and extended over the entire umbrella canopy including the handle. The bag can also be detached easily and quickly from the umbrellas handle. 
         [0004]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0005]    The present invention related to a hollow handle housing a bag which can cover the entire umbrella. As seen so far, there no specific type of umbrella which have the following: a hollow umbrella handle with the option of using various types of bags; an umbrella bag which can cover the entire umbrella including the handle; an umbrella handle which has one part which extended or changed to adapt to different size bags; an umbrella bag with a variety of designs including, zippers, handles, straps, or hooks; an umbrella bag with options of covering the umbrella by inverting to cover the umbrella or by simply pulling the bag out of the handle and inserting it into the bag; an umbrella bag with an option of a string, cord or wire attached within the umbrella handle to keep the umbrella bag attached to the umbrella handle; an umbrella bag which is attached to as cord which will guide the umbrella into the bag; an umbrella bag with an attached cord to limit how far the bag needs to be pulled out of the handle in order to reversed it over the umbrella easier and quicker; a fully releasable cap to easily insert the bag into the hollow handle; the handle with additional gaps, openings or perforation to release any moisture within the umbrella handle; an umbrella handle where one of the perforation can be used as an attachment to from the cord to the bag; a umbrella handle with a gap on the side of the handle extending toward the bottom capped opening, permitting the cord attached to the bag and to the inside of the handle, to be continuous and uninterrupted, once the handle is closed or capped; a bag which can be changed easily and quickly. All of the prior art only focuses on making a fitted sleeve or container for the umbrella with part of the umbrella or handle visible. 
         [0006]    U.S. Pat. No. 7,478,643 (Hobson) a cylindrical sleeve attached to the top part of the umbrella which covers the umbrella canopy. 
         [0007]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,805,144 (Usui) a series of cylindrical hard tubes of consecutive sizes stretched across the length of the umbrella canopy. 
         [0008]    U.S. Pat. No. 6,334,454 (Williams) a hard cylindrical tube housing the umbrella. 
         [0009]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,58,144 (Lavine) Telescoping handle 
         [0010]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,186,197 (Lavine) Telescoping handle 
         [0011]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,135,017 (Fujiyama) similar to Usui patent 
         [0012]    U.S. Pat. No. 5,111,835 (Lin) sleeve pulled out from part of the umbrella handle, covering partially the umbrella handle and having a water release mechanism on the handle. 
         [0013]    U.S. Pat. No. 4,907,614 (Stamm) cord used as a carrying handle attached to the exterior of the umbrella including the handle. 
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
       [0014]    One of the objectives of this present invention is to provide different types of designs of sheaths, sleeves, cover or bags with straps, hooks, zippers or various types of attachments found in fashion bags. 
         [0015]    Another object of the invention is be able to insert the umbrella into the bag quickly and easily. 
         [0016]    Another object of the invention, is to have a handle which may have one interchangeable part to make the handle longer or shorter to accommodate different size bags or bags with larger or smaller accessories attached to it. 
         [0017]    Another object of the invention is to have the ability to detach the bags and give the user the choice of bags with different colors or designs. 
         [0018]    Another object of the invention is to have a bag as fashion accessory and not just as an umbrella cover. 
         [0019]    Another object of the invention is to have an environmentally friendly umbrella which prevents the user from having to cover the umbrella with disposable plastic bags. 
         [0020]    Another object of the invention is to have a product that can be reproduced at a low cost and easy to quality control production. 
         [0021]    Another object of the invention is to be able to replace the umbrella bag easily, if the bag is damaged, without having to replace the entire umbrella. 
         [0022]    Another object of the invention is to have an umbrella bag with a trap to keep the users hands free. 
     
    
     
       A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0023]    These and other details of my invention will be described in the connection with the accompanying drawings, which are furnished only by way of illustration and not in limitation to the invention, and in which the drawings: 
           [0024]      FIG. 1  is a side view illustrating steps in collapsing the umbrella and pulling out the bag from the handle, reversing the bag inside-out, to cover the umbrella and handle. Illustrated from  FIG. 1A  to  FIG. 1H . 
           [0025]      FIG. 2  is a partial side view of the umbrella illustrating one of the possibilities of attaching the inner part of the umbrella handle and the bag with a cord. 
           [0026]      FIG. 3  is a partial view of the umbrella illustrating one of the possibilities of attaching through the inner part of the umbrella handle and the bag with a cord. 
           [0027]      FIG. 4  is a side view illustrating steps, once the umbrella is collapsed, pulling out the bag from the handle, having a cord attached from the inner part of the handle to the inner part of the bag and inserting the umbrella into the bag. Illustrated from  FIG. 5A  to  FIG. 5F . 
           [0028]      FIG. 5  is a partial view illustrating the umbrella handle details of the inner part of the handle including:  8  aglet,  16  perforation hole,  9  cord,  12  cap and handle snap on attachment,  10  cap cord attaching the through the outside of the handle and cap. 
           [0029]      FIG. 6  is a is a partial view illustrating the steps ( FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B ) of having a  14  side gap on the handle, in order to cap or close the handle without interrupting the flow of the  9  cord from the interior of the handle to the exterior. 
           [0030]      FIG. 7  is a partial view handle in three parts versus two part handle. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
       [0031]      FIG. 1  is an elevation view of steps to collapse the umbrella and cover it with  5  bag.  FIG. 1A  standard umbrella  1  canopy attached to  2  shaft and  3  handle, the handle is attached to  4  handle cap;  FIG. 1B  is beginning to collapse the umbrella;  FIG. 1C  is the umbrella fully collapsed;  FIG. 1D  the  3  handle with the  4  cap is opened;  FIG. 1E  the  5  bag (inside part of the bag showing, inside out) is pulled out with  6  adjustable bag handle. (note: when the opening of the bag faces away from the umbrella, the  5  bag must be reversed backward to cover the umbrella)  FIG. 1F  the  5  bag is further pulled out from the  3  handle;  FIG. 1G  the  5  bag is turned over, or reversed to cover the collapsed umbrella.  FIG. 1H  the collapsed umbrella is located within the  5  bag and  6  adjustable bag handle tightened securing the umbrella in the bag. 
         [0032]      FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  are partial plan views of the umbrella focusing on the umbrella  3  handle. Two different alternatives of attaching the  9  cord to the inside part of the  3  handle.  FIG. 2  the  7  fastener (screw, hook or similar) is attached to the inside upper part of the  3  hollow handle;  9  cord (seen partly through the handle) is attached to the  7  fastener and to the inner bottom part of the  5  bag (the  5  bag is reversed over the umbrella);  FIG. 3  the  8  aglet is attached to  9  cord. The  8  aglet is introduced through a  16  perforation (see  FIG. 5 ) on the top part of  3  handle, once the  7  aglet is introduced through the  16  perforation, the  9  cord becomes attached to the  3  handle; both  FIG. 2  and  FIG. 3  the  9  cord is a short cord which may extend shorter than the length of the inside of the  3  hollow handle or slightly longer than the total length of the handle, however cannot be a long cord since it would make it very difficult to reverse the  5  cover over the  3  handle. 
         [0033]      FIG. 4  consist of elevation views and a plan view of steps of extracting the umbrella bag from the umbrella  3  handle and covering the entire umbrella.  FIG. 4A  shows the collapsed umbrella  3  handle with  4  cap attached by  11  exterior cap cord.  FIG. 4B  show the  3  handles and  4  cap detaching from  3  handle.  FIG. 4C  shows the  5  bag (outside part of the bag showing) being pulled out of  4  handle.  FIG. 4D  shown the  9  cord attached to the inner part of the  3  handle extending across the inner part and attaching to the inner part of bottom part of the  5  bag, the  9  cord guides the umbrella into the  5  bag.  FIG. 4E  show the  3  handle part of the umbrella inserted first into the  5  bag (note: the bag opening faces the umbrella; the umbrella is inserted directly into bag without having to invert the bag over the umbrella)  FIG. 4F  shows the umbrella inside the  5  bag. 
         [0034]      FIG. 5  consist of a partial plan view of the umbrella handle.  2  shaft is attached to  11  handle shaft holder (which may be detachable),  8  aglet is attached to  9  cord which is inserted through  16  handle perforation on the top part of the handle allowing the  8  aglet to be inserted through the  16  handle perforation or the  16  handle perforation can also serve as a ventilation for excess humidity within the handle,  12  arrow guides for snapping on the  4  cap to the  3  handle (one of the many possibilities of closures existing in the market),  10  cap to handle cord has the option of attaching to the exterior of the  3  handle and  4  cap. 
         [0035]      FIG. 6  are partial plan views ( FIG. 6A  and  FIG. 6B ) of the umbrella  16  handle with a  14  side perforation, enabling the  9  cord to pass through the  14  perforation from the inner part of the  16  handle to the exterior of the umbrella, the  9  cord which is in turn attached to the  5  bag (seen in  FIG. 4 ), thus the  9  cord remains unobstructed when the  16  handle is closed with the  4  cap. 
         [0036]      FIG. 7  is a partial plan view of the umbrella handle. The umbrella handle has three parts:  18  top part of handle,  19  middle handle part and  4  handle cap. The  19  middle handle extension has the option of being attached to the  4  cap which can be attached either internally with the  14  cord or externally as seen in  FIG. 5  with  10  cord or the option of no cord attachment, the  19  middle handle extension allows for larger or smaller  5  bag to be housed, also the  19  middle handle extension allows easy access the inserting the  8  aglet through the  17  perforation, or the  7  fastener (see  FIG. 2 ) to change  5  bags.