Patent ID: 7011100

Claim:
A skeleton for ear-shaped umbrella, comprising: a shaft; an upper hub fixedly connected to a top of said shaft; a lower hub upward and downward slidably mounted on said shaft; multiple sets of rib members; and an umbrella cover connected to and covering a top of said multiple sets of rib members; each set of said rib members including a main rib having an inner end pivotally connected to said upper hub, a first link fixedly connected to a near-middle point on the main rib, and a stretcher having an inner end and an outer end pivotally connected to said lower hub and said first link, respectively; at least two sets of said rib members that are diametrically opposite to each other further including: a second link fixedly connected to a point near an outer end of said main rib; a third link fixedly connected to the outer end of said main rib; an elastic first ear-forming rib having an inner end connected to said second link; an elastic second ear-forming rib being pivotally connected at an outer end to an outer end of said first ear-forming rib, and at a near inner end to said third link; and a pull cord having an inner end tied to a point close to an outer end of said stretcher, and an outer end tied to an inner end of said second ear-forming rib.