PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15874923
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2019-07
Patent Classification: ["135", "098000"]

Abstract:
A modular umbrella includes a fixed hub device mounted on a top end of a post and a runner device slideably mounted to the post. The fixed hub device is detachably coupled with four, six, or eight rib seats for coupling with a corresponding number of ribs. A corresponding number of stretchers is detachably mounted between the ribs and the rib seats. Thus, the modular umbrella can be assembled to include four, six, or eight ribs and can be arranged to support a square or rectangular canopy.

Claim (Index 11):
The modular umbrella as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the fixed hub device further includes two longer side ribs, wherein each of the two longer side ribs has a length smaller than a length of each of the plurality of ribs, wherein the fixed hub device includes an upper coupling sleeve fixed on the top end of the post, wherein the upper coupling sleeve includes a plurality of first upper positioning grooves and four first upper fixing grooves spaced from the plurality of first upper positioning grooves in the circumferential direction about the longitudinal axis of the post, wherein the plurality of first upper positioning grooves includes a first groove, a plurality of second grooves, a plurality of third grooves, and a plurality of fourth grooves, wherein the first groove and the plurality of second grooves are spaced from each other by 90\u00b0, wherein the first groove and the plurality of third grooves are spaced from each other by 60\u00b0, wherein the first groove and the plurality of fourth grooves are spaced from each other by 45\u00b0, wherein one of the plurality of second grooves spaced from the first groove by 180\u00b0 is also one of the plurality of third grooves spaced from the first groove by 180\u00b0 and is also one of the plurality of fourth grooves spaced from the first groove by 180\u00b0, wherein another one of the plurality of second grooves spaced from the first groove by 90\u00b0 is also another one of the plurality of fourth grooves spaced from the first groove by 90\u00b0, and wherein a further one of the plurality of second grooves spaced from the first groove by 270\u00b0 is also a further one of the plurality of fourth grooves spaced from the first groove by 270\u00b0. wherein each of the plurality of rib seats includes a first engaging portion on the base thereof, wherein the first engaging portion of each of the selected ones of the plurality of rib seats engages with a respective one of the first upper positioning grooves of the upper coupling sleeve and/or four of the plurality of rib seats engage with the four first upper fixing grooves,\n wherein the runner device includes a plurality of first lower positioning grooves respectively aligned with the plurality of first upper positioning grooves, wherein a number of the plurality of first lower positioning grooves is equal to a number of the plurality of first upper positioning grooves, wherein the runner device further includes four first lower fixing grooves spaced from the plurality of first lower positioning grooves in the circumferential direction of the longitudinal axis of the post and respectively aligned with the four first upper fixing grooves, \n wherein when four of the plurality of rib seats are selected and detachably engage with the first groove and the plurality of second grooves spaced from each other by 90\u00b0, four of the plurality of stretcher seats are selected and respectively and detachably couple with the first groove and the plurality of second grooves, \n wherein when six of the plurality of rib seats are selected and detachably engage with the first groove and the plurality of third grooves spaced from each other by 60\u00b0, six of the plurality of stretcher seats are selected and respectively and detachably couple with six of the plurality of first lower positioning grooves respectively aligned with the first groove and the plurality of third grooves, \n wherein when eight of the plurality of rib seats are selected and detachably engage with the first groove and the plurality of fourth grooves spaced from each other by 45\u00b0, eight of the plurality of stretcher seats are selected and respectively and detachably couple with eight of the plurality of first lower positioning grooves respectively aligned with the first groove and the plurality of fourth grooves, \n wherein when four of the plurality of rib seats are selected and detachably engage with the four first upper fixing grooves, four of the plurality of stretcher seats are selected and respectively and detachably couple with the four first lower fixing grooves, and \n wherein when four of the plurality of rib seats are selected and detachably engage with the four first upper fixing grooves and another two of the plurality of rib seats are selected and detachably engage with two of the plurality of first upper positioning grooves, four of the plurality of stretcher seats are selected to respectively and detachably couple with the four first lower fixing grooves, another two of the plurality of stretcher seats are selected and respectively and detachably couple with two of the plurality of first lower positioning grooves aligned with the two of the plurality of first upper positioning grooves, and wherein the two longer side ribs are respectively and pivotably connected to the another two of the plurality of rib seats.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 11.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 1.95918
- Patent Class: 135.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: none
- Component Type: 0
- Foreign Priority: False
- Related Applications: ['15156499', '13473670', '13733175', '13660024', '13967450']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.7419601979069781
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5215798120835965
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.71992215932464
- Mean Citation Score: 311.464314
- Max Citation Score: 336.1691
- Similarity Product: 205.5962265363097

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 1
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

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