21 |
Adjustable Umbrella |
US14223688 |
2014-03-24 |
US20150059815A1 |
2015-03-05 |
Luo Xiong |
An adjustable umbrella, which includes: an umbrella base, a stand column, a sliding sleeve, a cross rod, an umbrella cover adjustment mechanism, a drawing rod, and an umbrella frame, wherein a top of the umbrella frame is rotatably attached to a top end of the cross rod through a rotating mechanism, a bottom joint of the cross rod is rotatably connected to the sliding sleeve, the umbrella frame has an elongated umbrella rib with a bottom end, the bottom end of the elongated umbrella rib is connected to the umbrella cover adjustment mechanism, the umbrella frame is rotatable by adjusting the umbrella cover adjustment mechanism. The sunshade is novel in appearance, and has strong practical performance and reasonable and practical structure. |
22 |
UMBRELLA CANOPY TILT MECHANISM |
US13802238 |
2013-03-13 |
US20130333734A1 |
2013-12-19 |
Oliver Joen-an Ma |
In some embodiments, an umbrella canopy tilt mechanism is provided that can include a crank mechanism and an automatic bending mechanism. The crank mechanism includes a crank and a rope. The crank is configured to be swivel-mounted on one end of the curved cantilever of a sunshade umbrella. The automatic bending mechanism is configured to be installed in a shaft of the sunshade umbrella. One end of the rope is configured to connect to the crank. The other end of the rope is configured to extend along the curved cantilever to reach the other end of the curved cantilever. The rope is configured to extend through the shaft and automatic bending mechanism to connect to a lower runner. The lower runner is held and slides on the shaft. An upper runner is fixedly secured to the shaft. The umbrella canopy tilt mechanism can further be provided with a rotation mechanism. |
23 |
Umbrella with offset shaft |
US12930880 |
2011-01-18 |
US20120180832A1 |
2012-07-19 |
Edward Zheng |
An umbrella includes an umbrella cover and an umbrella frame supported the umbrella cover to form an umbrella body. The umbrella frame further includes a radiated cover frame mounted under the umbrella cover for supporting the umbrella cover thereof, and an offset shaft coupled at the center of the radiated cover frame to support the whole umbrella, wherein the radiated cover frame includes a runner and a plurality of stretchers, wherein the offset shaft comprises a first rigid rod, a second rigid rod, and a third rigid rod are connected together one after another to form the offset shaft that can adjust between a straight shape to an offset shape. |
24 |
Side-supporting sunshade |
US12391316 |
2009-02-24 |
US07886755B2 |
2011-02-15 |
Benson Tung |
A side-supporting sunshade includes a mast and an adjusting sleeve slideably mounted on the mast in a vertical direction. A lower end of a supporting arm is pivotably connected to the adjusting sleeve. A linking rod includes an end pivotably connected to an upper end of the mast. The other end of the linking rod is pivotably connected to an intermediate portion of the supporting arm. A canopy support frame is coupled to an upper end of the supporting arm and supports a canopy. A cable includes a first end fixed to an axle rotatably mounted in the adjusting sleeve and a second end fixed to the canopy support frame. The cable is movable in a winding direction to fold the canopy when the axle rotates in a direction. The cable is movable in a releasing direction to unfold the canopy when the axle rotates in a reverse direction. |
25 |
Side-Supporting Sunshade |
US12391316 |
2009-02-24 |
US20100212705A1 |
2010-08-26 |
Benson Tung |
A side-supporting sunshade includes a mast and an adjusting sleeve slideably mounted on the mast in a vertical direction. A lower end of a supporting arm is pivotably connected to the adjusting sleeve. A linking rod includes an end pivotably connected to an upper end of the mast. The other end of the linking rod is pivotably connected to an intermediate portion of the supporting arm. A canopy support frame is coupled to an upper end of the canopy support frame and supports a canopy. A cable includes a first end fixed to an axle rotatably mounted in the adjusting sleeve and a second end fixed to the canopy support frame. The cable is movable in a winding direction to fold the canopy when the axle rotates in a direction. The cable is movable in a releasing direction to unfold the canopy when the axle rotates in a reverse direction. |
26 |
PROTECTIVE ELEMENT |
US12522508 |
2008-02-11 |
US20100037929A1 |
2010-02-18 |
Kai Liu |
The invention relates to a protective element, especially a suspended protective element for using as a parasol or an umbrella, comprising a vertical pole, a protective cover element, and a holding structure connected to the vertical pole. The holding structure is rotatably mounted in relation to the vertical pole, and the rotational axis of the support extends at least approximately parallel to the longitudinal axis of the vertical pole. |
27 |
Cafe umbrella mechanism |
US11972571 |
2008-01-10 |
US07520289B1 |
2009-04-21 |
James N Barber |
A support apparatus for a café umbrella has a support arm pivotally attached to a generally vertical pole. In a preferred uneven-arm arrangement, a canopy-supporting end of the arm is further to one side of the pole than a second, actuator-connected end of the arm is to the other side of the pole. An actuator mechanism connected between the pole and the shorter portion of the arm and can be used to raise or lower the canopy supporting end of the arm by moving the second end of the arm respectively toward or away from the pole. A cable assembly runs along the length of the support arm so that one end hangs beneath the canopy supporting end of the arm where it can retain a removable canopy. The other end of the cable assembly is attached to the pole so that when the actuator draws the arm toward the pole and raises its canopy-supporting end, the free end of the cable moves downward so as to collapse the canopy. |
28 |
Sun Shading Arrangement |
US11612536 |
2006-12-19 |
US20080142058A1 |
2008-06-19 |
Kar Wun CHAN |
A sun shading arrangement is disclosed as including a sun shading portion, an arm arrangement connected with the sun shading portion, and a support portion connected with the arm arrangement, and the support portion is a double-helical structure. The arm arrangement includes at least two arms which are pivotable relative to each other, and a locking mechanism with a switch which is swivelable between a locked position in which the arms are locked against relative pivotable movement relative to each other and an unlocked position in which the arms are pivotable relative to each other. |
29 |
Angle adjusting device for the canopy of a hang umbrella |
US11047698 |
2005-02-02 |
US07156114B2 |
2007-01-02 |
Chong-Yi Lo |
An angle adjusting device for the canopy of a hang umbrella includes a cantilever divided into a left-sectional cantilever and a right-sectional cantilever, with a connecting plug inserted in between the interiors of the left-sectional and the right-sectional cantilever. The left-sectional cantilever is secured with one end of the connecting plug and the right-sectional cantilever fitted around the other end of the connecting plug by a tightening bolt. By so designing, the outer portion of the cantilever, which is connected with the canopy, can be rotated and adjusted in different angles. Thus, the canopy of the hang umbrella can be adjusted and turned forward and backward as well as leftward and rightward. |
30 |
Umbrella assembly with tilt adjustment |
US11324952 |
2006-01-04 |
US20060278262A1 |
2006-12-14 |
Oliver Ma |
An umbrella is provided that comprises a support pole, a suspending pole mounted transversely to the support pole, a hub, a canopy, and means for coupling and decoupling the hub from the suspending pole. The suspending pole has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis that defines an arc. The hub is attached to second end of suspending pole. The canopy is suspended in use from the hub. The coupling and decoupling means permits the canopy to be rotated about the longitudinal axis of the supporting pole. |
31 |
Umbrella assembly with tilt adjustment |
US11211127 |
2005-08-24 |
US20060201542A1 |
2006-09-14 |
Oliver Ma |
An umbrella is provided that includes a support pole, at least a portion of which extends upwardly in use, a suspending pole, a canopy, and a mechanism for rotating the suspending pole about its longitudinal axis. The suspending pole is mounted transversely to the support pole and has first and second ends and a longitudinal axis. The canopy is suspended in use from the second end of the support pole. The mechanism includes a plurality of gear teeth coupled with the suspending pole to cause the suspending pole to rotate in either direction about said axis upon movement of the gear teeth and to thereby cause the canopy to tilt in either direction about said axis. |
32 |
Side-supporting umbrella |
US10942926 |
2004-09-17 |
US20060081277A1 |
2006-04-20 |
Lausan Liu |
The present invention relates to a side-supporting umbrella. A collar is installed on a mast, and able to slide along the mast in a continuously variable manner, and pivotally connected to a supporting arm of a canopy. A movement of the collar sequentially actuates another movement of the pivotally interlinked supporting arm to adjust the tilt of the canopy, and the collar can be fixed at any position of the mast by a locking element. Thus, the canopy can be adjusted to any tilt attitude in response to the solar radiation coming from any direction. Besides, a controlling line of the present is inside-installed in order to prevent the line from exposure to the environment and avoid wear or damage of the line and then prolong the life of the umbrella and promote the operating safety. |
33 |
Parasol |
US11188652 |
2005-07-26 |
US20060016465A1 |
2006-01-26 |
Patrick Johannes van Loosbroek |
A parasol provided with a sun-blocking screen which is centrally provided with a connecting piece from which the screen can assume a collapsed condition and a folded-out condition extending substantially radially outwards, wherein the parasol is provided with a housing in which the screen in a collapsed condition is received, while the sun-blocking screen in the folded-out condition is located outside the housing. |
34 |
Quick set-up and take-down umbrella system |
US11070822 |
2005-03-01 |
US20050189006A1 |
2005-09-01 |
Steve Wolcott |
An umbrella system adapted for easy use on rafts and other moving vehicles is described. The umbrella system hangs from an overhead curved arm, and preferably includes one or more quick-connection/quick-disconnection systems so that the umbrella system can be quickly removed from the raft or vehicle and disassembled into several, shorter, more compact parts. The preferred umbrella opening and closing system does not include cables, cranks, or other complex structure, but rather is made from a handle underneath the center of the umbrella that can be manually pushed and pulled upward and downward, respectively, to open and close the umbrella. The handle pushes a hub unit to operatively engage or receive a shaft extending down from the apex of the umbrella shade so that the hub unit is generally centered before and during the period of maximum force on the hub unit, that is, the hub unit is centered on the shaft well before the push-rods are being forced past a position wherein they are perpendicular to the axis of the umbrella. Preferably, the hub unit has an interior hollow space that receives and slides along the shaft, the hollow space having a constant inner diameter or a plurality of inner diameters, for example. The umbrella system can be adjusted to shade a large area by a few simple adjustments of a preferred pivotal joint, or by quick detachment of the support system from the raft and re-attachment in another location on the raft, for example. |
35 |
Mechanism for elevating an overhead screen |
US10494835 |
2002-05-20 |
US20050012012A1 |
2005-01-20 |
Mark Snyders |
An overhead screen of gull wing profile is supported by a traveller running on a mast extending vertically beside one longitudinal edge of the screen. The upper surface of the screen is attached to three, spaced parallel support tubes and its gull wing profile is maintained by members attached to opposite longitudinal edges of the screen. Tie bars converge inwardly towards the ends of a cross tree at the top of an inclined upper portion of the mast, and the tie bars are pivoted at their ends to the cross trees and to intermediate positions on the outer tubes adjacent the mast and can be raised and lowered by a hand winch on the traveller. The screen is movable from the overhead position illustrated, to a vertical position at which it is lowered and lies alongside the mast with the mast accommodated in the central valley of the gull wing profile of the screen. |
36 |
Reel for a suspended sunshade |
US09759705 |
2001-01-12 |
US06435444B1 |
2002-08-20 |
Steve Lin |
A reel has a housing, an axle, a handle, a wheel and a friction element. The friction element is mounted in the housing and presses against the wheel. The friction element is made of an elastic material. The friction element includes an inverse U-shaped base and a protruding contact pad extending up from the base portion to press against the outer edge of the wheel. Consequently, the wheel can be stopped in any desired position by the friction element, and the degree to which the canopy can be expanded is controlled. The use of the suspended sunshade becomes more versatile. |
37 |
Parasol |
US789763 |
1997-01-28 |
US5960806A |
1999-10-05 |
Walter Steiner |
In the case of the parasol or sunshade the bearing forces for holding the awning (1) are transferred laterally by means of an awning bar (3') constructed as a supporting arm, so that the said forces are transferred by means of its associated spreader bar (4') laterally to the central shaft of its spreading open device (5) and from the latter to the other awning bars (4). For this purpose, adjacent to the edge of the awning (1), the awning bar (3') is pivotably retained on a joint (10), which is provided on a holding device (9) displaceable on the parasol post or pole (6). The awning (1) is opened with the aid of a rope (12), which passes from a fixing point (13) below the holding device (9) to a spreading open device (5) located on the parasol top (2). By an upward sliding of the holding device (9) and simultaneous swinging out of the awning bar (3') away from the post (6), a tensile stress occurs on the rope (12) and as a result the awning (1) is opened. The inclination of the awning (1) can be simply and reliably adjusted by modifying the inclination of the supporting arm (7). |
38 |
Large umbrella |
US648273 |
1984-09-06 |
US4586525A |
1986-05-06 |
Adolf Glatz; Peter Glatz |
A large umbrella arrangement includes a stand (2) having a mast (10) to which an extendable and retractable support arm (4) is connected. A connecting member (12) is pivotally connected to the middle area of the support arm (4) and at its other end is pivotally connected to the upper end of the mast (10). One end (26) of the support arm (4) engages the mast (10) by means of a roll (32). This end (26) is further provided with a fork (28) whose arms (30) overlap and receive the mast (10). The support arm (4) is fixable by means of the fork (28) at different height positions on the mast (10), with such fixing in different heights involving the use of an arresting bolt (36) insertable in a bore (34) in the mast (10). At the free end of the support arm (4) is a pin (20) protruding from the support arm from which the umbrella (8) is hung through a hanging means (6). |
39 |
Cantilevered umbrella design with an arcuate guide track |
US15629944 |
2017-06-22 |
US10104945B2 |
2018-10-23 |
Richard Bauer |
A cantilevered umbrella assembly with an arcuate guide track comprises a support column, a cantilever arm attached to the support column, and an at least partially arcuate configured guide track attached to the cantilever arm that defines a sweep axis and a plane. The guide track defines a first free end, a second free end and an apex between the first end and the second end along the sweep axis. The sweep axis defines a first tangent to the sweep axis at the first end, a second tangent at the second end, and a third tangent at the apex, wherein a first line drawn perpendicularly to the first tangent and a second line drawn perpendicularly to the third tangent form a first included angle in the plane of the guide track that ranges from 10 to 45 degrees. |
40 |
Mobile base having telescopic foot pedal |
US15160026 |
2016-05-20 |
US10017955B2 |
2018-07-10 |
Lianghui Ye |
Disclosed is a mobile base having a telescopic foot pedal. The mobile base comprises a base frame, a counterweight block, and a base cover; wherein the base frame is cooperatively provided with a lifting primary arm, one end of the lifting primary arm rotatably mating with a guiding rod, a lower end of the guiding rod mating with a track locking member fixed on the base frame, the other end of the lifting primary arm rotatably mating with a U-shaped support on the base frame, an end portion on the lifting primary arm proximate the guiding rod is cooperatively provided with a telescopic foot pedal, the other end of the lifting primary arm being connected to a group of lifting secondary arms, the lifting secondary arms respectively rotatably mating with the base frame, bottoms of the lifting secondary arms being fixedly provided with universal wheels. |