DE29617259U1 - Waterproof, pull-out protective umbrella cover - Google Patents

Description

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State of the art:

Umbrellas are sometimes sold without a protective cover, sometimes with one. If umbrellas are sold with protective covers, they are usually made of non-waterproof material. If waterproof protective covers are sold, they have no way of draining water that collects inside the protective cover.

All existing umbrella covers are designed only for a specific umbrella of a specific size and cannot be used with a variety of umbrellas of different sizes; likewise existing umbrella covers must be removed from the umbrella and transported separately as soon as the umbrella is opened.

Problem:

The invention specified in the protection claim is based on the problem that wet umbrellas transfer moisture to other objects when they come into contact with them. For example, placing a wet or damp umbrella on the floor or seat of a car causes moisture to reach the floor or seat.

Conventional umbrella covers are generally not waterproof and therefore only offer short-term protection against moisture on the outside of the umbrella escaping through the protective cover. Conventional umbrella covers are also tailored in terms of design and size to the umbrella with which they are regularly sold and are therefore generally not sold together with

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Furthermore, conventional umbrella covers must be separated from the umbrella and stored or transported separately as soon as the umbrella is opened as intended.

If umbrella covers are, in rare cases, waterproof due to their material, they have no way of draining the water that collects inside the cover. Due to their waterproof nature, such covers ensure that the outer skin of the umbrella remains constantly moist.

Solution:

This problem is solved by the features listed in the protection claim, namely the telescopic extendibility, the flexible size of the novel protective cover which can be adapted to all types and sizes of umbrellas, the diameter of the insert sheath which can be adapted to all sizes of umbrella tips and finally by the water drainage option.

Advantage:

The invention makes it possible to protect any type and size of umbrella with a single protective cover in such a way that moisture on the closed, wet umbrella is not transferred to the environment. Water collected in the protective cover can be drained in a controlled manner through the drain screw.

The invention also has the advantage that the umbrella protective cover is firmly connected to both the closed and the opened umbrella and can therefore be used together with

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How it works:

The operation of the invention is explained with reference to the accompanying drawings (Fig. 1-8). It shows:

Fig.1:

The umbrella protective cover pushed together. No. 1 shows the different sizes of the cup segments pushed together. No. 2 shows the water drain valve on the side opposite the opening.

Fig. 2, 3:

An open and a closed umbrella, each inserted into the closed umbrella protective cover in such a way that the tip of the umbrella is inserted into the insert sheath, which tapers conically downwards and is located within the cup segments.

Fig.4:

Umbrella protective cover in unfolded form.

Figure 1 shows the different sizes of the cup segments. From the opening of the protective cover to the tip, they decrease in diameter from approx. 7 cm to approx. 1.7 cm, with the side height remaining the same at approx. 6 cm.

No. 2 shows grooves on the outside of the cup segments in the area of one of the longitudinal ends. Furthermore, nubs (No. 3) are also formed in the area of the longitudinal end on the inside of the cup segments. The groove and nubs

Neighboring cup segments are aligned in such a way that when the cup segments are pushed together, the nubs of one cup segment snap into the groove of the other cup segment. This means that a slight resistance must be overcome both when pulling two cup segments apart and when pushing them together, which prevents them from accidentally sliding apart or into each other.

In addition, stop surfaces that protrude outwards are attached to the longitudinal ends of the cup segments adjacent to the knobs. They are preferably designed in the form of ring-shaped beads. They prevent a cup segment from being pushed too far into the adjacent cup segment.

Fig.5:

Umbrella cover in unfolded form with umbrella inside.

Fig.6:
Insert sheath.

No. 1 shows the hollow middle part, No. 2 the conical device that tapers downwards to hold the umbrella tip. No. 3 shows the water drain screw in the closed position.

Fig.7:

Number T shows the water drain screw in the open position, number 2 the open water drain opening.

Claims (10)

UMBRELLA COVER Protection Claims 1. Umbrella protective cover characterized by that it is made of waterproof, dimensionally stable metal and/or plastic material and that it is designed to be telescopically extendable. 2. Umbrella protective cover according to protection claim 1, characterized in that that the coating is made of waterproof, dimensionally stable thermoplastic 3. Umbrella protective cover according to protection claim 1, characterized in that the protective cover consists of rollable metal, 4. Umbrella protective cover according to protection claim 1, characterized in that the protective cover consists of aluminum material. &iacgr;&igr; 5. Umbrella protective cover according to one of the preceding claims, characterized, that it comprises a plurality, preferably ten to fifteen, of telescopically extendable cup segments of different sizes. 6. Umbrella protective cover according to claim 5, characterized in that the cup segments decrease in diameter from the opening of the protective cover to its tip from approx. 7 cm to approx. 1.7 era while the side height remains the same at approx. 6 cm. 7. Umbrella protective cover according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that each cup segment has at least one inwardly projecting projection, preferably a knob, at a distance from a longitudinal end, as well as a recess formed on the outer cup wall, preferably a groove, wherein the projection of a cup segment interacts in a locking manner with the groove of the inserted adjacent cup segment. 8. Umbrella protective cover according to claim 5, characterized in that each cup segment has an inwardly radiating —3— has a stop surface, preferably in the form of a ring. 9. Umbrella protective cover according to protection claim 5, characterized in that that the last cup, seen from the opening, has a drain valve consisting of two holes and a removable protective cap at its lower end, as seen from the opening, through which, after opening the protective cap, the water that was originally on the umbrella and ran down from the inside of the protective cover can be drained off. 10.Umbrella protective cover according to protection claim 5, characterized in that that a hollow plastic sheath with a conical shape tapering downwards is attached, preferably clamped or glued, to the cup provided with the drain valve, into which any standard size umbrella tip can be inserted. This means that the umbrella protective cover can be permanently attached to an open or closed umbrella and transported together with the umbrella.