EP0632976A1 - Variabler Schirm - Google Patents

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EP0632976A1
EP0632976A1 EP94302208A EP94302208A EP0632976A1 EP 0632976 A1 EP0632976 A1 EP 0632976A1 EP 94302208 A EP94302208 A EP 94302208A EP 94302208 A EP94302208 A EP 94302208A EP 0632976 A1 EP0632976 A1 EP 0632976A1
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ribs
canopy
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umbrella
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Elias Ben-Avi
Neelam Charter
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SALES ACE Ltd t/a WAH FUNG MANUFACTURING Co
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SALES ACE Ltd t/a WAH FUNG MANUFACTURING Co
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Priority claimed from DE9310241U external-priority patent/DE9310241U1/de
Application filed by SALES ACE Ltd t/a WAH FUNG MANUFACTURING Co filed Critical SALES ACE Ltd t/a WAH FUNG MANUFACTURING Co
Publication of EP0632976A1 publication Critical patent/EP0632976A1/de
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
    • A45B25/18—Covers; Means for fastening same

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  • This invention relates to an umbrella.
  • Umbrellas for protection against the rain or the sun are available in a wide variety of forms, none of which offers the possibility of changing the shape of the umbrella in a simple way.
  • the present invention relates therefore to an umbrella which can be altered in shape.
  • the umbrella covered by this invention consists of the usual central shank, along which the umbrella can be opened. There is a normal handle or another device for holding the umbrella at the lower end of this shank.
  • the canopy covered by this invention is similar to the canopy normally used in umbrellas, but consists of two layers, it being possible to adjust the elements of each layer to be approximately in alignment. It is an advantage that a normal opening mechanism is used to open the umbrella. it is also an advantage that the layers of the canopy are of approximately the same size to enable a symmetrical form consisting of n points to be transformed into one consisting of 2n points, whereby n is a natural number ⁇ 3, normally not greater than 5 and preferably 4.
  • the umbrella is constructed in such a way that all the ribs underneath the lower layer are so arranged that they can be actuated by a reliably functioning mechanism, and also that this mechanism ensures that the pressure exerted by the ribs when the umbrella is fully opened produces close contact between the two layers of the canopy, so that there is no significant space between the layers after they have been rotated.
  • the lower layer is rotatable against the upper layer, as this makes it possible to attach the upper layer in the normal way to the upper end of the shank to produce a weatherproof seal.
  • the opening mechanism should preferably be a normal automatic mechanism. It is also an advantage for the ribs of the rotatable layer (preferably the lower layer) to be hinged on to the opening mechanism, as this type of hinged attachment is more simple to construct than one which rotates around the shank, e.g. by using the hinged joint on the shank which is a fundamental structural element.
  • the umbrella (10) illustrated in Figure 1 consists of a central shank (1) with a handle (8) and a double-layered canopy (2,3) consisting of a lower layer (2) and an upper layer (3).
  • the lower layer (2) is opened by ribs 4 a - d and the upper layer (3) by ribs 5 a - d, all the ribs (4,5) being situated underneath the lower layer (2), the ribs (5a - d) extending from the shank to the corners of the upper layer (2).
  • a normal opening mechanism (9) is used to open the umbrella. This uses spreaders (not illustrated) to actuate the ribs (4,5).
  • Ribs 5 are hinged to the shank (1) and linked to the opening mechanism (9) in the normal way, whilst ribs 4 have an additional hinge indicated by the arrow, which makes it possible to rotate the lower layer (2) from the position A illustrated in figures 1 and 2, where the elements of each layer are approximately in alignment, to the position B illustrated,in Figure 3.
  • the arrangement of the hinges means that the maximum angle of rotation of layer (2) is limited to just under 90° whereby position B is reached by a rotation of just under 45° from position A.
  • the arrangement of the ribs in the manner described produces the effect that ribs 5, when rotated out of position A, press the taut edges (11 a - d) of layer (2) against the upper layer (3) with the result that the umbrella looks extremely similar to a normal 8 - ribbed umbrella when in position B.
  • the rib arrangement also makes it possible to use a normal opening mechanism, e.g. an automatic mechanism, with only minor modifications.
  • Layers (2) and (3) should preferably have different colours and/or patterns to make a number of variations possible when the layers of the canopy are rotated.
  • any one or more, of the layers making up the canopy may be rotatable.

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  • Walking Sticks, Umbrellas, And Fans (AREA)
EP94302208A 1993-07-09 1994-03-28 Variabler Schirm Withdrawn EP0632976A1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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DE9310241U DE9310241U1 (de) 1993-04-20 1993-07-09 Variabler Schirm
DE9310241U 1993-07-09

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EP0632976A1 true EP0632976A1 (de) 1995-01-11

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JP (1) JP3009301U (de)
CN (1) CN2198792Y (de)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1996009780A1 (fr) * 1994-09-29 1996-04-04 Michel Deshayes Objet pliant et portable de protection contre l'exposition a des elements climatiques

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CN107028308A (zh) * 2017-05-08 2017-08-11 沈阳建筑大学 偏光膜太阳伞

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US3557809A (en) * 1969-06-26 1971-01-26 Universal Umbrella Mfg Inc Umbrella
DE8906931U1 (de) * 1989-06-06 1989-08-03 Ernst, Franz Theo, Dr.med., 4600 Dortmund Sonnenschutzvorrichtung
EP0382122A2 (de) * 1989-02-06 1990-08-16 Stenmisk Inc. Sonnenschutzvorrichtung

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3557809A (en) * 1969-06-26 1971-01-26 Universal Umbrella Mfg Inc Umbrella
EP0382122A2 (de) * 1989-02-06 1990-08-16 Stenmisk Inc. Sonnenschutzvorrichtung
DE8906931U1 (de) * 1989-06-06 1989-08-03 Ernst, Franz Theo, Dr.med., 4600 Dortmund Sonnenschutzvorrichtung

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
WO1996009780A1 (fr) * 1994-09-29 1996-04-04 Michel Deshayes Objet pliant et portable de protection contre l'exposition a des elements climatiques

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