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EP0790013A1
EP0790013A1 EP97810037A EP97810037A EP0790013A1 EP 0790013 A1 EP0790013 A1 EP 0790013A1 EP 97810037 A EP97810037 A EP 97810037A EP 97810037 A EP97810037 A EP 97810037A EP 0790013 A1 EP0790013 A1 EP 0790013A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B25/00—Details of umbrellas
    • A45B25/14—Devices for opening and for closing umbrellas
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
    • A45B2023/0012—Ground supported umbrellas or sunshades on a single post, e.g. resting in or on a surface there below
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
    • A45B2023/0031—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm
    • A45B2023/0043—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm the support arm being attached to the stick or to runner, the canopy being suspended there above
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45B—WALKING STICKS; UMBRELLAS; LADIES' OR LIKE FANS
    • A45B23/00—Other umbrellas
    • A45B2023/0031—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm
    • A45B2023/0081—Cantilever umbrellas or sunshades with a support arm the support arm being rotatable about a horizontal axis for adjusting the position

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  • the invention relates to a parasol with at least one umbrella roof and spreader bars, which can be expanded by means of a latching spreading device, and which is fastened in the region of the outer end of one of the roof rods via a hinge to a holding device arranged laterally outside the umbrella roof, optionally pivotably and vertically adjustable, the Holding device is displaceable by means of an upright fixable guide.
  • a known umbrella of this type according to US Pat. No. 504,900 does not require any aids to actuate its spreading device, since it is only intended for small, easy-to-open embodiments.
  • the invention has for its object to find a variable in the inclination of its canopy umbrella of the type mentioned, which is easy to open with a simple construction as a large screen from a position on the edge of the canopy and a secure mounting of the canopy in different positions.
  • the spreading device can be actuated by a traction cable, which is guided from the latter via deflection points to a fastening point which is below the lowest adjustment position of the joint, so that the canopy is moved upwards by the joint and thereby swivels out Roof pole is spread.
  • the parasol has a canopy 1 which, in a manner known per se, has numerous roof poles 3, 3 'which extend radially outwards from an umbrella crown 2 and which are held in a spread position by the spreading rods 4, 4' of a spreading device 5.
  • the forces for free holding of the canopy 1 are absorbed laterally by a roof rod 3 ′ designed as a holding arm and, via its associated spreading rod 4 ′, onto the shaft 8 of the spreading device 5 and from there onto the other spreading rods 4 and roof rods 4 transfer.
  • the roof rod 3 'and the expansion rod 4' are made thicker or thicker than the other roof rods 3 and expansion rods 4 which are distributed in the circumferential direction of the canopy 1.
  • the canopy 1 is attached to the outer end of the roof rod 4 'running beneath the canopy 1 via a hinge 10 provided on a holding device 9.
  • a holding device 9 provided on a holding device 9.
  • the latter is in slidable engagement with an umbrella mast 6 or as a guide, not shown, running vertically.
  • the roof rod 3 'serving as a holding arm can thus be pivoted upwards against the umbrella mast 6 by lowering the holding device 9, so that after folding the umbrella roof 1 together with it, a compact structure similar to the illustration in FIG. 2 is produced. This can be covered by an umbrella cover, not shown.
  • This holding joint preferably extends 11 attacks.
  • This holding device 17 preferably extends from above, so that a holding rope could also be provided instead of a strut 17.
  • the canopy 1 is opened with the aid of a rope 12 or by means of a band or a chain.
  • the rope 12 is attached at one end below the displaceable holding device 9 to the umbrella mast 6 at point 13 and runs over a e.g. deflection point designed as a roller on the joint 10 of the holding device 9 to the roof rod 3 'or to a holding arm 7 according to FIGS. 2 to 10 and along these to the umbrella crown 2, as can best be seen from FIGS. 8 and 10.
  • the cable 12 On the umbrella crown 2, the cable 12 has a second deflection point by means of a roller 15 and then runs through the shaft 8 of the expanding device 5, where it is attached to the lower end of the shaft sleeve 16.
  • the holding device 9 is moved upwards, e.g. by hand on the handle 19 or by means of mechanical aids known per se, e.g. by means of a crank drive, not shown.
  • the distance between the cable attachment point 13 and the holding device increases. 9 or the spreading device 5, so that a tensile force arises on the cable 12, through which the shaft sleeve 16 of the spreading device 5 is pulled against the shaft 8 in accordance with the representations of FIGS. 8 and 9 and the canopy 1, starting from the position according to FIG .2 can spread over the position of Figure 4 to the position of Figure 5.
  • the fully expanded position is secured by latching a pawl 20 provided on the shaft 8 into a latching recess 21 in the shaft sleeve 16. By pressing in, the pawl 20 can be moved out of the latching recess to fold the screen.
  • the latching in on the expanding device 5 can be carried out lateral pulling on the rope 12 in the area between the rope attachment point 13 and the holding device 9 can be achieved with little effort.
  • the route of the cable 12 from the attachment point 13 on the mast 6 to the spreading device 5 can run differently, since tensile stress on the cable 12 is ensured due to the upward movement of the joint 10 with different arrangement of the deflection points.
  • the rope 12 could include also be guided along the holding strut 17. However, it could also run directly to the spreading device 5 via a deflection point on the upper holding device 24.
  • the screen can be opened by a simple sliding movement on the handle 19, by which the canopy 1 is raised at its edge or at the hinge 10 in the direction of the opening movement of the roof rod 3 'and, at the same time, the tension on the cable 12 that arises, the spreading device 5 operated.
  • both the inclination of the canopy 1 and its height position can be changed by the sliding design of the holding device 24.
  • the exemplary embodiment according to FIGS. 2 to 10 shows that the holding arm 7 does not have to be designed as a reinforced and elongated roof rod 3 ′ in accordance with the exemplary embodiment of FIG. 1, but can also run alongside it by passing it through at least one tab 35 a functional unit is firmly connected.
  • a common, identical alignment between the holding arm 7 and the roof rod 3 to form a functional unit results from the fact that both are coupled to one another in the area between the shield crown 2 and the joint 10 at at least two connection points 35.
  • the exemplary embodiment according to FIG. 7 shows that several, for example four, umbrella roofs 1 can be held on the same umbrella mast 6 in the circumferential direction.
  • the shape of the canopy roofs deviating from the usual, approximately circular shape, can also have other shapes in that the roof poles 3 are of different lengths.
  • a variable-length floor support (37) is attached to the outer end of at least two of the roof rods (3) running opposite the holding arm (7), so that the canopy (1) is on the holding arm (7) opposite side is supported.
  • the floor supports 37 can be folded out downwards via a joint 38 and extended telescopically in order to be hung on floor anchors (not shown) and fixed to the support guide 39 by tightening a clamping screw.
  • the canopy 1 is held by two holding arms 7, 7 'forming a parallelogram, in that their ends are articulated at a distance from one another on the holding device 9 and, on the other hand, directly or indirectly on the shaft 8 of the spreading device 5. Since the unreinforced roof rod 3 running between the holding arms 7 and 7 'is firmly connected to the upper holding arm 7 at several points, the upper holding arm 7 need not have its own articulation on the shaft 8 of the expansion device, since the roof rod 3 resting thereon is articulated and thus takes over the articulation of the upper holding arm 7.
  • the auxiliary strut 17 is articulated through a small recess in the canopy 1.
  • all of the roof poles 3, 3 ' can be uncovered by the canopy 1, in that they have a profile for the lateral piping fastening of individual, umbrella-forming surface elements, each of which fills the space between two roof poles 3, as is known in itself by the US Patent 5,551,465 is known.
  • the cable 12 can also lead to the reinforced spreader bar 4 'at a distance from the screen axis via a deflection point on the reinforced roof rod 3'.

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