EP2449908A1 - Sail for parapluie - Google Patents

Abstract

The sail (12) has canvas (28) provided with attachment units in its corner regions for fastening the canvas at centrally stand seaweeds (14) e.g. hollow bars, and at a strut (20) of a stand screen (10). The canvas are made of foldable material e.g. fabric or plastic film. The attachment units comprise fastening straps (30, 32) and/or a fastening ring made of metal, where the fastening straps include a Velcro(RTM: hook-and-loop fastener) fastener connected with a Velcro(RTM: hook-and-loop fastener) fastener counterpart. An independent claim is also included for a stand screen comprising a screen sail.

Description

The present invention relates to an umbrella sail for attachment as a glare, visual and / or wind protection on a stand screen.

Stand screens are known in the prior art in a variety of configurations. They typically include a vertically extending central post bar, at the lower free end of which, for example, a stand base resting on a ground is attached, a plurality of umbrella cloth receiving arms and a plurality of support posts extending between the post bar and the arms. A disadvantage of known standing screens is that they do not provide glare protection when the sun is low. Also, they have no visibility or wind protection.

Based on this prior art, it is an object of the present invention to overcome the aforementioned problem.

To achieve this object, the present invention provides an umbrella sail for attachment as glare, visibility and / or wind protection on a stand screen, comprising at least one substantially triangular shaped canvas, which has at least in its corner attachment means for attachment of the canvas to a central stand rod and are designed on a support strut of a stand screen.

The umbrella sail according to the invention can thus be tensioned as glare, visual and / or wind protection between the central stand rod and one of the support struts of a conventional stand screen. Accordingly, conventional stand screens can be retrofitted in a simple manner by the arrangement of one or more umbrella sails with a glare, privacy and / or windbreak.

The canvas is preferably made of a foldable material, in particular of a fabric or of a plastic film. Such materials can be produced easily and inexpensively. In addition, they can be stored well in the folded state.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the fastening means have at least one fastening band and / or a fastening ring, which surrounds the central post bar or a support strut of the post shield in the intended condition of the umbrella sail.

The fastening tape may be weighted with weights, in particular with at least one lead cord. In this way, an increase in the dead weight of the fastening band is achieved, which is particularly advantageous if the fastening band is provided for fixing the umbrella sail to a central post rod of a stand screen. Namely, in this case, the umbrella sail is automatically tensioned by the downward weight force of the fastening band. The mounting ring is for Obtaining a high net weight preferably made of metal, whereby a similar self-tensioning effect is achieved.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the fastening strap is provided with a hook-and-loop fastener that can be connected to a corresponding hook-and-loop closure counterpart of the umbrella sail. Thus, the fastening strap can be opened and closed in a simple manner, whereby the handling of the umbrella sail according to the invention is very simple.

The fastening means preferably have at least one hook element, which in particular accommodates a fastening strip of the type described above.

Alternatively or additionally, the fastening means may comprise at least one closable with a hook and loop fastener tab, which is arranged on a side edge of the canvas and wraps in the intended condition of the umbrella sail the stand rod or a support strut of the stand screen, the hook and loop fastener with a corresponding Velcro counterpart is connectable. Such a fastening tab provides a very good and secure grip.

Preferably, the length of the fastening tab substantially corresponds to the length of those side edges of the canvas on which the fastening tab is arranged. In other words, therefore, provided with the fastening tab side edge of the canvas in about their entire length held on the stator screen, whereby a very reliable attachment is achieved.

The width of the fastening tab is advantageously selected to be so large that the fastening tab can enclose support struts in different angular positions, the width lying in particular in the range between 10 and 30 cm. In this way, the umbrella sail according to the invention can be adapted to support struts with different angular positions, whereby the umbrella sail receives a very universal usability. A shield sail designed in this way can therefore be used for a variety of stand screen models, even if the angular positions of the support struts should be different.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, the fastening means comprise at least one rubber band, which is preferably provided with a fastening hook. Such rubber bands serve as a tensioning means to tension the umbrella sail evenly between the central post rod and one of the support struts. The use of fastening hooks is advantageous in that the connection between the umbrella sail and the central stand rod or the support strut can be solved in a simple manner if desired, for example, when the stand screen is folded. In addition, such attachment hooks of course facilitate the handling of the umbrella sail according to the invention.

According to a further embodiment of the present invention, the fastening means at least one a support strut fixed fixed profile element, in particular a U-profile. With the aid of such profile elements, the umbrella sail can be clamped and fixed very precisely on a support strut.

Advantageously, a preferably rubberized clamping screw is provided for stationary fixation of the profile element on a support strut. Such a clamping screw can be handled very easily. The rubberization of the clamping screw is to the effect of advantage that the corresponding support strut when tightening the clamping screw can not be damaged.

According to one embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of sails are provided, which are fastened to a common fastening means. Thus, for example, two or three canvas cloths may be held on a single fastening ring, which is designed for fixing to a central stand rod of a stand screen. To fix the canvas to the corresponding support struts the respective canvas are in turn provided with further separate fastening means, such as with fastening straps, a fastening strap or the like.

To achieve the object mentioned above, the present invention further provides a stand screen having a central post bar, a plurality of umbrella cloth receiving arms, and a plurality of support struts extending between the post bar and the arms, the stand screen including at least one umbrella sail of the type previously described Art having attached to the upright rod and a support strut.

Preferably, a movable in the direction of the stator rod axis upper rosette is provided, on which the arms are articulated, and on the stator rod is fixedly arranged a lower rosette on which the support struts are articulated, which in turn are pivotally connected to the arms. In other words, the arms are moved up when folding the stand screen. This is advantageous in that objects arranged under the stand screen, such as tables and chairs, do not have to be cleared when folding the stand screen.

Furthermore, the present invention relates to the use of a shield sail of the type described above as a glare, visibility and / or wind protection for a stand screen.

Figur 1

eine perspektivische Seitenansicht eines Ständerschirms mit einem daran gehalten Schirmsegel gemäß einer ersten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 2

eine vergrößerte Ansicht des in Figur 1 dargestellten Schirmsegels;

Figur 3

eine perspektivische Seitenansicht eines Ständerschirms mit einem daran gehalten Schirmsegel gemäß einer zweiten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 4

eine vergrößerte Ansicht des in Figur 3 dargestellten Schirmsegels;

Figur 5

eine perspektivische Seitenansicht eines Ständerschirms mit einem daran gehalten Schirmsegel gemäß einer dritten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 6

eine vergrößerte Ansicht des in Figur 5 dargestellten Schirmsegels;

Figur 7

eine vergrößerte Ansicht des in Figur 6 mit der Bezugsziffer VII gekennzeichneten Ausschnitts;

Figur 8

eine perspektivische Seitenansicht eines Ständerschirms mit einem daran gehaltenen Schirmsegel gemäß einer vierten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 9

eine vergrößerte Ansicht des in Figur 8 dargestellten Schirmsegels;

Figur 10

eine Ansicht eines Schirmsegels gemäß einer fünften Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 11

eine Ansicht eines Schirmsegels gemäß einer sechsten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 12

eine perspektivische Seitenansicht eines Ständerschirms mit zwei daran gehaltenen Schirmsegeln gemäß einer siebten Ausführungsform der vorliegenden Erfindung;

Figur 13

eine vergrößerte Ansicht des unteren Bereiches der in Figur 12 dargestellten Schirmsegel; und

Figur 14

eine vergrößerte Ansicht eines der in der Figur 12 dargestellten Schirmsegel.

Further features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description of various embodiments according to the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. In it is:

FIG. 1

a side perspective view of a stator screen with a screen sail held thereon according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2

an enlarged view of the in FIG. 1 illustrated umbrella sails;

FIG. 3

a side perspective view of a stand screen with a screen sail held thereon according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4

an enlarged view of the in FIG. 3 illustrated umbrella sails;

FIG. 5

a side perspective view of a stand screen with a screen sail held thereon according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6

an enlarged view of the in FIG. 5 illustrated umbrella sails;

FIG. 7

an enlarged view of the in FIG. 6 with the reference numeral VII marked section;

FIG. 8

a side perspective view of a stand screen with a screen sail held thereon according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9

an enlarged view of the in FIG. 8 illustrated umbrella sails;

FIG. 10

a view of a shield sail according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11

a view of a shield sail according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 12

a side perspective view of a stand screen with two screen sails held thereon according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13

an enlarged view of the lower area of the in FIG. 12 illustrated umbrella sails; and

FIG. 14

an enlarged view of one of the FIG. 12 illustrated umbrella sails.

Identical reference numbers below designate the same or similar components.

FIG. 1 shows a stator 10, on which is arranged as a glare, visual and / or wind protection, an umbrella sail 12 according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The stator shield 10 includes a central stator bar 14, a plurality of armor 16 receiving arms 16, and a plurality of support posts 20 extending between the stator bar 14 and the arms 18. In the upper part of the stand rod 14, which is designed as a hollow rod, a telescopic rod 22 is movably guided in the direction of the stator rod axis A. At the upper free end of the telescopic rod 22, a top rosette 24 is fixed in a fixed position, on which the arms 18 are held articulated. At a distance from the upper free end of the stator bar 14, a lower rosette 26 is fixedly arranged on this, on which the support struts are articulated, which in turn are pivotally connected to the arms 18. Accordingly, the shroud 16 of the stand screen 10 can be folded by the telescopic rod 22 from the in FIG. 1 shown extended position upwards.

The umbrella sail 12, which is arranged to form a glare, visual and / or wind protection between a support strut 20 and the upright rod 14 of the stand screen 10, comprises a triangularly shaped canvas 28, which is made of a foldable fabric material and front and / or or can be printed on the back. In its corner regions, the canvas 28 each has fastening means which are designed to fasten the canvas 28 to the central upright rod 14 and to a support strut 20 of the upright umbrella 10. More precisely, two fastening straps 30 and 32 are provided as fastening means in each corner region, the length of which is chosen such that they wrap around the central upright rod 14 or the support strut 20 of the upright shield 10 in the intended condition of the umbrella sail 12. The fastening straps 30 and 32 are each provided with a hook-and-loop fastener 34 and a corresponding hook-and-loop fastener counterpart 36 which can be engaged with each other. Accordingly, that can Umbrella sails 12 are fixed in a simple manner on the stand screen 10.

It should be understood that the dimensions of the canvas 44 of the umbrella sail 42 may be arbitrary. For example, the canvas may also extend almost to the lower end of the upright bar 14 of the upright umbrella 10.

The Figures 3 and 4 show an umbrella sail 42 according to a second embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG FIG. 3 is shown, as well as the shielding sail 12 described above as glare, vision and / or wind protection between the uprights rod 14 and a support strut 20 of your stand screen 10 can be attached. The umbrella sail 42 comprises a triangular shaped canvas 44, which is made of a foldable plastic film material and can be printed on one or both sides. Along its upper side edge, the canvas 44 is provided with a fastening means in the form of a fastening tab 46, the length of which corresponds to that of the side edge. The width of the fastening tab 46 is chosen so large that the fastening tab 46 can enclose support struts 20 in different angular positions, wherein the width in the present case is 20 cm. On its inside, the fastening tab 46 is provided in the region of its free end with a hook and loop fastener 48 which can be engaged with a Velcro fastener 50 which extends along the entire upper side edge of the canvas 44. The fastening means provided in the lower corner region of the canvas 44 consists in the present case of a divided fastening ring 52, a held on this hook member 54 and a rubber band 56 which extends through a provided in the lower corner region of the canvas 44 mounting eyelet 57 and can be hooked into the hook member 54. The fastening ring 52 is in this case made of stainless steel and has a high weight, so that the umbrella sail 42 in the in FIG. 3 illustrated state, in which it is fixed to the stator 10, automatically tensioned by the downward force of the fastening ring 52. Along its inner circumference of the mounting ring 52 is lined with a plurality of rubber elements 58, which protect the stator rod 14 on the one hand from damage and suppress noise on the other hand, when the loose arranged around the stator rod 14 mounting ring 52 strikes against the upright pole 14, for example, in strong winds.

The FIGS. 5 to 7 show an umbrella sail 62 according to a third embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG FIG. 5 is shown as dazzling, visual and / or wind protection between the stator rod 14 and a support strut 20 of a stator 10 can be stretched. The umbrella sail 62 comprises a triangular-shaped canvas 64 made of a foldable fabric material, which can be printed on the front and / or back. In its lower corner region, the canvas 64 is provided with a fastening means, which, as in the previously described embodiment, is formed by a fastening ring 52, a hook element 54 and a rubber band 56 which adjoin one in the corner region the canvas 64 provided attachment eyelet 57 is held.

In the other two corner regions, the canvas 64 is provided with fastening means, each of which is formed from a U-shaped profile element 66, a clamping screw 68 and a rubber band 70, wherein the rubber bands 70 are received in corresponding eyelets 57. The profile elements 66 are presently made of aluminum and surround, as it is in FIG. 5 is shown, in the intended arranged state from above a support strut 20 of the stator screen 10. The profile elements 66 may be lined on the inside with a rubber layer, not shown, to prevent damage to the support strut 20. The clamping screw 68 is received in a laterally provided on the profile element 66 threaded bore 72 and serves to fix the corresponding profile element 66 fixed to the support strut 20 of the stator 10.

The FIGS. 8 and 9 show an umbrella sail 82 according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which can be arranged as a glare, visual and / or wind protection on a stand screen 10, as shown in FIG FIG. 8 shown. The umbrella sail 82 substantially corresponds to the umbrella sail 62 according to the third embodiment. However, the umbrella sail 82 has two canvas sheets 64, which are commonly held opposite to each other on the attachment ring 52. Since the construction of the umbrella sail 82 otherwise corresponds to that of the umbrella sail 62, further explanations are omitted here.

FIG. 10 shows a shield sail 92 according to a fifth embodiment of the present invention, the structure of which substantially corresponds to the shield sail 12 according to the first embodiment. The only difference is that the umbrella sail 92 is provided with a total of four pairs of fastening straps 30 and 32.

FIG. 11 shows an umbrella sail 102 according to a sixth embodiment of the present invention. The umbrella sail 102 comprises a triangular canvas 104 which is made of a foldable plastic film material and may be printed on the front and / or back. Along its upper side edge, the canvas 104 is analogous to that in the FIGS. 1 and 2 shown canvas 28 in the upper corner regions each provided with a pair of fastening straps 30 and 32, which are provided with a hook and loop fastener 34 or a Velcro fastener 36. Another pair of fastening straps 30 and 32 is arranged in the upper region of the side edge of the canvas 104 which extends vertically in the intended state. In the lower corner region, a fastening means in the form of a plastic hook 106 is fixed, which engages in the intended state arranged in an annularly placed around the upright bar 14 of the stator 10 shielding strap 108. The fastening tape 108 is provided at its free ends with a hook and loop fastener 34 and a Velcro fastener 36 which are connectable to each other. In the fastening strip 108 a plurality of lead cords 110 are incorporated, which serve to increase the weight of the fastening strip 108. Due to the high weight is as well as with reference to the in the FIGS. 3 to 7 illustrated second and third embodiment fixing ring 52 achieved a self-tension of the canvas 104 in the intended condition.

The FIGS. 12 to 14 show umbrella sails 112 according to a seventh embodiment of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 12 is shown as dazzling, visual and / or wind protection between the stator rod 14 and support struts 20 of a stator 10 are stretched. Each umbrella sail 112 comprises a triangular shaped canvas 114 of a foldable fabric material, which may be printed on the front and / or back. In the lower corner of each canvas 114 a hook member 116 is attached. The other two corner regions of each canvas 114 are each provided with a fastening band 118, the length of which is selected such that it wraps around the support struts 20 of the stator shield 10 in the intended condition of the umbrella sail 114. The fastening straps 118 are formed with a hook-and-loop fastener 120 that can be engaged with a hook and loop closure counterpart 122 of an adhesive strip 124.

For mounting the in FIG. 12 Shield sail 112 shown, first, the adhesive strips 124 are fixed to the support struts 20 of the standard screen 10. Subsequently, the fastening straps 118 arranged in the upper corner regions of the umbrella sails 112 can be fixed by engaging their hook-and-loop fasteners 120 with the hook and loop closure counterparts 122 of the adhesive strips 124. By provided in the lower corner areas of the umbrella sails 112 Hook elements 116 is then pulled a fastening strap 126, which is provided at its free ends with loops 128, wherein the fastening strap 126 is placed simultaneously around the central post bar 14 of the stator shield 10. In a further step, a hook element 130 of a weight 132 is hooked into the loops 128, so that the umbrella sails 112 are pulled downwards and tensioned. In this way, the two umbrella sails 112 are fastened via the fastening band 126 to the central upright rod 14 of the upright umbrella 10. The weight 132 is presently surrounded by a fabric sheath on which the hook element 130 is attached.

Claims (15)

Umbrella sails (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) for mounting as glare, sight and / or wind protection on a stand screen (10) comprising at least one substantially triangular shaped canvas (28; 44; 64; 104) at least in its corner regions having fastening means which are designed to fasten the canvas (28; 44; 64; 104) to a central upright bar (14) and to a support strut (20) of a stand screen (10). Umbrella sails (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) according to claim 1, characterized in that the canvas (28; 44; 64; 104) is made of a foldable material, in particular of a fabric or a plastic film. Umbrella sails (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one fastening band (30, 32; 108) and / or a fastening ring (52) which is in the The stator sail (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102), which is arranged in the intended manner, surrounds the central stand rod (14) or a support strut (20) of the stand screen (10). Umbrella sail (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) according to claim 3, characterized in that the fastening strap (108) is weighted with weights, in particular with at least one lead cord (110). Umbrella sails (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that the fastening band (30, 32; 108) is provided with a hook-and-loop fastener (34) which is connectable to a corresponding hook-and-loop fastener counterpart (36). Umbrella sail (42) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one hook element (116), which receives in particular a fastening strip (126) according to one of claims 3 to 5. Umbrella sail (42) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one with a hook and loop fastener (48) closable fastening tab (46) which is arranged on a side edge of the canvas (44) and in the intended condition of the umbrella sail ( 42), the stand rod (14) or a support strut (22) of the stator shield (10) wraps around, wherein the hook and loop fastener (48) with a corresponding Velcro fastener (50) is connectable. Umbrella sail (42) according to claim 7, characterized in that the length of the fastening tab (46) corresponds substantially to the length of that side edge of the canvas (44) on which the fastening tab (46) is arranged. Umbrella sail (42) according to claim 7 or 8, characterized in that the width of the fastening tab (46) is chosen so large that the fastening tab (46) loop around supporting struts (20) in different angular positions can, wherein the width is in particular in the range between 10 and 30 cm. Umbrella sail (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one rubber band (56), which is preferably provided with a fastening hook. Umbrella sails (62; 82) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fastening means comprise at least one profiled element (66) which can be fixed fixedly to a support strut (20), in particular a U-profile. Umbrella sail (62; 82) according to claim 11, characterized in that a preferably rubberized clamping screw (68) for stationary fixation of the profile element (66) on a support strut (20) is provided. Umbrella sail (82) according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that a plurality of canvas cloths (64) are provided, which are fastened to a common fastening means. A stand screen (10) comprising a central post bar (14), a plurality of arms (18) receiving a peak cloth (16) and a plurality of support posts (20) extending between the post bar (14) and the arms (18), characterized in that at least one umbrella sail (12; 42; 62; 82; 92; 102) according to one of the preceding claims, which is attached to the upright rod (14) and to a support strut (20). Stand screen (10) according to claim 14, characterized in that in the direction of the stator rod axis (A) movable upper rosette (24) is provided, on which the arms (18) are articulated, and that on the stand rod (14) fixed an under rosette (26) is arranged, on which the support struts (20) are articulated, which in turn are pivotally connected to the arms (18).

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