JP2006325963A - Umbrella ferrule mounting fixture and umbrella - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mounting fixture attached to the ferrule of an umbrella for enabling the same to stand alone and the umbrella equipped with it. <P>SOLUTION: The umbrella ferrule mounting fixture comprises an umbrella insertion part 1 at the center of its base 2a to be installed on the ground or floor. The ferrule 21 of an umbrella 20 is inserted into the umbrella insertion part 1 to let the umbrella stand byitself. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an umbrella butt mounting tool that is mounted on an umbrella butt and is made to stand on its own, and to a self-supporting umbrella to which the mounting tool is attached.

  If you get on a train or bus on a rainy day, it is very inconvenient to treat a wet umbrella. In addition, indoors without an umbrella stand may be a problem with wet umbrellas.

In order to solve this problem, the following patent document proposes an umbrella in which a leg portion is provided on a stone thrusting portion of the umbrella so as to be independent. In this device, an opening / closing mechanism for a leg is provided at the butt of the umbrella, and the leg is opened / closed by an operation as necessary.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-225312

  However, when it rains or when carrying an umbrella indoors, the stone bump touches the ground, and when it receives an impact, the stone bump itself is easily damaged, and the leg portion and the opening / closing mechanism provided there are also easily broken.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide an umbrella butt mounting tool that can be used independently if it is mounted on a pit, and an umbrella using the same. Is to provide.

  A second object is to provide an umbrella cobblestone fitting that does not wet the floor by collecting the raindrops on the umbrella, and an umbrella using the same.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, the umbrella butt mounting tool according to claim 1 is a state in which the umbrella butt is inserted into the center of the base installed on the ground or the floor surface so that the umbrella is self-supporting. It is characterized in that an umbrella insertion portion for holding is provided.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, the umbrella insertion portion includes an inclination holding mechanism that can hold the inserted umbrella in an inclined state within a predetermined inclination angle range.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, the base forms a drop receiving space having an opening surrounded by an outer peripheral wall, and raindrops falling from an umbrella cloth inserted in the umbrella insertion portion in the space It is characterized by having a structure that collects and stores.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the umbrella insertion portion further comprises clamping means for clamping and holding the umbrella butt, and the clamping means erects spring plates each having a clamping protrusion in a petal shape with a common bottom surface. It is characterized by combining a sandwiching tool configured in a cylindrical shape and an operation plate elastically supported by a bottom surface of the sandwiching tool via a spring.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the base further includes a plurality of legs that can freely change the shape or the standing angle thereof.

  The umbrella according to claim 6 is equipped with the drop receiver of the umbrella according to any one of claims 1 to 5 at the stone bump.

  According to the first aspect, since the umbrella insertion portion for holding the umbrella's butt is inserted and held in a self-supporting state, the umbrella can be made to stand on the ground, the floor surface or the like. As a result, the umbrella can stand up in the train or the like, and the state where both hands are blocked can be eliminated. Moreover, since it can be made independent, it can be maintained in a stable state even when it is left indoors without a umbrella stand and left alone in a corner of the room. Furthermore, since it is a structure which pinches a stone stick, it can carry with the state which inserted the umbrella.

  According to claim 2, since the umbrella insertion part is a structure that can hold the umbrella in an inclined state within a predetermined inclination angle range, the angle can be easily adjusted with one hand, and the umbrella is inclined with respect to the base, It can also stand upright.

  According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the drop receiving space is further formed, it is possible to effectively collect rainwater that falls from the umbrella cloth. In addition, since the top of the drip pan is open, it is easy to collect and the drained water can be easily drained. If the water is discharged, it will leak even if you carry the umbrella with it attached. There is no fear of doing it.

  According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the spring plate having the pinching protrusions formed thereon is supported in a tubular shape by standing in a petal shape with the bottom face in common, and elastically supported on the bottom face of the pinching tool via the spring. It is possible to insert a stone bump in combination with an operating plate. Therefore, it is difficult for the umbrella to be separated from the stone bumper, and it is convenient to carry it while it is attached. In addition, even when the stone thruster is attached to the umbrella, the umbrella itself is not damaged because it is protected by the stone thruster even if it is carried with the stone thruster facing down and hitting the ground. Further, the stone thrust can be securely clamped by the clamping protrusion, and the umbrella can be easily extracted by pushing down the operating plate with the stone thrust.

  According to the fifth aspect, since the base is provided with the plurality of legs, the umbrella can be made more stable and independent. In addition, since these legs can be freely changed in shape or standing angle, the umbrella can be made independent even when there is an inclination.

  According to the umbrella of Claim 6, the effect similar to the said Claims 1-5 can be acquired.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following embodiments, a raindrop receiving device is shown as an umbrella thrusting device.

  Fig.1 (a) is a perspective view of the raindrop receiving device of this invention, (b) is a top view, (c) is a front view.

  The raindrop receiving device 10 is made of plastic or the like, and is inserted and fitted with a stone thruster 21 (see FIG. 3) of an umbrella 20 (see FIG. 3) arranged at the center on the base 2a having a flat bottom surface. Umbrella insertion part 1 and the umbrella insertion part 1 are surrounded by an outer peripheral wall 2b continuously provided in the vertical direction from the base 2a, have an opening 2c above, and flow down from the umbrella cloth 22 (see FIG. 3). It consists of a drop receiver 2 having a space for collecting raindrops.

  The umbrella insertion portion 1 is formed in a substantially cylindrical shape with an opening at the top, and is formed on the inside of the main body portion 1a, the stone bump housing portion 1b, and the main body portion 1a as an outer shell, and sandwiches the stone bump 21 The holding means 7 that is fixed and the tilt holding mechanism 3 that holds the inserted umbrella 21 so as to be tiltable are provided.

  When the stone bump 21 is inserted into the stone bump housing portion 1b, the stone bump 21 is clamped by pressing the stone bump 21 from the outside with the lower inner wall of the stone bump housing portion 1b having a reduced diameter. Alternatively, as shown in FIG. 1, the inner wall may be fixed by a plurality of sandwiching protrusions 1c made of an elastic member.

  Further, another member such as a clamping tool 70 (see FIG. 2) may be used as the clamping means 7 so as to be clamped and fixed. The detailed structure of the clamping means 7 and the tilt holding mechanism 3 will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the raindrop receiving device 10 described in this example, the main body portion 1a of the umbrella insertion portion 1 has a tapered pencil cap shape, and the drop receiving portion 2 has a cylindrical shape. However, the shape is not limited thereto.

  Next, the detailed structure of the umbrella insertion part 1 is demonstrated, referring FIG. FIG. 2A is an enlarged plan view of the umbrella insertion portion 1. FIGS. 2B and 2C are longitudinal sectional views taken along the line YY of the plan view of FIG. 2A and are diagrams for explaining the holding and releasing of the stone bump 21 by the holding means 7. .

  The clamping means 7 is configured to include a clamping tool 70, and the clamping tool 70 is mounted on the stone bump housing portion 1 b of the main body portion 1 a, and when the stone bump 21 is not inserted, the clamp tool 70 is formed at the upper end opening. There is a predetermined gap S between the main body 1a and the main body 1a.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the holding tool 70 has four spring plates 71 with pinching protrusions 71 a formed in the middle portion and stands up in a petal shape with a common bottom portion 74. The upper end 71b is polymerized outward to form an insertion port 70a. The holding tool 70 forms a cylindrical body that spreads in a trumpet shape from the bottom 74 toward the insertion port 70a, and the gap defined by the holding protrusion 71a formed on the inner wall surface of the intermediate part is a stone of the umbrella 20. An operating plate 72, which is smaller than the protrusion 21 and is elastically urged upward by the spring 73 by the spring 73, is formed inside the cylinder formed above the bottom 74 of the cylinder. It is accommodated in a state where there is almost no gap with respect to the inner wall of the cylinder.

  The base 2a is provided with a ball bearing support shell 3b. The ball 3a is housed and supported in the support shell 3b so as to be capable of frictional rotation in an arbitrary direction. The ball 3a, the bottom of the main body 1a, and the bottom 74 of the clamping tool 70 are screwed together. The balls 3a, the support shells 3b, and the like constitute the tilt holding mechanism 3 that tilts and holds the umbrella 20.

  Therefore, when the butt 21 of the umbrella 20 is inserted into the cylindrical insertion port 70a from the opening of the umbrella insertion portion 1, the butt 21 is held by the holding protrusion of the spring plate 71 as shown in FIG. Since it is sandwiched from the four sides by 71a, the umbrella 20 can be held in a self-supporting state. At this time, since the spring plate 71 widens, the gap S between the holding tool 70 and the main body 1a is slightly narrowed, but is kept in a non-contact state.

  Further, when the operating plate 72 is pushed down with the stone thrust 21 from this state, the operating plate 72 is pushed down against the elastic force of the spring 73 as shown in FIG. The insertion port 70a is expanded until the upper end of the holding tool 70 and the upper end of the main body 1a come into contact with each other by pushing out the cylinder, so that the holding protrusion 71a opens the stone protrusion 21 and pulls out the stone protrusion 21 upward. Can do. In addition, after releasing the stone thrust 21 in this way, the operating plate 72 returns upward due to the elastic force of the spring 73, whereby the spring plate 71 contracts the insertion port, so again, When the stone bump 21 is inserted, the pinching protrusion 71a of the spring plate 71 holds the umbrella 20 in a self-supporting state from four directions.

  It should be noted that the restoration may be slowed by adjusting the spring 73, the operating plate 72, the spring plate 71, etc., so that the stone bump 21 can be reliably extracted when opened. For example, a spring that returns slowly may be used, or the contact area between the operating plate 72 and the spring plate 71 may be increased so that the operating plate 72 is less likely to lift due to the friction.

  According to such a structure, since the operation of inserting the stone thrusting 21 of the umbrella 20 into the umbrella insertion portion 1 without touching the holding tool 70 can be performed with respect to the holding tool 70, it is very convenient. is there.

  In the example of FIG. 2, the body portion 1 a serving as an outer shell and the holding tool 70 have a double structure, but the umbrella insertion portion 1 is configured by the holding means 7 and the inclined holding means 3 without providing the outer shell. You may make it do. The sandwiching means 7 is not limited to that shown in the figure, and for example, a sponge may be filled in the main body 1a, a notch may be made in the center of the upper surface of the sponge, and a stone protrusion 21 may be inserted there.

  FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a usage mode of the raindrop receiving device of the present invention, wherein FIG. 3A shows a case where the raindrop receiving device is used on a flat ground, and FIG.

  The raindrop receiver 10 is used in a state where the stone bump 21 of the closed umbrella 20 is inserted into the umbrella insertion portion 1. When the rain wet umbrella 20 is closed, the umbrella 20 is pointed into the raindrop receiving device 10 as shown in FIG. The attached rainwater flows along the umbrella cloth 22 and flows into the space of the drop receiving space 2 through the opening 2 c of the rain drop receiving device 10.

  Since the upper part of the droplet receiving part 2 is opened, if the raindrop receiving device 10 is removed from the umbrella 20, the water accumulated from the opening 2c can be easily discharged. Moreover, since the raindrop receiving device 10 can be easily removed from the umbrella 20 as described above, it is only necessary to throw away the accumulated water every time it enters the room, and it is not necessary to carry it in the accumulated state. Of course, because the stone bump 21 is sandwiched, it cannot be easily removed for normal carrying, and there is no problem even if an umbrella is attached while it is attached. Further, even when the raindrop receiving device 10 is attached to the umbrella 20, the stone thrusting 21 is protected by the raindrop receiving device 10 even if it is carried around with the stone thrusting 21 facing downward. Absent.

  Furthermore, since the raindrop receiving device 10 has the base 2a, the base 20a can be made to stand on its own with the umbrella 20 inserted, for example, by flattening the bottom surface of the base 2a. For example, in the train, the umbrella 20 can be placed at your feet and let go up. In particular, since the inclination holding means 3 is provided so that the umbrella insertion portion 1 can be pivoted at a different angle, the umbrella can be fixed even in an inclined place as shown in FIG. If the angle of the umbrella insertion part 1 is changed so as to be straight, the umbrella can be made independent. Further, as described in detail with reference to FIG. 2, if the tilt holding mechanism 3 by the ball bearing is provided, such an operation can be simplified with one hand.

  In the present embodiment, the bottom surface of the base 2a of the raindrop receiving device 10 is flattened and grounded to the ground. However, a plurality of legs may be provided below the base 2a so that stable grounding can be achieved.

  Since the umbrella 20 can be self-supported as described above, the floor surface can be wetted with the wet umbrella cloth 22 because it will not fall down if it is left standing in a corner of the room even in an indoor place without an umbrella stand. No rainwater can be collected naturally.

  In the present embodiment, the raindrop receiving device 10 is shown as an umbrella bumper mounting device, but it may be a stone bumper mounting device that can make an umbrella stand alone. In other words, the outer peripheral wall 2b is not included in the configuration, that is, the droplet receiving space 2 is not formed, and the base 2a, the tilt holding mechanism 3, and the umbrella insertion portion 1 may be included.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the entire raindrop receiving device of the present embodiment. In addition, about the structure same as Example 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The raindrop receiving tool 10A described in this example further includes a flange 4 that is continuously provided inward from the upper end of the outer peripheral wall 2a. Further, a drain hole 5 is provided at a boundary portion between the outer peripheral wall 2 a and the inward flange portion 4. Even if the raindrop retainer 10A is carried around while the rainwater is collected, the inwardly facing flange portion 10A is convenient because the rainwater does not jump out due to shaking. Further, since the drain hole 5 is provided, the flange 4 does not make it difficult for water to be discharged.

  Fig.5 (a) is the perspective view which showed the whole raindrop receiving device of a present Example, (b) is explanatory drawing which showed the utilization aspect. In addition, about the structure same as Example 1, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected and description is abbreviate | omitted. Further, the umbrella insertion portion 1 is not shown.

  The raindrop receiver 10B described in this example further includes a plurality of legs 6 that can be freely bent and deformed. In the example shown in the figure, three legs 6, 6, and 6 are provided, but four or more legs may be provided. The leg portion 6 can be bent at the central portion and fixed in that state.

  Therefore, the umbrella 20 can be made to stand on an inclined ground by bending and adjusting each of the plurality of leg portions 6, 6, 6 to have a desired height. Further, when the leg portion 6 is unnecessary, it may be folded.

  Further, like the raindrop receiving device 10C shown in FIG. 6, the leg portions 6, 6, 6 may be accommodated in the leg accommodating portion 8 formed on the outer peripheral wall 2b, and may be taken out when necessary. . In addition, at the time of accommodation of the leg part 6 and at the time of a leg opening, it is made to fix with the engaging means (not shown) which enabled it to change a standing angle in several steps. FIG. 6A is a diagram showing a state during housing, and FIG.

(A) is a perspective view of the raindrop receiving device of the present invention, (b) is a plan view, and (c) is a front view. (A) is an enlarged plan view of an umbrella insertion part, (b), (c) shows a YY line longitudinal section of the plan view of (a), and pinching and releasing a stone thrust by a clamping means It is a figure for demonstrating. It is a utilization mode figure of the raindrop receiving tool of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the raindrop receiver of Example 2 of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the raindrop receiver of Example 3 of this invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a utilization aspect figure. It is explanatory drawing of the raindrop receiving device of another example of Example 3 of this invention, (a) is a perspective view at the time of leg accommodation, (b) at the time of an open leg.

Explanation of symbols

10, 10A, 10B Raindrop catcher
20 Umbrella 21 Stone butt 22 Umbrella cloth 1 Umbrella insertion part 1a Main body part 1b Stone butt accommodating part 1c Clamping protrusion 2 Drop receiving part (drop receiving space)
2a base 2b outer peripheral wall 2c opening 3 inclined holding mechanism 4 inward flange 5 drain hole 6 leg 7 clamping means 70 clamping tool 71 spring plate 71a clamping projection 72 actuating plate 73 spring

Claims (6)

  An umbrella butt mounting device comprising an umbrella insertion portion for inserting an umbrella butt into the center of a base installed on the ground or floor to hold the umbrella in a self-supporting state. In claim 1,
The umbrella insertion part includes an inclination holding mechanism capable of holding an inserted umbrella in an inclined state within a predetermined inclination angle range. In claim 1 or 2,
The base forms a drop receiving space having an opening surrounded by an outer peripheral wall, and collects raindrops falling from the umbrella cloth inserted into the umbrella insertion portion in the space. Umbrella stone thruster characterized by having a structure for storing. In claim 3,
The umbrella insertion part further comprises clamping means for clamping and holding the umbrella's butt.
The clamping means includes a spring plate in which a clamping projection is formed on each of which is formed in a tubular shape by standing in a petal shape with a common bottom surface, and is elastically supported on the bottom surface of the clamping tool via a spring. Umbrella stone thruster characterized by being combined with an action plate. In any one of Claims 1-4,
The base is further provided with a plurality of leg portions that can freely change their shape or standing angle, and the base is provided with a stone thruster mounting tool for an umbrella.   The umbrella formed by mounting the stone bumper mounting tool according to any one of claims 1 to 5 on a stone bump.

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